Tabor City

Population: 3,695
Median household income: $37,014
Median home value: $109,600

Tabor City, a community in Columbus County, North Carolina, has 3,695 residents. Its median household income of $37,014 runs below the Columbus County figure of $48,184.

From 2019 to 2023, Tabor City's population declined 9.0% from 4,061 to 3,695, while its median home value rose 13.2% from $96,800 to $109,600.

The median resident is 43.2 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 19.0% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,695
Median age: 43.2 yrs
Median household income: $37,014
Median home value: $109,600
Median gross rent: $722
Housing units: 1,214
Homeownership rate: 63.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.6%
Unemployment rate: 10.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,0613,695

Median household income

$28,276$37,014

Median home value

$96,800$109,600

Median gross rent

$637$722

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,061	$28,276	$96,800	$637
2020	4,038	$31,968	$81,600	$642
2021	3,736	$34,828	$86,200	$682
2022	3,709	$34,722	$92,200	$722
2023	3,695	$37,014	$109,600	$722

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 179.2%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 3419.0%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 5416.3%

55 to 649.2%

65 to 7413.5%

75 and over7.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	216	5.8%
5 to 17	341	9.2%
18 to 24	272	7.4%
25 to 34	702	19.0%
35 to 44	431	11.7%
45 to 54	602	16.3%
55 to 64	340	9.2%
65 to 74	500	13.5%
75 and over	291	7.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,820	49.3%
Black or African American	1,377	37.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	54	1.5%
Asian	10	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	28	0.8%
Two or more races	180	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	226	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma24.7%

High school graduate38.1%

Some college or associate's24.6%

Bachelor's degree7.7%

Graduate or professional degree4.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	709	24.7%
High school graduate	1,091	38.1%
Some college or associate's	706	24.6%
Bachelor's degree	222	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	138	4.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone85.2%

Carpooled4.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	644	85.2%
Carpooled	32	4.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	80	10.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	236	34.9%
15 to 29 min	183	27.1%
30 to 44 min	161	23.8%
45 to 59 min	10	1.5%
60+ min	86	12.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.57
Poverty rate: 40.5% (964 of 2,378)

	Count	Share
Family households	573	61.8%
Nonfamily households	354	38.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	927	76.4%
Vacant	287	23.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	587	63.3%
Renter-occupied	340	36.7%

1-unit, detached74.6%

1-unit, attached3.1%

2 to 4 units12.4%

5 to 19 units4.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other5.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	906	74.6%
1-unit, attached	38	3.1%
2 to 4 units	150	12.4%
5 to 19 units	55	4.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	65	5.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3766520
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 3.36 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.1545, -78.8732