Market Snapshot
Report generated March 2026
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 116,858 ↑ 0.3% since 2020 |
| Median Household Income | $40,318 46% below national median |
| Median Home Value | $88,600 |
| Unemployment Rate | 6.3% |
| Median Age | 36.5 years |
| Housing Vacancy Rate | 12.5% |
| Total Land Sales (Past 12 Months) | 119 transactions |
| Active Listings | 197 properties |
| Avg Days on Market | 273 days |
Rural Land Sales (1+ Acres) (Mar 2025 – Mar 2026)
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Median Price/Acre | $8,333 |
| Recent Sales | 111 transactions |
| Avg Days on Market | 170 days |
| Avg Parcel Size | 29.05 acres |
| Active Listings | 156 properties |
Recent Rural Land Sales
| Date | Acres | Price | $/Acre | Address | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026New | 24.81 | $125,000 | $5,038 | Tbd Colville Road | Rowland |
| Mar 2026New | 49.00 | $90,000 | $1,837 | Tbd W. Powersville Rd | Lumberton |
| Mar 2026New | 19.26 | $45,000 | $2,336 | 1598 River Bluff Road | Lumberton |
| Mar 2026New | 198.97 | $430,000 | $2,161 | Leggett Rd | Fairmont |
| Mar 2026New | 19.61 | $85,000 | $4,335 | Stuarts Mill Rd Lot 26 | Fairmont |
| Mar 2026New | 17.99 | $104,520 | $5,810 | Cowpen Swamp Rd Lot 2 | Fairmont |
| Mar 2026New | 12.71 | $75,480 | $5,939 | Cowpen Swamp Rd Lot 3 | Fairmont |
| Feb 2026 | 12.80 | $80,000 | $6,250 | Cabinet Shop Rd | Rowland |
| Feb 2026 | 1.34 | $25,000 | $18,657 | 2692 Jonesville Rd | Fairmont |
| Feb 2026 | 8.66 | $39,500 | $4,561 | Pine Log And Coleman Rd | Lumberton |
| Date | Acres | Price | $/Acre | Address | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2026 | 8.88 | $40,000 | $4,505 | LOT 1 Midway Rd | Maxton |
| Feb 2026 | 1.88 | $34,999 | $18,616 | 13 Daniel McLeod Rd | Red Springs |
| Feb 2026 | 2.50 | $35,000 | $14,000 | McQueen Rd | Red Springs |
| Feb 2026 | 3.07 | $52,000 | $16,938 | LOT 3 State Highway 710 N | Red Springs |
| Feb 2026 | 1.27 | $32,000 | $25,197 | 12 Opal Rd | Red Springs |
| Feb 2026 | 23.88 | $75,000 | $3,141 | Tbd Us Hwy 904 | Fairmont |
| Feb 2026 | 14.00 | $50,000 | $3,571 | 0 Coe Road | Lumberton |
| Jan 2026 | 5.14 | $35,000 | $6,809 | 1334 Rice Rd | Lumberton |
| Jan 2026 | 1.59 | $135,000 | $84,906 | Caton Rd | Lumberton |
| Jan 2026 | 10.77 | $65,000 | $6,035 | Tbd Cowpen Swamp Road | Fairmont |
| Jan 2026 | 18.70 | $120,000 | $6,418 | Tobacco Rd | Orrum |
| Dec 2025 | 25.00 | $95,000 | $3,800 | 0 State Highway 71 N | Parkton |
| Dec 2025 | 3.12 | $35,000 | $11,218 | 11 Odum Rd | Lumberton |
| Dec 2025 | 38.11 | $150,000 | $3,936 | State Highway 710 N | Pembroke |
| Dec 2025 | 38.77 | $100,000 | $2,579 | 1061 State Highway 904 | Fairmont |
| Dec 2025 | 1.46 | $30,000 | $20,548 | 9 Daniel McLeod Rd | Red Springs |
| Dec 2025 | 1.62 | $30,000 | $18,519 | 10 Daniel McLeod Rd | Red Springs |
| Dec 2025 | 58.88 | $177,500 | $3,015 | Old Stage Rd | Fairmont |
| Nov 2025 | 1.70 | $20,000 | $11,765 | LOT 3 Iona Church Rd | Fairmont |
| Nov 2025 | 3.69 | $20,000 | $5,420 | LOT 8 State Highway 130 Byp | Fairmont |
| Nov 2025 | 2.04 | $20,000 | $9,804 | LOT 6 State Highway 130 Byp | Fairmont |
| Nov 2025 | 1.84 | $20,000 | $10,870 | LOT 4 State Highway 130 Byp | Fairmont |
| Nov 2025 | 2.04 | $20,000 | $9,804 | LOT 5 State Highway 130 Byp | Fairmont |
| Nov 2025 | 2.04 | $20,000 | $9,804 | LOT 7 State Highway 130 Byp | Fairmont |
| Nov 2025 | 1.92 | $26,000 | $13,542 | McGirt Rd | Maxton |
| Nov 2025 | 126.11 | $450,000 | $3,568 | 1063 Mount Tabor Road | Red Springs |
| Nov 2025 | 30.00 | $85,000 | $2,833 | Tbd Pope'S Crossing Road | Lumberton |
| Nov 2025 | 13.38 | $72,500 | $5,419 | Meadow Rd | Lumberton |
| Nov 2025 | 2.58 | $25,000 | $9,690 | LOT Survey Dr #D | Fairmont |
| Nov 2025 | 2.03 | $20,000 | $9,852 | Burnette Dr Lot A | Lumberton |
| Nov 2025 | 2.00 | $20,000 | $10,000 | Burnette Dr Lot B | Lumberton |
| Nov 2025 | 2.10 | $33,333 | $15,873 | 19 Daniel McLeod Rd | Red Springs |
| Nov 2025 | 1.67 | $33,333 | $19,960 | 20 Daniel McLeod Rd | Red Springs |
| Nov 2025 | 1.54 | $33,334 | $21,645 | 21 Daniel McLeod Rd | Red Springs |
| Nov 2025 | 33.00 | $43,000 | $1,303 | 2765 Kendric Rd | Lumberton |
| Nov 2025 | 16.80 | $85,000 | $5,060 | 1 Wire Grass Rd | Orrum |
| Nov 2025 | 239.05 | $860,000 | $3,598 | Stuarts Mill Rd | Fairmont |
| Nov 2025 | 4.06 | $22,500 | $5,542 | 275 Marietta Rd | Fairmont |
| Nov 2025 | 2.50 | $19,000 | $7,600 | 417 Leggett Rd | Fairmont |
| Oct 2025 | 4.00 | $35,000 | $8,750 | 398 Dogwood Trl | Parkton |
| Oct 2025 | 17.48 | $65,000 | $3,719 | Tbd Pleasant Hope Road | Fairmont |
| Oct 2025 | 93.55 | $225,000 | $2,405 | Barnesville Church Rd | Fairmont |
| Oct 2025 | 23.45 | $105,000 | $4,478 | Tbd Mcgirt Bridge/Mcgirt Road | Maxton |
| Oct 2025 | 8.09 | $72,500 | $8,962 | 0 Joshua St | Saint Pauls |
| Oct 2025 | 22.79 | $65,000 | $2,852 | Tbd Bass Road | Fairmont |
| Oct 2025 | 5.26 | $43,500 | $8,270 | Tbd Cowpen Swamp Road | Fairmont |
| Oct 2025 | 14.23 | $75,000 | $5,271 | 22 Opal Rd | Red Springs |
| Oct 2025 | 9.18 | $60,000 | $6,536 | Philadelphus Rd | Pembroke |
| Sep 2025 | 57.32 | $200,000 | $3,489 | Rowan Rd | Lumberton |
| Sep 2025 | 31.25 | $165,000 | $5,280 | Tbd3 Mcgirt Road | Maxton |
| Sep 2025 | 5.15 | $48,000 | $9,320 | Alamac Rd | Lumberton |
| Sep 2025 | 33.00 | $145,000 | $4,394 | Tbd Centerville Ch Road | Fairmont |
| Sep 2025 | 1.44 | $21,500 | $14,931 | Martin Luther King Dr | Lumberton |
| Aug 2025 | 3.37 | $34,000 | $10,089 | Tbd Cowpen Swamp Road | Fairmont |
| Aug 2025 | 7.21 | $92,000 | $12,760 | McPhail Rd | Lumberton |
| Aug 2025 | 1.80 | $60,000 | $33,333 | 0 State Highway 211 E | Lumberton |
| Aug 2025 | 1.94 | $25,000 | $12,887 | 6 Odum Rd | Lumberton |
| Aug 2025 | 2.50 | $63,000 | $25,200 | Mill Branch Rd | Fairmont |
| Aug 2025 | 2.36 | $24,000 | $10,169 | 144 Henry Berry Rd | Rowland |
| Aug 2025 | 2.58 | $25,000 | $9,690 | LOT Survey Dr #C | Fairmont |
| Aug 2025 | 1226.00 | $1,900,000 | $1,550 | Tbd Berry Lewis Road | Butters |
| Aug 2025 | 24.37 | $137,500 | $5,642 | Davis Bridge Rd | Parkton |
| Aug 2025 | 9.17 | $80,000 | $8,724 | Dew Rd | Rowland |
| Aug 2025 | 4.05 | $40,000 | $9,877 | Elrod Rd | Maxton |
| Jul 2025 | 2.64 | $32,000 | $12,121 | 9 Odum Rd | Lumberton |
| Jul 2025 | 3.44 | $140,000 | $40,698 | Near 196 Meadow Rd | Lumberton |
| Jul 2025 | 2.76 | $35,000 | $12,681 | 1 Odum Rd | Lumberton |
| Jul 2025 | 14.10 | $75,000 | $5,319 | Tbd Iona Church Road | Fairmont |
| Jul 2025 | 2.58 | $25,000 | $9,690 | LOT Mitchell St #B | Fairmont |
| Jul 2025 | 6.00 | $50,000 | $8,333 | Tbd Highway 71 | Red Springs |
| Jul 2025 | 1.28 | $25,000 | $19,531 | State Highway 41 Lots #2 | Fairmont |
| Jul 2025 | 1.95 | $25,000 | $12,821 | 3 Odum Rd | Lumberton |
| Jun 2025 | 5.38 | $55,000 | $10,223 | Old Allenton Rd | Lumberton |
| Jun 2025 | 1.24 | $98,000 | $79,032 | 104 Grande Oak Blvd | Lumberton |
| Jun 2025 | 52.15 | $220,000 | $4,219 | 58 Dayton Road | Fairmont |
| Jun 2025 | 1.31 | $25,000 | $19,084 | State Highway 41 S Lot 1 | Fairmont |
| Jun 2025 | 6.20 | $343,000 | $55,323 | Chason Rd | Lumber Bridge |
| Jun 2025 | 1.55 | $25,000 | $16,129 | Howell Rd | Saint Pauls |
| Jun 2025 | 1.97 | $20,000 | $10,152 | Mitchell Rd | Fairmont |
| Jun 2025 | 25.37 | $72,500 | $2,858 | Tbd Williamson Road | Fairmont |
| Jun 2025 | 26.35 | $95,000 | $3,605 | Tbd Sand Rock Road | Fairmont |
| Jun 2025 | 11.00 | $55,000 | $5,000 | Tbd Sand Rock Road | Fairmont |
| Jun 2025 | 100.00 | $110,000 | $1,100 | Watts Dairy Rd | Saint Pauls |
| May 2025 | 2.50 | $30,000 | $12,000 | Whistling Rufus Rd | Pembroke |
| May 2025 | 14.20 | $180,000 | $12,676 | 2770 Jenny St | Lumberton |
| May 2025 | 76.66 | $152,000 | $1,983 | Tract 1 Saxon Avenue | Lumberton |
| May 2025 | 2.22 | $35,000 | $15,766 | 10 Odum Rd | Lumberton |
| May 2025 | 4.75 | $25,000 | $5,263 | 0 Stone Rd | Fairmont |
| May 2025 | 9.50 | $78,000 | $8,211 | Woodys Farm Rd | Lumberton |
| May 2025 | 1.23 | $25,000 | $20,325 | Melinda Rd | Pembroke |
| Apr 2025 | 3.36 | $35,000 | $10,417 | State Highway 41 Lots #3 | Fairmont |
| Apr 2025 | 2.98 | $35,000 | $11,745 | State Highway 41 S Lot 4 | Fairmont |
| Apr 2025 | 40.75 | $183,375 | $4,500 | Tbd Centerville Church Road | Fairmont |
| Apr 2025 | 3.76 | $45,000 | $11,968 | Tbd Cowpen Swamp Road | Fairmont |
| Apr 2025 | 1.21 | $12,000 | $9,917 | 418 Littlefield Acres Loop Rd | Lumberton |
| Apr 2025 | 4.14 | $30,000 | $7,246 | 7 & 8 Odum Rd | Lumberton |
| Apr 2025 | 13.61 | $60,000 | $4,409 | LOT Mitchell St #G | Fairmont |
| Apr 2025 | 13.61 | $20,000 | $1,470 | LOT Mitchell St #F | Fairmont |
| Mar 2025 | 2.08 | $24,000 | $11,538 | 9 Clark Rd | Maxton |
| Mar 2025 | 32.00 | $70,400 | $2,200 | McQueen Road | Shannon |
| Mar 2025 | 1.44 | $11,000 | $7,639 | 5 Bear Ln | Lumberton |
Suburban/Urban Land Sales (Under 1 Acre) (Sep 2025 – Mar 2026)
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Median Lot Price | $32,000 |
| Recent Sales | 8 transactions |
| Avg Days on Market | 91 days |
| Avg Parcel Size | 0.44 acres |
| Active Listings | 41 properties |
Recent Suburban/Urban Land Sales
| Date | Acres | Price | Address | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026New | 0.46 | $22,500 | Old Tower Rd | Lumberton |
| Feb 2026 | 0.58 | $32,000 | 4856 Saddletree Rd | Lumberton |
| Jan 2026 | 0.14 | $13,000 | W 2nd St | Lumberton |
| Jan 2026 | 0.66 | $16,000 | 809 S Patterson St | Maxton |
| Dec 2025 | 0.52 | $35,000 | 0 S Wilkinson Dr | Saint Pauls |
| Oct 2025 | 0.17 | $14,000 | 303 1st St | Pembroke |
| Oct 2025 | 0.55 | $34,500 | Shannon Rd Lot 2 | Shannon |
| Sep 2025 | 0.46 | $90,000 | 105 Ethan St #89 | Lumberton |
County Profile
| Demographic | Value |
|---|---|
| Total Population (2023) | 116,858 |
| Population (2020) | 116,530 |
| Population Growth | 0.28% |
| Median Household Income | $40,318 |
| Median Home Value | $88,600 |
| Total Housing Units | 48,874 |
| Vacant Housing Units | 6,130 |
| Housing Vacancy Rate | 12.5% |
| Median Age | 36.5 |
| Bachelor's Degree or Higher | 7,205 (6.2%) |
| Unemployment Rate | 6.3% |
Market Overview
Robeson County, North Carolina has a population of 116,858, which has grown 0.28% since 2020. The median household income is $40,318, below the national median of $74,580 by 45.9%. The housing vacancy rate of 12.5% suggests soft market conditions. Robeson County remains a key area for land acquisition in North Carolina. Recent rural land sales show a median price of $8,302 per acre, with properties averaging 26.30 acres. There are currently 197 active land listings in the county.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current population of Robeson County, North Carolina?
As of the 2023 American Community Survey, Robeson County has a population of 116,858. The county has grown 0.28% since the 2020 Census, indicating a growing community.
What is the median household income in Robeson County?
The median household income in Robeson County is $40,318, which is 45.9% below the national median of $74,580.
Is Robeson County growing or shrinking?
Robeson County is growing. The population has increased 0.28% since 2020.
What is the housing market like in Robeson County?
The median home value in Robeson County is $88,600. The housing vacancy rate is 12.5%, which suggests soft market conditions. The unemployment rate is 6.3%, reflecting the local economic conditions. Recent rural land sales (1+ acres) show a median price of $8,302 per acre. Suburban/urban lots under 1 acre have a median lot price of $21,000.
Does Reelvest buy land in Robeson County, North Carolina?
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Data Sources: Market data reflects recent vacant land transactions in the county. Demographic data from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (2023), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025). Updated monthly.