Timberlake is a medium-sized town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 12,079 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 $74,042.00.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.44% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Timberlake has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Timberlake a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

One downside of living in Timberlake is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Timberlake, the average commute to work is 34.18 minutes, which is quite a bit 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 education level of Timberlake citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.58% of adults in Timberlake have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Timberlake in 2022 was $36,400, 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 $145,600 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 French.