Pembroke

Population: 2,823
Median household income: $22,940
Median home value: $114,700

Pembroke is a community in Robeson County, North Carolina, home to 2,823 residents. At $22,940, its median household income sits below Robeson County's $40,318.

Between 2019 and 2023, Pembroke's population declined 6.0% from 3,002 to 2,823, while its median home value rose 28.2% from $89,500 to $114,700.

Owners occupy 29.4% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 24.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,823
Median age: 24.8 yrs
Median household income: $22,940
Median home value: $114,700
Median gross rent: $700
Housing units: 1,322
Homeownership rate: 29.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,0022,823

Median household income

$24,034$22,940

Median home value

$89,500$114,700

Median gross rent

$573$700

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,002	$24,034	$89,500	$573
2020	2,997	$21,786	$88,800	$606
2021	2,865	$22,273	$108,700	$586
2022	2,832	$23,107	$112,100	$691
2023	2,823	$22,940	$114,700	$700

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 511.3%

5 to 1715.8%

18 to 2423.8%

25 to 3413.6%

35 to 444.9%

45 to 549.1%

55 to 648.4%

65 to 748.5%

75 and over4.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	318	11.3%
5 to 17	446	15.8%
18 to 24	671	23.8%
25 to 34	384	13.6%
35 to 44	139	4.9%
45 to 54	257	9.1%
55 to 64	237	8.4%
65 to 74	241	8.5%
75 and over	130	4.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	307	10.9%
Black or African American	397	14.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,943	68.8%
Asian	19	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	10	0.4%
Two or more races	106	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	41	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.2%

High school graduate33.4%

Some college or associate's31.1%

Bachelor's degree10.8%

Graduate or professional degree7.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	239	17.2%
High school graduate	463	33.4%
Some college or associate's	432	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	150	10.8%
Graduate or professional degree	104	7.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone84.6%

Carpooled5.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.7%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	716	84.6%
Carpooled	50	5.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	14	1.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	48	5.7%
Other means	18	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	326	40.9%
15 to 29 min	284	35.6%
30 to 44 min	122	15.3%
45 to 59 min	23	2.9%
60+ min	43	5.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.20
Poverty rate: 43.7% (1,132 of 2,593)

	Count	Share
Family households	561	47.5%
Nonfamily households	621	52.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,182	89.4%
Vacant	140	10.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	348	29.4%
Renter-occupied	834	70.6%

1-unit, detached41.4%

1-unit, attached2.3%

2 to 4 units20.0%

5 to 19 units15.0%

20 or more units14.8%

Mobile home & other6.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	547	41.4%
1-unit, attached	30	2.3%
2 to 4 units	264	20.0%
5 to 19 units	198	15.0%
20 or more units	196	14.8%
Mobile home & other	87	6.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3751080
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 3.18 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.6766, -79.1934