The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Lumberton has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Lumberton a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
The citizens of Lumberton have a very low rate of college education: just 8.50% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.
The per capita income in Lumberton in 2022 was $21,972, which is lower middle income relative to Mississippi, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $87,888 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 35.70% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Lumberton is a very 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. Important ancestries of people in Lumberton include Irish, German, English, Italian, and French.
The most common language spoken in Lumberton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and German/Yiddish.
