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Lumberton, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Lumberton is a Census city of 18,859 people across 18.21 square miles of land, in Robeson County. Median household income is $42,877, 43.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 17 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $13.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Lumberton
What Lumberton is
- Census place typecity
- Land area18.21 sq mi
- Water area0.08 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,035
- County holding the largest share of its areaRobeson County, 100.0 percent
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
- Population18,859
- Median age34.6
- Population under 185,418
- Share under 1828.7 percent
- Population 65 and over3,055
- Share 65 and over16.2 percent
- Households6,901
- Family households4,152
- Share of households that are families60.2 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$42,877
- Per capita income$24,340
- Civilian labor force7,006
- Employed6,612
- Unemployed394 plus or minus 132
- Unemployment rate5.6 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Adults 25 and over11,988
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher79.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher19.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.8 percent plus or minus 1.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lumberton
Housing in Lumberton
- Housing units8,322
- Occupied units6,901
- Vacant units1,421
- Vacancy rate17.1 percent
- Owner occupied3,031
- Renter occupied3,870
- Ownership rate43.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$152,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$866
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.2 percent
- Single family units5,578
- Share single family67.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,216
- Share in buildings of two or more26.6 percent
- Mobile homes521 plus or minus 114
- Median year structure built1976
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 commute6,247
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,906
- Share commuting under 15 minutes46.5 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,680
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more26.9 percent
- Drove alone84.2 percent
- Carpooled8.7 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Public transport0.4 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Walked0.8 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Worked from home4.1 percent plus or minus 1.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lumberton
SBA loans in Lumberton (7(a))
- Approvals17
- Gross approval$12,969,200
- Average approval$762,894
- Median approval$440,000
- Largest approval$3,400,000
- Jobs supported140
- Jobs per approval8.2
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Paid in full3
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more41.2 percent
- Share to franchises11.8 percent
- Distinct lenders10
- Distinct industries by NAICS9
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lumberton, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 3 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
SBA loans in Lumberton (504)
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$1,654,000
- Average approval$551,333
- Median approval$529,000
- Largest approval$721,000
- Jobs supported27
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lumberton, in any county, FY2010 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, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Lumberton
Flood risk in Lumberton
- NFIP communityCity of Lumberton
- NFIP community number370203
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/06/19
The City of Lumberton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 370203 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.
Robeson County, not Lumberton
Robeson County context, not Lumberton figures
- Establishments in Robeson County1,787
- Covered employment, Robeson County38,484
- Average annual pay, Robeson County$45,957
- Housing units permitted, Robeson County337
Every figure in this section is published for Robeson 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.
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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, North Carolina?
18,859, in 6,901 households. Lumberton city covers 18.21 square miles of land, which is 1,035 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?
Robeson County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Lumberton?
$42,877. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $152,600. 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?
17 7(a) approvals totaling $13.0 m since FY2020, across 10 lenders, median approval $440,000, plus 3 504 approvals worth $1.7 m since FY2010. 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 3 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 370203, 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 Robeson 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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