The population of Lumberton overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Lumberton, 21.29% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Lumberton in 2022 was $24,470, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $97,880 for a family of four. However, Lumberton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Lumberton also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 30.98% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Lumberton is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lumberton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lumberton residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Lumberton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.63% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Lumberton include English, Irish, Scottish, German, and Haitian.
The most common language spoken in Lumberton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
