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Lumberton, Mississippi: commercial real estate data.
Lumberton is a Census city of 1,320 people across 7.11 square miles of land, lying across Lamar County and Pearl River County. Median household income is $38,147, 48.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $147,300 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Lumberton
What Lumberton is
- Census place typecity
- Land area7.11 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land186 plus or minus 45
- County holding the largest share of its areaLamar County, 97.1 percent
- Counties this place lies inLamar County 97.1 percent, Pearl River County 2.9 percent
Lumberton crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lumberton
How many people live in Lumberton
- Population1,320 plus or minus 320
- Median age42.9 plus or minus 12.9
- Population under 18322 plus or minus 135
- Share under 1824.4 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Population 65 and over223 plus or minus 70
- Share 65 and over16.9 percent
- Households551 plus or minus 133
- Family households347 plus or minus 102
- Share of households that are families63.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lumberton
Income and work in Lumberton
- Median household income$38,147 plus or minus $10,189
- Per capita income$21,972 plus or minus $4,512
- Civilian labor force545 plus or minus 158
- Employed497 plus or minus 149
- Unemployed48 plus or minus 44
- Unemployment rate8.8 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Adults 25 and over882 plus or minus 206
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher8.5 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.3 percent plus or minus 3.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lumberton
Housing in Lumberton
- Housing units770 plus or minus 155
- Occupied units551 plus or minus 133
- Vacant units219 plus or minus 74
- Vacancy rate28.4 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Owner occupied268 plus or minus 69
- Renter occupied283 plus or minus 105
- Ownership rate48.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$86,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$866 plus or minus $222
- Annual rent as a share of median income27.2 percent plus or minus 10.1
- Single family units576 plus or minus 147
- Share single family74.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more146 plus or minus 56
- Share in buildings of two or more19.0 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Mobile homes48 plus or minus 34
- Median year structure built1974
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lumberton
How Lumberton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute475 plus or minus 144
- Commuting under 15 minutes136 plus or minus 67
- Share commuting under 15 minutes28.6 percent plus or minus 11.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more251 plus or minus 104
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more52.8 percent plus or minus 14.9
- Drove alone79.4 percent
- Carpooled3.1 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Public transport3.1 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Walked0.2 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Worked from home3.3 percent plus or minus 3.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lumberton
SBA loans in Lumberton (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$147,300
- Average approval$49,100
- Median approval$50,000
- Largest approval$87,300
- Jobs supported19
- Jobs per approval6.3
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more33.3 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lumberton, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Lumberton
Flood risk in Lumberton
- NFIP communityCity of Lumberton
- NFIP community number280337
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/03/08
The City of Lumberton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 280337 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Lamar County, not Lumberton
Lamar County context, not Lumberton figures
- Establishments in Lamar County1,505
- Covered employment, Lamar County20,129
- Average annual pay, Lamar County$44,276
- Housing units permitted, Lamar County45
Every figure in this section is published for Lamar County as a whole and is not a measurement of Lumberton.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Lumberton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Lumberton, Mississippi?
1,320, in 551 households. Lumberton city covers 7.11 square miles of land, which is 186 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Lumberton in?
Lumberton lies in more than one. By area it is 97.1 percent in Lamar County, 2.9 percent in Pearl River County. This page sits under Lamar County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Lumberton?
$38,147. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $86,200. Median gross rent is $866 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Lumberton businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $147,300 since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $50,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lumberton, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Lumberton borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Lumberton. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Lumberton in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Lumberton appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Lumberton, city of, community 280337, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Lumberton figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Lamar County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Lumberton.
Is zoning published for Lumberton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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