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. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 17.86% 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. 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 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.
