North Carolina · Census place 39700
Lumberton city, NC
Quick answer
Lumberton city has 19,220 residents, ranking #52 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $43,114, the median home is worth $140,100 and median gross rent runs $824 a month.
- Population
- 19,220Lumberton city residents
- Median household income
- $43,114Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $140,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $824Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 45.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Lumberton city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Lumberton city median would spend about 22.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 31% of residents and 45.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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