Because of many things, Lumberton is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Lumberton a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Lumberton has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Lumberton’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
Being a small city, Lumberton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of people in Lumberton who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 27.53% of adults in Lumberton have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Lumberton in 2022 was $48,937, which is wealthy relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $195,748 for a family of four. However, Lumberton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
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 White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Lumberton include English, German, Irish, French, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Lumberton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.
