Robeson County vs. Cumberland County

	Robeson County (NC)	Cumberland County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	131,831	332,330
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-1.8%	4.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	134,229	319,433
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	134,168	319,431
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.6%	7.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	24.8%	24.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.2%	11.9%
Female persons, percent	51.8%	50.5%
White alone, percent	30.9%	51.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	23.8%	39.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	41.7%	1.8%
Asian alone, percent	0.7%	2.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.4%
Two or More Races, percent	2.7%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	9.0%	11.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	25.0%	42.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018	6,775	43,870
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	4.2%	6.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	53,185	147,109
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	65.0%	51.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$74,600	$132,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$986	$1,213
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$351	$430
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$626	$922
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	8.8%	22.2%
Building permits, 2018	106	575
Households, 2014-2018	45,969	124,418
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.83	2.55
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	91.7%	78.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	7.8%	11.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	71.7%	89.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	54.2%	81.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	77.1%	90.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	13.2%	25.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	11.5%	13.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	18.6%	10.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	50.3%	53.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	47.3%	55.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	139,055	629,426
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	580,993	2,106,467
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	3,081,397	3,827,013
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	604,365	1,028,764
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,395,642	4,374,210
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$10,300	$13,499
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	24.2	21.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$33,679	$45,716
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$17,881	$24,301
Persons in poverty, percent	24.5%	17.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,815	5,678
Total employment, 2017	31,627	93,171
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	1,009,214	3,254,363
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.1%	-0.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	7,297	18,176
All firms, 2012	9,090	21,117
Men-owned firms, 2012	4,509	10,155
Women-owned firms, 2012	4,105	8,867
Minority-owned firms, 2012	5,540	8,774
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	3,296	11,540
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	1,151	3,095
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	7,619	16,822
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	14.7%	23.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	26.2%	1.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.0%	5.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	2.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	31.7%	32.9%
Population per square mile, 2010	141.3	489.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	949.22	652.32

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Robeson county (NC) and Cumberland county (NC) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.