Demographics of Tarboro town, North Carolina

Tarboro town, North Carolina had 10,979 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +292 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Tarboro town, in four figures

10,979
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 10,770 ±23.; +2.7%
Change since July 2020: +292 people.; 51.2 ±4.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $49,796 ±$13,723
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Tarboro town, North Carolina's population grew 2.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Tarboro town, North Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Tarboro town, North Carolina's population grew 2.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Tarboro town, North Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	10,687	100.0	100.0
2021	10,551	98.7	100.2
2022	10,737	100.5	100.7
2023	10,926	102.2	101.6
2024	10,963	102.6	102.5
2025	10,979	102.7	103.1

Population of Tarboro town, North Carolina on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	10,687	—
2021	10,551	−136
2022	10,737	+186
2023	10,926	+189
2024	10,963	+37
2025	10,979	+16

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 51.2 ±4.7: for men 45.9 ±3.2 and for women 55.9 ±3.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Tarboro town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under 5	130 to 414	1.2% to 3.8%	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,789 ±384	16.6% ±3.6	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	656 ±226	6.1% ±2.1	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,026 ±386	18.8% ±3.6	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,866 ±479	26.6% ±4.4	25.4% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,161 ±412	29.4% ±3.8	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $49,796 ±$13,723, and income per person $35,098 ±$4,375, in 2024 dollars. The median is $72,388 ±$324 in North Carolina and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Tarboro town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	1,547 ±386	32.0% ±7.7	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	872 ±272	18.1% ±5.5	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	531 ±200	11.0% ±4.1	16.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	570 ±201	11.8% ±4.1	13.0% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	486 ±180	10.1% ±3.7	16.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	552 ±242	11.4% ±5.0	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	272 ±126	5.6% ±2.6	10.4% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Tarboro town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Carolina	United States
All ages	1,885 ±483	18.5% ±4.7	13.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	564 ±239	28.3% ±10.1	17.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	845 ±240	19.8% ±5.0	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	476 ±190	12.1% ±4.6	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Tarboro town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Tarboro town	North Carolina	United States
Housing units	5,523 ±348	4,895,668 ±642	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	87.5% ±7.8	87.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	12.5% ±4.0	12.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	57.2% ±5.3	66.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	42.8% ±5.5	33.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$185,500 ±$19,215	$288,900 ±$1,086	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$843 ±$44	$1,228 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1974 ±3	1991 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Tarboro town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	230 to 1,192	2.1% to 11.1%	11.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,515 ±460	41.9% ±4.3	60.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	5,339 ±531	49.6% ±4.9	20.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 5	0% to < 0.1%	3.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to 0.1%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	5 to 63	< 0.1% to 0.6%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	42 to 278	0.4% to 2.6%	4.1% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Tarboro town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Born in the state	8,234 ±453	76.5% ±4.2	53.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,162 ±479	20.1% ±4.4	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 46	0% to 0.4%	1.4% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	156 to 554	1.4% to 5.1%	9.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	10 to 152	0.1% to 1.4%	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	94 to 454	0.9% to 4.2%	5.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Tarboro town among the places of North Carolina

92nd of 166 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the North Carolina page.

Places of North Carolina near Tarboro town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Spring Lake town	11,573 ±41
Spout Springs CDP	11,242 ±1,190
Summerfield town	11,116 ±26
Pineville town	11,055 ±58
Elon town	11,032 ±26
Tarboro town	10,770 ±23
Rolesville town	10,766 ±24
Winterville town	10,725 ±26
Mount Airy city	10,633 ±48
Waynesville town	10,502 ±22
Lake Norman of Catawba CDP	9,906 ±891

Rankings this appears in

No. 5 Places in North Carolina by median age
No. 12 Places in North Carolina by poverty rate
No. 60 Places in North Carolina by per capita income
No. 71 Places in North Carolina by homeownership rate
No. 79 Places in North Carolina by median household income
No. 113 Places in North Carolina by median rent

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026