Cumberland County

Cumberland County has 338,545 residents across 17 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $61,291, 15% below the North Carolina figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $199,200, and 28% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

338,545residentsACS 2020–2024

$61,291median household incomeNorth Carolina: $72K

$199,200median home valueowner-occupied homes

91%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Cumberland County in North CarolinaZIP codes in Cumberland County highlighted; the rest of North Carolina in grey

Map of North Carolina with Cumberland County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 17 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
28301	16,798	$39K	$122K	35%	19%	83%	23 min
28303	30,965	$58K	$190K	47%	31%	91%	20 min
28304	37,140	$59K	$172K	55%	26%	92%	24 min
28305	5,710	$78K	$261K	57%	51%	85%	21 min
28306	43,042	$68K	$233K	66%	28%	91%	27 min
28307	14,263	$51K	$-666667K	1%	23%	97%	12 min
28308	323	$-666667K	$-666667K	–	60%	–	10 min
28310	9,583	$-666667K	$-666667K	–	24%	–	7 min
28311	36,629	$62K	$217K	53%	34%	93%	26 min
28312	19,793	$68K	$218K	77%	27%	85%	30 min
28314	55,834	$62K	$186K	47%	28%	94%	24 min
28331	123	$-666667K	$-666667K	47%	29%	100%	33 min
28342	145	$138K	$193K	100%	19%	86%	47 min
28348	39,196	$66K	$217K	75%	24%	93%	29 min
28356	6,579	$72K	$225K	76%	25%	91%	29 min
28391	5,963	$73K	$211K	82%	24%	89%	32 min
28395	2,688	$84K	$263K	82%	27%	83%	25 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

338,545 residents in 129,758 households, next to the North Carolina figure.

25%

under 18

29%

aged 18–34

13%

aged 65 and over

32%

of households are people living alone

41%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

143,798 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $199,200 (±$3,438).

55%

of households own their home

65%

of homes are detached single-family houses

18%

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

10%

of housing units are vacant

$1,222

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later2%

2010–201911%

2000–200917%

1990–199917%

1980–198915%

1970–197917%

1960–196912%

1950–19596%

1940–19492%

1939 or earlier2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$990.

$61,291

median household income

16.7%

of people live below the poverty line

7.6%

unemployment rate

28%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

23 min

average commute to work

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

86%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

91%

of households have a broadband subscription

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Around here.

Photographs taken near Cumberland County, North Carolina, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.