The Town Files

Cumberland County, North Carolina

338,545 people. The median home is worth $199,200 (typical North Carolina town: $228,900) and the median household earns $61,291.

Towns in Cumberland County

Towns in Cumberland County

TownPeopleMedian homeIncomeMedian age
Fayetteville208,501$188,000$58,40730.6
Hope Mills17,808$190,600$65,77434.0
Spring Lake11,660$124,000$51,95826.1
Eastover3,656$241,600$85,15649.3

People and housing

Cumberland CountyTypical North Carolina town
Median home value$199,200$228,900
Median rent$1,222$969
Median household income$61,291$60,458
Median age32.041.1
Bachelor's degree or higher27.8%24.5%
Below the poverty line16.7%14.3%

Jobs and pay

122,995 jobs in 2024, average pay $55,785 a year.

Largest industries in Cumberland CountyRetail16,126 jobs · $34,948Hotels & restaurants14,526 jobs · $20,289Health care & social assistan…13,428 jobs · $49,346Professional & technical serv…6,550 jobs · $78,030Manufacturing6,046 jobs · $80,777Construction5,504 jobs · $71,107
BLS QCEW 2024.
Unemployment rate in Cumberland County0%2%4%6%8%10%12%2000200420082012201620202023 4.7%
BLS LAUS via USDA ERS, annual averages.

Storms since 1996

NOAA recorded 556 storm events in Cumberland County from 1996 to 2026, with 9 deaths.

Storm events in Cumberland County by type since 1996Hail105Tornado6High Wind7Lightning16Heavy Rain8Flash Flood83Strong Wind11Winter Storm25Tropical Storm7Winter Weather14
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.

Federal disaster declarations

Cumberland County has been included in 23 FEMA declarations since 1953.

DeclaredIncidentDeclaration
January 24, 2026Winter StormEM-3637: Severe Winter Storm
September 26, 2024Tropical StormEM-3617: Hurricane Helene
August 6, 2024Tropical StormEM-3608: Tropical Storm Debby
October 1, 2022HurricaneEM-3586: Hurricane Ian
August 2, 2020HurricaneEM-3534: Hurricane Isaias
March 25, 2020BiologicalDR-4487: Covid-19 Pandemic
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024; BLS QCEW and LAUS; NOAA Storm Events; FEMA OpenFEMA (not endorsed by FEMA).