Cumberland County, NC Demographic Data
Cumberland County, NC Summary
Cumberland County is located in North Carolina
- Population: 324,049
- Area: 658.37 sq. miles
- Land Area: 652.32 sq. miles
- Water Area: 6.05 sq. miles
- Population Density: 492.20 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 87.27 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Cumberland County, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
166,523
51%
50.8
Male
160,604
49%
49.2
Total Population
327,127
323,128,000
Cumberland County, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
25,328
7.7%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
23,825
7.3%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
20,678
6.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
22,946
7.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
30,543
9.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
55,003
16.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
38,761
11.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
37,390
11.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
19,213
5.9%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
15,728
4.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
22,388
6.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
11,026
3.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
4,298
1.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
244,080
74.6%
77.2
Female
126,095
51.7%
51.3
Male
117,985
48.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
228,473
69.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
45,738
14.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
37,712
11.5%
15.2
Female
21,724
57.6%
55.8
Male
15,988
42.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
32
0.0%
0.0
Cumberland County, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
308,335
94.3%
96.8
White
162,910
49.8%
72.6
Black or African American
124,566
38.1%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
5,012
1.5%
0.8
Asian
7,649
2.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
1,236
0.4%
1.2
Chinese
1,304
0.4%
1.3
Filipino
812
0.2%
0.9
Japanese
808
0.2%
0.2
Korean
1,974
0.6%
0.4
Vietnamese
668
0.2%
0.6
Other Asian
847
0.3%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
737
0.2%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
7,461
2.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
18,792
5.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
37,078
11.3%
17.8
Mexican
13,481
4.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
11,735
3.6%
1.7
Cuban
1,052
0.3%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
10,810
3.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
290,049
88.7%
82.2
Cumberland County, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
6,218
3.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
12,547
6.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
52,864
25.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
57,174
28.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
23,171
11.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
34,102
16.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
17,731
8.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
18,765
9.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
185,042
90.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
51,833
25.4%
31.2
Cumberland County, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
89,622
34.8%
33.7%
Now Married
112,106
43.6%
47.5
Divorced
30,953
12.0%
11.0%
Separated
9,315
3.6%
2.0
Widowed
15,300
5.9
5.8%
Cumberland County, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
268,289
88.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
33,510
11.1%
21.6%
Spanish
18,712
6.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
7,253
2.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
5,863
1.9%
3.5%
Other Languages
1,682
0.6%
1.1%
Cumberland County, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
9,996
8.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
8,097
6.5%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
14,817
11.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
15,916
12.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
19,724
15.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
25,081
20.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
14,537
11.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
10,911
8.8%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
2,570
2.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
2,365
1.9%
6.4
Median household income
45,205
57,617
Per capita income
23,107
31,128
Cumberland County, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
411
0.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
13,439
10.7%
9.8
Construction
6,259
5.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
36,010
28.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
4,831
3.8%
6.6
Information
2,407
1.9%
2.1
Manufacturing
8,922
7.1%
10.1
Other services except public administration
6,617
5.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
9,642
7.7%
11.4
Public administration
13,135
10.5%
4.6
Retail trade
16,996
13.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
4,704
3.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
2,222
1.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
9,495
7.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
43,420
34.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
14,998
11.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
30,800
24.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
26,882
21.4%
18.1%
Cumberland County, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
144,486
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
116,959
80.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
12,467
8.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
845
0.6%
5.1
Walked
5,667
3.9%
2.7
Other means
2,451
1.7%
1.8
Worked at home
6,097
4.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
21.8
26.6
Cumberland County, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
7,975
6.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
48,011
38.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
44,996
36.3%
37.1
3 or more
23,032
18.6%
21.0
Cumberland County, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
124,014
85.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
64,393
51.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
59,621
48.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
21,285
14.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Cumberland County, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
145,299
1 room
1,705
1.2%
2.4
2 rooms
1,909
1.3%
2.7
3 rooms
10,347
7.1%
9.1
4 rooms
24,196
16.7%
16.5
5 rooms
30,593
21.1%
19.8
6 rooms
31,934
22.0%
17.8
7 rooms
18,599
12.8%
12.0
8 rooms
14,426
9.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
11,590
8.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Cumberland County, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
145,299
1-unit, detached
92,673
63.8%
61.5
1-unit, attached
5,030
3.5%
5.9
2-units
3,864
2.7%
3.6
3 or 4 units
4,989
3.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
11,406
7.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
7,620
5.2%
4.4
20 or more units
7,703
5.3%
9.0
Mobile home
12,014
8.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Cumberland County, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
2,441
1.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
4,318
3.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
8,809
6.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
16,657
11.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
26,165
18.0%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
23,997
16.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
30,091
20.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
23,332
16.1%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
7,325
5.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
2,164
1.5%
1.4%
Cumberland County, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
24,598
19.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
6,060
4.9%
4.7
Electricity
91,295
73.6%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
805
0.6%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
515
0.4%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
741
0.6%
1.1
Cumberland County, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
42,817
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
226
0.5%
7.0%
Less than $500
690
1.6%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
1,368
3.2%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
2,417
5.6%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
6,605
15.4%
20.1%
$500 to $999
14,091
32.9%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
17,420
40.7%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
16,383
39.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
7,073
16.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
5,225
12.4%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
3,915
9.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
9,372
22.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
849
0.0%
0.0%
Cumberland County, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
56,563
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
78
0.1%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
184
0.3%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
2,010
3.6%
11.9%
Less than $500
4,462
7.9%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
16,475
29.1%
28.3%
$500 to $999
33,354
59.0%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
3,058
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
870
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
6,578
11.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
7,466
13.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
6,383
11.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
7,191
13.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
4,476
8.1%
9.0%
35.0% or more
22,987
41.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
4,540
0.0%
0.0%
Cumberland County, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
64,393
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
5,159
8.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
14,045
21.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
17,944
27.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
12,688
19.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
9,324
14.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
3,656
5.7%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
1,249
1.9%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
328
0.5%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
134,300
205,000
