Timberlake is a somewhat small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 11,956 people and two associated neighborhoods, Timberlake is the 82nd largest community in North Carolina.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 (13.00%), healthcare (11.52%), and office and administrative support (7.49%). Also of interest is that Timberlake has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.59% 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 33.97 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The education level of Timberlake citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.85% of adults in Timberlake have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Timberlake in 2022 was $35,832, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $143,328 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.
