Tarboro

Population: 10,705
Median household income: $49,386
Median home value: $155,500

Tarboro is a community in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, home to 10,705 residents. Its median household income of $49,386 runs in line with the Edgecombe County figure of $48,480.

From 2019 to 2023, Tarboro's population declined 1.9% from 10,915 to 10,705, while its median home value rose 38.7% from $112,100 to $155,500.

Black or African American residents are the largest group, 51.7% of the population. 78.1% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,705
Median age: 48.9 yrs
Median household income: $49,386
Median home value: $155,500
Median gross rent: $698
Housing units: 5,379
Homeownership rate: 57.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,91510,705

Median household income

$29,738$49,386

Median home value

$112,100$155,500

Median gross rent

$651$698

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,915	$29,738	$112,100	$651
2020	10,806	$41,223	$131,800	$681
2021	10,733	$41,281	$132,800	$613
2022	10,696	$43,523	$145,600	$657
2023	10,705	$49,386	$155,500	$698

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

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 1717.6%

18 to 245.8%

25 to 348.1%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 549.5%

55 to 6416.2%

65 to 7415.0%

75 and over13.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	427	4.0%
5 to 17	1,887	17.6%
18 to 24	618	5.8%
25 to 34	869	8.1%
35 to 44	1,154	10.8%
45 to 54	1,012	9.5%
55 to 64	1,732	16.2%
65 to 74	1,610	15.0%
75 and over	1,396	13.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,186	39.1%
Black or African American	5,532	51.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.0%
Asian	1	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	5	0.0%
Some other race	25	0.2%
Two or more races	154	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	797	7.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.3%

High school graduate35.3%

Some college or associate's28.0%

Bachelor's degree16.5%

Graduate or professional degree8.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	876	11.3%
High school graduate	2,746	35.3%
Some college or associate's	2,180	28.0%
Bachelor's degree	1,284	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	687	8.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone78.1%

Carpooled6.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home11.7%

Other means2.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,393	78.1%
Carpooled	260	6.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	69	1.6%
Bicycle	11	0.3%
Worked from home	510	11.7%
Other means	100	2.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,106	54.9%
15 to 29 min	731	19.1%
30 to 44 min	602	15.7%
45 to 59 min	138	3.6%
60+ min	256	6.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.12
Poverty rate: 19.8% (1,997 of 10,101)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,872	60.2%
Nonfamily households	1,899	39.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,771	88.7%
Vacant	608	11.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,720	57.0%
Renter-occupied	2,051	43.0%

1-unit, detached67.0%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units15.4%

5 to 19 units9.4%

20 or more units3.2%

Mobile home & other3.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,602	67.0%
1-unit, attached	70	1.3%
2 to 4 units	830	15.4%
5 to 19 units	508	9.4%
20 or more units	171	3.2%
Mobile home & other	198	3.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3766700
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 35.9052, -77.5572