It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Timberlake has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Timberlake has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Timberlake than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Timberlake may be for you.
One downside of living in Timberlake, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.18 minutes every day commuting to work.
As is often the case in a small town, Timberlake doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The population of Timberlake overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Timberlake, 22.58% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Timberlake in 2022 was $36,400, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $145,600 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 French.
