County profile
Robeson County, NC
United States · GDP 2024
#715 of 3,127 US counties by GDP33rd-percentile growthmore diversified than 32% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$5.0B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+2.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
31,788
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,787
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$44.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
119,941
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.8%
Median HH income
$42.0k±$1.3k
Bachelor's degree+
14.7%±0.8%
Poverty rate
27.2%±1.2%
Business applications
1,561 · 2025
Retail establishments
377
31.6/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Lumbee Guaranty BankFinancial Services$24.6M41DHQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Manufacturing33%
Health care24%
Retail trade19%
Food & accommodation14%
Admin & support5%
Construction4%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
119,941
residents · 2025 · +3.4% since 2020
Income per capita $46.5k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+831
International migration+2,422
Natural change+713
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$4.1B2019
$4.1B2020
$4.3B2021
$4.7B2022
$4.9B2023
$5.0B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$94.5k±$2.4k
Median gross rent
$805/mo±$22/mo
Vacancy rate
12.2%±0.7%
Affordability
2.1× wages
Residential permits
$79.7M
399 units · 3.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
91.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$925/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 98Tornado 97Hurricane 96
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1822016
1812017
1902018
1912019
2032020
2172021
2542022
2882023
2922024
3162025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 90% since 20212102021
2332022
3612023
3372024
3992025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
3.8 km
I-95
Nearest freight rail
1.1 km
CSXT
Nearest port
69.8 km
ELWELL FERRY - CARVERS
Nearest commercial airport
44.1 km
FAYETTEVILLE RGNL/GRANNIS FLD
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$44.4k
avg. annual pay · +24% since 2019
Nearby & same-state counties
by GDP rankThe read
What is the GDP of Robeson?
Robeson's economy produced $5.0B in 2024, growing 2.6% year over year — slower than 67% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.