Robeson County, North Carolina (NC)

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• • 53,09139.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 33,73024.9%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 32,07923.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 12,5119.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 2,6442.0%Two or more races
  • 8290.6%Asian alone
  • 3510.3%Some other race alone
  • 300.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $141,655

Here:	$141,655
State:	$265,100

Townhouses or other attached units: $161,214

Here:	$161,214
State:	$217,635

In 2-unit structures: $262,972

Here:	$262,972
State:	$185,455

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $143,531

Here:	$143,531
State:	$181,079

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $152,054

Here:	$152,054
State:	$231,999

Mobile homes: $105,122

Here:	$105,122
State:	$77,551

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 17
• Rapes: 24
• Robberies: 108
• Assaults: 359
• Burglaries: 1955
• Thefts: 1263
• Auto thefts: 400

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 16
• Rapes: 31
• Robberies: 126
• Assaults: 330
• Burglaries: 1767
• Thefts: 1210
• Auto thefts: 342

Health of residents in Robeson County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,078 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $640 (1.0%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Robeson County is $434 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $604 a month.

Cities in this county include: Lumberton, Red Springs, Fairmont, Maxton, Pembroke, St. Pauls, Rowland, Barker Ten Mile, Prospect, Elrod.

Neighboring counties: Armstrong County, Texas , Darlington County, South Carolina , Los Angeles County, California , Hyde County , Deaf Smith County, Texas , Hardeman County, Texas , White County, Georgia .

Current college students: 5,683
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 78.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 6,015 (25.5% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1,3262010 or later
• 2,1792000 to 2009
• 1,6131990 to 1999
• 6281980 to 1989
• 2711970 to 1979
• 188Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 28.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 71.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 27,521
• One, attached: 701
• Two: 1,772
• 3 or 4: 918
• 5 to 9: 1,196
• 10 to 19: 315
• 20 to 49: 437
• 50 or more: 229
• Mobile homes: 20,309

Housing units in Robeson County with a mortgage: 11,483 (210 second mortgage, 710 home equity loan, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 19,467

Religion statistics for Robeson County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Robeson County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• North Carolina Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4487, Natural disaster type: Other
• North Carolina Hurricane Dorian, Incident Period: September 1, 2019 - September 9, 2019, FEMA Id: 4465, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• North Carolina Hurricane Florence, Incident Period: September 7, 2018 - September 29, 2018, FEMA Id: 4393, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• North Carolina Hurricane Matthew, Incident Period: October 04, 2016 to October 24, 2016, Emergency Declared EM-3380: October 07, 2016, FEMA Id: 3380, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• North Carolina Hurricane Matthew, Incident Period: October 04, 2016 to October 24, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4285: October 10, 2016, FEMA Id: 4285, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• North Carolina Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 16, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1969: April 19, 2011, FEMA Id: 1969, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• North Carolina Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3222: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3222, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• North Carolina Tropical Storm Frances, Incident Period: September 07, 2004 to September 12, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1546: September 10, 2004, FEMA Id: 1546, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• North Carolina Hurricane Isabel, Incident Period: September 18, 2003 to September 26, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1490: September 18, 2003, FEMA Id: 1490, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• North Carolina Hurricane Floyd & Irene, Incident Period: September 15, 1999 to November 02, 1999, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1292: September 16, 1999, FEMA Id: 1292, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• 5 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

3.68% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($29,394 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.35% relocated from other counties in North Carolina ($17,535 average AGI)
1.34% relocated from other states ($11,859 average AGI)

Robeson County:	1.34%
North Carolina average:	3.75%

from Cumberland County, NC	0.77% ($27,565 average AGI)
from Hoke County, NC	0.28% ($26,513)
from Bladen County, NC	0.21% ($26,780)
from Scotland County, NC	0.18% ($23,507)
from Columbus County, NC	0.10% ($21,366)
from Dillon County, SC	0.09% ($23,528)
from Wake County, NC	0.08% ($38,281)

4.73% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($32,276 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.26% relocated to other counties in North Carolina ($21,406 average AGI)
1.47% relocated to other states ($10,869 average AGI)

Robeson County:	1.47%
North Carolina average:	3.07%

to Cumberland County, NC	1.19% ($28,912 average AGI)
to Hoke County, NC	0.31% ($33,183)
to Scotland County, NC	0.27% ($27,880)
to Bladen County, NC	0.18% ($29,611)
to Mecklenburg County, NC	0.15% ($25,452)
to Wake County, NC	0.15% ($34,017)
to Horry County, SC	0.10% ($73,897)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 16.7
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 14.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 9.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 12.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 11.7

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Robeson County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 23%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 20,883 (6,342 living alone), Female householders: 25,389 (8,050 living alone)

• 17,690 spouses (17,683 opposite-sex spouses), 2,135 unmarried partners, (2,104 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 44,162 children (40,477 natural, 1,413 adopted, 2,272 stepchildren), 5,044 grandchildren, 1,908 brothers or sisters, 1,688 parents, 26 foster children, 3,356 other relatives, 4,784 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 3,560

Size of family households: 12,903 2-persons, 7,221 3-persons, 5,967 4-persons, 2,093 5-persons, 1,234 6-persons, 616 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 14,392 1-person, 1,771 2-persons, 48 3-persons, 27 4-persons.

12,297 married couples with children.
15,042 single-parent households (2,848 men, 12,194 women).

91.6% of residents of Robeson speak English at home.
6.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (73% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (79% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $763,947,000 ($6,041 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $34,501,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $292,184,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $157,331,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $14,691,000
Federal grants: $263,715,000
Federal procurement contracts: $10,988,000 ($5,682,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $25,037,000 ($9,430,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $5,040,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $18,297,000
Federal Government insurance: $124,167,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-18 per 1000 residents
State:	+27 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 20.40 millions of gallons per day (57% from ground, 43% from surface)

• Year house built in Robeson County, North Carolina
• 2,2872014 or later
• 2,0262010 to 2013
• 4,9832000 to 2009
• 12,4871990 to 1999
• 8,3151980 to 1989
• 9,7561970 to 1979
• 4,6621960 to 1969
• 5,0851950 to 1959
• 1,3471940 to 1949
• 2,4501939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Robeson County, North Carolina

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Robeson County, North Carolina
• 91 room
• 2052 rooms
• 4393 rooms
• 3,9464 rooms
• 11,2505 rooms
• 6,5346 rooms
• 3,5497 rooms
• 2,6828 rooms
• 2,3369+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Robeson County, North Carolina
• 2,0811 room
• 622 rooms
• 7163 rooms
• 4,1924 rooms
• 5,3765 rooms
• 1,3916 rooms
• 9547 rooms
• 3968 rooms
• 1549+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Robeson County, North Carolina

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Robeson County, North Carolina
• 58no bedroom
• 2771 bedroom
• 6,0262 bedrooms
• 19,2113 bedrooms
• 4,6224 bedrooms
• 7565+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Robeson County, North Carolina
• 2,134no bedroom
• 7121 bedroom
• 5,0902 bedrooms
• 6,2863 bedrooms
• 9904 bedrooms
• 1105+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Robeson County, North Carolina in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Robeson County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 1,261no vehicle
• 7,6461 vehicle
• 11,2072 vehicles
• 6,2913 vehicles
• 2,7224 vehicles
• 1,8235+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Robeson County in renter-occupied apartments
• 2,548no vehicle
• 7,0921 vehicle
• 4,1232 vehicles
• 1,0933 vehicles
• 2954 vehicles
• 1715+ vehicles

92.4% of Robeson County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 75% lived in North Carolina.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 108,363
• Other state: 15,419
• Northeast: 3,761
• Midwest: 1,767
• South: 9,037
• West: 854

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 6,919
• Number of aged recipients: 797
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 6,122
• Number of recipients under 18: 1,328
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 3,867
• Number of recipients older than 64: 1,724
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 2,816
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 2,941

Robeson County on our top lists:

• #2 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #9 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #43 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011"
• #60 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #66 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000"
• #80 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
• #80 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
• #98 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"