Lumberton vs Maxton

A side-by-side comparison of Lumberton and Maxton: population, income, housing, and more.

Lumberton and Maxton are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lumberton has the higher population (19,220 vs 2,398 in Maxton). Lumberton has the higher median household income ($43,114 vs $22,632 in Maxton). Lumberton has the higher median home value ($140,100 vs $79,600 in Maxton).

Population, income & housing

	Lumberton	Maxton
Population	19,220	2,398
Median age	35.6 yrs	31.2 yrs
Median household income	$43,114	$22,632
Median home value	$140,100	$79,600
Median gross rent	$824	$630
Housing units	8,385	1,092
Homeownership rate	45.1%	43.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.3%	11.9%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	8.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lumberton	Maxton
Population	20,928 → 19,220 (-8.2%)	2,549 → 2,398 (-5.9%)
Median household income	$36,935 → $43,114 (+16.7%)	$24,800 → $22,632 (-8.7%)
Median home value	$109,800 → $140,100 (+27.6%)	$78,100 → $79,600 (+1.9%)
Median gross rent	$694 → $824 (+18.7%)	$536 → $630 (+17.5%)

Lumberton

Population

20,92819,220

Median household income

$36,935$43,114

Median home value

$109,800$140,100

Median gross rent

$694$824

Maxton

Population

2,5492,398

Median household income

$24,800$22,632

Median home value

$78,100$79,600

Median gross rent

$536$630

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lumberton	Maxton
Under 5	8.3%	11.3%
5 to 17	19.7%	22.8%
18 to 24	7.7%	9.2%
25 to 34	13.6%	12.4%
35 to 44	12.3%	10.8%
45 to 54	10.6%	6.9%
55 to 64	11.1%	9.6%
65 to 74	8.8%	13.0%
75 and over	7.9%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lumberton	Maxton
White (non-Hispanic)	34.0%	13.4%
Black or African American	37.9%	60.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	13.2%	21.1%
Asian	1.6%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.6%
Two or more races	2.5%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	10.6%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lumberton	Maxton
No high school diploma	20.5%	19.1%
High school graduate	30.4%	39.8%
Some college or associate's	27.8%	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	12.4%	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8.9%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lumberton	Maxton
Drove alone	81.7%	80.2%
Carpooled	11.6%	9.3%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.4%
Worked from home	4.5%	6.2%
Other means	1.0%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lumberton	Maxton
1-unit, detached	62.4%	67.2%
1-unit, attached	6.1%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	14.2%	21.6%
5 to 19 units	8.2%	2.5%
20 or more units	3.0%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	6.2%	7.8%

Poverty & households

	Lumberton	Maxton
Poverty rate	31.0%	43.1%
Average household size	2.56	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	19	19
Median year structure built	1975	1978