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. Timberlake has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Timberlake, where the median household income is $75,277.00.Unlike some towns, Timberlake isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Timberlake are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Timberlake is a town of professionals, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Timberlake who work in management occupations (15.12%), healthcare (8.59%), and business and financial occupations (7.89%). 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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 17.86% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. 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. Timberlake is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The education level of Timberlake citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.61% of adults in Timberlake 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.
