Lumberton vs St. Pauls

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

Lumberton and St. Pauls 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 2,628 in St. Pauls). Lumberton has the higher median household income ($43,114 vs $33,667 in St. Pauls). Lumberton has the higher median home value ($140,100 vs $118,300 in St. Pauls).

Population, income & housing

	Lumberton	St. Pauls
Population	19,220	2,628
Median age	35.6 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$43,114	$33,667
Median home value	$140,100	$118,300
Median gross rent	$824	$774
Housing units	8,385	1,047
Homeownership rate	45.1%	52.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.3%	8.0%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	8.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lumberton	St. Pauls
Population	20,928 → 19,220 (-8.2%)	2,107 → 2,628 (+24.7%)
Median household income	$36,935 → $43,114 (+16.7%)	$29,583 → $33,667 (+13.8%)
Median home value	$109,800 → $140,100 (+27.6%)	$81,100 → $118,300 (+45.9%)
Median gross rent	$694 → $824 (+18.7%)	$630 → $774 (+22.9%)

Lumberton

Population

20,92819,220

Median household income

$36,935$43,114

Median home value

$109,800$140,100

Median gross rent

$694$824

St. Pauls

Population

2,1072,628

Median household income

$29,583$33,667

Median home value

$81,100$118,300

Median gross rent

$630$774

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lumberton	St. Pauls
Under 5	8.3%	10.0%
5 to 17	19.7%	21.7%
18 to 24	7.7%	6.2%
25 to 34	13.6%	9.7%
35 to 44	12.3%	10.4%
45 to 54	10.6%	13.9%
55 to 64	11.1%	9.0%
65 to 74	8.8%	11.1%
75 and over	7.9%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lumberton	St. Pauls
White (non-Hispanic)	34.0%	35.3%
Black or African American	37.9%	21.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	13.2%	4.7%
Asian	1.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	10.6%	35.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lumberton	St. Pauls
No high school diploma	20.5%	33.2%
High school graduate	30.4%	37.6%
Some college or associate's	27.8%	21.2%
Bachelor's degree	12.4%	5.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.9%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lumberton	St. Pauls
Drove alone	81.7%	82.0%
Carpooled	11.6%	6.6%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.5%	6.9%
Other means	1.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lumberton	St. Pauls
1-unit, detached	62.4%	68.5%
1-unit, attached	6.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	14.2%	8.7%
5 to 19 units	8.2%	8.9%
20 or more units	3.0%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	6.2%	12.6%

Poverty & households

	Lumberton	St. Pauls
Poverty rate	31.0%	38.9%
Average household size	2.56	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	19	21
Median year structure built	1975	1969