Robbins is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Robbins enrolled in college, Robbins has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students.
The overall crime rate in Robbins is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.
Being a small town, Robbins does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, Robbins ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 5.21% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Robbins in 2022 was $18,943, which is low income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $75,772 for a family of four. However, Robbins contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Robbins also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 32.80% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Robbins is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Robbins home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Robbins residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Robbins also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 41.30% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Robbins include German, English, Irish, Swiss, and Scots-Irish.
Robbins also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 26.34%.
The most common language spoken in Robbins is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
