The typical journey to work in Parkton is 33 minutes. This North Carolina town had 52 jobs in 2023, down 2,440 from 2013. The share of residents in Parkton who live below the poverty line is 21%, against 13% in North Carolina’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. The top destinations are Fayetteville (32%), Lumberton (5%) and Raleigh (4%).

1%work in town

	Parkton	North Carolina towns	U.S. towns
Average trip to work	33 minutes	24 minutes	25 minutes
Below the poverty line	21%	13%	9.6%
Working residents who work in town	0.6%	6.8%	8%
Median household income	$56,000	$69,000	$80,000

Where working residents work

In Parkton1%

Fayetteville32%

Lumberton5%

Raleigh4%

Greensboro3%

13 mi

median commute distance

jobs based in Parkton

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here52 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work1% work in Parkton Commute times33 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 13 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Schools

The schools Parkton’s kids attend

The public schools here belong to Public Schools of Robeson County. Its one school is below. Enrollment at Parkton’s public school: 592 students.

School	Level	Students	Letter
Parkton ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8	Grades PK–8	592	D

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The districtsPublic Schools of Robeson County Every school1 school · Parkton Elementary Questions“Are Parkton’s schools good?”

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Housing

A typical Parkton home is worth about $260K

91% of Parkton households live in a home they own. The rent at the middle of the market for Parkton comes to $1,700 a month, where North Carolina’s towns sit at $1,085 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month. Also worth knowing: typical home values rose 1.5% in the year to September 2026.

$260KZillow home value

	Parkton	North Carolina towns	U.S. towns
Households that own their home	91%	67%	73%
Median rent	$1,700 a month	$1,085 a month	$1,185 a month

Typical home value

Parkton$260K

North Carolina$332K

+1.5%

value change, 1 year

homes sold in May

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Prices over the yearsUp 1.5% in a year Years of income to buyA typical home costs 4.6 years of income Rents$1,700 a month · Median rent

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Climate

Mild winters and hot summers: that is Parkton’s year

The typical July afternoon high for Parkton comes to 91°F.

91°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter34–56°

Spring49–74°

Summer69–89°

Fall52–74°

Nov 10

typical first frost

Mar 30

typical last frost

+0.9°

vs. the 20th-century average

91°

typical summer high

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A year of weatherJuly highs 91°, January lows 33°Rain & snow48″ of rain a year · Snow is almost unheard of Heating & coolingBoth heating and cooling Then and now+0.9° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Parkton has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from hurricanes

Households in Parkton have drawn federal disaster aid in 6 declared disasters, most recently in 2018. On expected storm and flood damage, Parkton sits above 63% of U.S. communities. The town has had one paid flood insurance claim since 2018. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 37% come from hurricanes and 20% from tornadoes.

63risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

HurricanesTornadoesInland flooding

paid flood claims since 2018

federal disasters paid out here

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What it facesHigh risk Flood claimsSince 2018 Past disasters6 federal disasters · Paid out in Parkton Get ready0.3 events a year, on average · Ready for hurricanes

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

How healthy Parkton is

Among adults 18 to 64 in Parkton, 14% have no health insurance. Of 32 CDC measures, Parkton beats the North Carolina average on 1 and trails it on 19. Two figures for adults in the town: 13% binge drink, 25% say their health is fair or poor.