Lumberton is a very small city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 2,303 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Lumberton is the 138th largest community in Mississippi.

When you are in Lumberton, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 42.4% of Lumberton's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Lumberton is a city of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lumberton who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.19%), sales jobs (9.86%), and teaching (6.66%).

Lumberton is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Lumberton Information and Demographics

The percentage of people in Lumberton with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 14.96%: just 11.70% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Lumberton in 2000 was $11,384, which is lower middle income relative to Mississippi, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $45,536 for a family of four.

Lumberton is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lumberton home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Lumberton is African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Lumberton include English, Irish, and French.

The most common language spoken in Lumberton is English.