Timberlake is a medium-sized town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 12,205 people and two associated neighborhoods, Timberlake is the 82nd largest community in North Carolina. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Timberlake, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Timberlake, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Timberlake’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Timberlake does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $75,277.00.

And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Timberlake has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too.

A relatively large number of people in Timberlake telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 17.86% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Timberlake has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Timberlake has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Timberlake than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Timberlake may be for you.

In Timberlake, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.71 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

As is often the case in a small town, Timberlake doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The population of Timberlake overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Timberlake, 22.61% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Timberlake in 2022 was $36,693, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $146,772 for a family of four. However, Timberlake contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Timberlake is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Timberlake home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Timberlake residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Timberlake include English, Irish, German, Italian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Timberlake is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.