Lumberton, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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31%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

31%

Household income NAT. AVG.

16%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Lumberton	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$31,088	$40,311	$44,883
Median household income	$55,898	$71,390	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$83,828	$89,419	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$37,282	$45,314	$52,080
Median earnings male	$51,680	$47,759	$54,343
Median earnings female	$36,176	$37,334	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.1%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	31.3%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Lumberton is 31% lower than the national average
The median household income in Lumberton is 31% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Lumberton is 16% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Lumberton is 107% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$37,261 $55,898 $111,796

City

$47,588 $71,390 $142,780

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Lumberton median earnings by income bracket

Lumberton employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	9.5%	9.5%
Manufacturing sector	19.6%	19.6%
Financial & insurance services	3.1%	3.1%
Wholesale & retail services	13.9%	13.9%
Public administration	7.7%	7.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.6%	4.6%
Education, health & social services	20.5%	20.5%
Other	20.6%	20.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Barker Ten Mile, NC	975	$100,499	23.6%
Prospect, NC	842	$88,347	8.6%
Boardman, NC	322	$72,753	10.5%
Bladenboro, NC	2,125	$65,722	19.2%
McDonald, NC	114	$55,499	31.8%
Lumberton, NC	21,466	$55,898	31.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Ferguson, MO	21,445	$55,811	31.4%
Varennes, QC	21,490	n/a
New Hope, MN	21,432	$91,913	13.0%
Lorton, VA	21,505	$161,600	98.7%
Stephenville, TX	21,421	$73,533	9.6%
Lumberton, NC	21,466	$55,898	31.3%

Source: The Lumberton, NC employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.