Robbins is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 1,227 people and three associated neighborhoods, Robbins is the 387th largest community in North Carolina.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Robbins is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 42.55% of the Robbins workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Robbins is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Robbins who work in office and administrative support (20.39%), maintenance occupations (12.41%), and sales jobs (5.85%).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. Robbins’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live. Being a small town, Robbins does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The population of Robbins has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 5.21% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 21.84%. 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. Foreign born people are also an important part of Robbins's cultural character, accounting for 26.34% of the town’s population. The most common language spoken in Robbins is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
