Robeson County, NC has a population of 134,576 people with a median age of 35.6 and a median household income of $31,298. Between 2015 and 2016 the population of Robeson County, NC declined from 134,871 to 134,576, a 0.22% decrease and its median household income grew from $30,608 to $31,298, a 2.25% increase.
The population of Robeson County, NC is 38.4% Native, 26% White, and 24.2% Black. 8.07% of the people in Robeson County, NC speak a non-English language, and 96.2% are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Robeson County, NC are University of North Carolina at Pembroke, with 1,145 graduates, Robeson Community College, with 457 graduates, and N/A, with N/A graduates.
The median property value in Robeson County, NC is $71,000, and the homeownership rate is 64%. Most people in Robeson County, NC commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 23.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Robeson County, NC is 2 cars per household.
Robeson County, NC is the 22nd most populated county in North Carolina and borders Bladen County, NC; Columbus County, NC; Cumberland County, NC; Hoke County, NC; Scotland County, NC; Dillon County, SC; Horry County, SC; Marlboro County, SC& 3 more.
The economy of Robeson County, NC employs 48,047 people. The economy of Robeson County, NC is specialized in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting; Manufacturing; and Construction, which employ respectively 2.01; 1.69; and 1.39 times more people than what would be expected in a location of this size. The largest industries in Robeson County, NC are Manufacturing (8,373), Healthcare & Social Assistance (7,959), and Retail trade (5,489), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($42,171), Real Estate, Rental & Leasing ($36,958), and Transportation & Warehousing ($32,045).
Median household income in Robeson County, NC is $31,298. Males in Robeson County, NC have an average income that is 1.33 times higher than the average income of females, which is $44,744. The income inequality of Robeson County, NC (measured using the Gini index) is 0.478 which is lower than the national average.
Insurance and Medicare coverage combined with state and county level health and safety statistics for Robeson County, NC. In Robeson County, NC the age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 6-17 and 6-17, men and women, respectively. The location has a 1 to 43 primary care clinician to patient ratio and a Medicare reimbursement average per patient per year of $10,758. Robeson County, NC has the highest prevalence of homicides of any county in North Carolina.
Robeson County, NC is home to a population of 134,576 people, from which 96.2% are citizens. The ethnic composition of the population of Robeson County, NC is composed of 51,646 Native residents (38.4%), 34,960 White residents (26%), 32,525 Black residents (24.2%), 11,213 Hispanic residents (8.33%), and 2,755 Two+ residents (2.05%). The most common foreign languages in Robeson County, NC are Spanish (8,558 speakers), Arabic (226 speakers), and French (175 speakers), but compared to other places, Robeson County, NC has a relative high number of Other Native North American (95 speakers), Hmong (68 speakers), and Arabic (226 speakers).
In 2015 universities in Robeson County, NC awarded 1,602 degrees. The student population of Robeson County, NC is skewed towards females, with 611 male students and 991 female students. Most students in Robeson County, NC are White (633 and 39.5%), followed by Black or African American (454 and 28.3%), American Indian (364 and 22.7%), and Hispanic or Latino (66 and 4.12%). The largest universities in Robeson County, NC by number of graduates are University of North Carolina at Pembroke (1,145 and 71.5%), Robeson Community College (457 and 28.5%), and N/A (N/A and N/A). The most popular majors in Robeson County, NC are Criminal Justice - Safety Studies (102 and 6.37%), General Business Administration & Management (96 and 5.99%), and General Health & Physical Education (95 and 5.93%). The median tuition costs in Robeson County, NC are N/A for private four year colleges, and $3,531 and $14,475 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.
The median property value in Robeson County, NC is $71,000, which is 0.35 times smaller than the national average of $205,000. Between 2015 and 2016 the median property value increased from $70,200 to $71,000, a 1.14% increase. The homeownership rate of Robeson County, NC is 64%, which is higher than the national average of 63.6%. People in Robeson County, NC have an average commute time of 23.7 minutes, and they commute by Drove Alone. Car ownership in Robeson County, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.