Timberlake is a medium-sized town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 12,079 people and two associated neighborhoods, Timberlake is the 82nd largest community in North Carolina.

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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.59% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 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, 21.85% 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.