Robeson County, North Carolina

Robeson County has a population of 116,902 and has grown 2.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $94,500, about 2.3 times the county's median household income of $41,978.

Home price
$94,500
Income
$41,978
Population
116,902
Unemployment
6.0%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$94,500county
Median gross rent$805county
Median year homes here were built1986county
Share of homes built before 198039.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile37.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant12.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented34.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,187county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$925county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$748county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,187county
Home insurance / yr$3,124(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living97.8(statewide)
Median household income$41,978county
Family health premium / yr$23,120(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,720(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.684(statewide)
Poverty rate27.2%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home4.2%county
Unemployment rate6.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force50.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.9%county
Share of workers employed by government16.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.7%county
Economic output per resident$43,153county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.87%county
Top state income tax3.99%(statewide)
Capital gains tax3.99%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.10%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time25.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service25 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport168117county
Miles to nearest general aviation field5.0 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station24 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.9%county
Traffic deaths135.2county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0000.5(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher14.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher80.0%county
Public schools in the county39county
Public school enrollment21625county
Students per full-time teacher16.6county
Free lunch eligible98.3%county
Elementary schools23county
Middle schools10county
High schools5county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution6.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians51county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2county
Fine particulate matter7.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance14.2%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year30.3%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year29.8%county
Frequent mental distress20.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity33.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes17.4%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population116,902county
Land area in square miles947county
People per square mile of land123.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores31county
Convenience stores21county
Share living far from a food store5.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract7.1%county
Population change since 2020+2.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents4county
Median age36.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1825.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over16.0%county
Share of households that are one person31.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States5.5%county
Second languages10.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls48.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents259county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-1county
Households that moved in2,107county
Households that moved away1,971county
Average income of arriving households$36,905county
Average income of departing households$43,051county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes8county
Housing units authorised in the latest year399county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings27.1%county
Violent crime rate376(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature63.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation38.7 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.55 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F60 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing54 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8acounty
Frost-free days226 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 27county
Average first fall frostNov 8county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$144county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh13.8¢county
Household electricity use982 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.19(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity81.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas7.2%county
Homes heated by propane9.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.8%county
Homes heated by wood0.8%county
Households with broadband77.6%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk86.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk64.8county
Landslide risk23.0county
Hail risk79.9county
Earthquake risk90.8county
Tornado risk97.0county
Tropical cyclone risk96.5county
Extreme heat risk89.0county
Winter weather risk93.6county
Strong wind risk98.0county
Wildfire risk87.8county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Robeson County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the North Carolina figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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