Cumberland County, NC Population

Overview

333,582

Total Population

31.6

Median age

50.25%

Female population %

99:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

49.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

40,805

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Cumberland County's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Cumberland County is 31.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Cumberland County's population under 18 was 25.03%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Cumberland County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 12.02% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Cumberland County, 21.19% were under the age of 15, 26.08% aged 15 to 29, 40.71% aged 30 to 64, 10.72% aged 65 to 84, and 1.29% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,654 more females than males in Cumberland County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.25% females and 49.75% males in Cumberland County, NC.
The Cumberland County, NC gender ratio is 99:100 i.e. 99 men to 100 women (0.990).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 19,643.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 14,250.

Cumberland County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Cumberland County population: 46.64% are White, 37.21% are Black or African American, 1.23% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.48% are Asian, 0.39% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 3.69% are some other race and 8.37% are multiracial.
Cumberland County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the county.
By ethnicity, 40,805 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 292,777 (87.77% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Cumberland County is White with a population of 155,577 (46.64% of the total population).

Cumberland County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 337,249 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Cumberland County's population increased by 23,597 (7.77%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Cumberland County's population increased by 7,144 (2.18%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Cumberland County's population was lowest in year 2005 at 300,133.