North Carolina · Census place 66700
Tarboro town, NC
Quick answer
Tarboro town has 10,705 residents, ranking #92 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $49,386, the median home is worth $155,500 and median gross rent runs $698 a month.
- Population
- 10,705Tarboro town residents
- Median household income
- $49,386Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $155,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $698Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 48.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 57%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Tarboro town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Tarboro town median would spend about 17% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 19.8% of residents and 57% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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- Rolesville town 10,200
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