Lumberton is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 14,129 people and five associated neighborhoods, Lumberton is the 210th largest community in Texas.Lumberton is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Lumberton is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lumberton who work in management occupations (12.52%), office and administrative support (11.98%), and healthcare (11.71%). 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 citizens of Lumberton are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.56% of adults in Lumberton having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Lumberton in 2022 was $45,137, which is wealthy relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $180,548 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, French, Irish, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Lumberton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
