CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Tarboro

North Carolina · 11,037 residents · 11.3 sq mi

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With 11,037 people, Tarboro is a city in North Carolina. The typical home is worth $51,000. The median age is 36.2, about 3 years above the US median. The average commute runs 13 minutes. Renters pay $327 a month at the median. About 16% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

16% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 12%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

11,037

−1%vs 2000

vs 11,138 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.2

−8%vs 2000

vs 39.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

11.3 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202411K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57%(773)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.5%(717)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.1%(781)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197%(772)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.3%(583)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.4%(1,705)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414%(1,540)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.1%(1,223)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.5%(1,156)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.5%(937)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.9%(545)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.8%(305)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,375

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,400 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,277

−28%vs 2000

vs $17,120 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.4%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$51,000

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $76,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$327

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $472 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

61.0%

+2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 58.6% in 2000

39.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic54.1%(6,021)

Black39.3%(4,375)

Hispanic / Latino5.9%(662)

Asian0.3%(33)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic68.1%(7,511)

Black31.6%(3,491)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(16)

Asian0.1%(11)

Other0.2%(24)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.7%(511)

Central American1.4%(148)

Guatemalan1.4%(148)

Dominican0.5%(52)

Asian origin

Korean0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0%(5)

Ancestry

English13.9%(1,494)

American10%(1,080)

German4.6%(497)

Irish3.5%(378)

French2%(220)

Scottish2%(217)

Swedish1.9%(205)

Subsaharan African1.1%(117)

Italian0.6%(70)

Arab0.4%(43)

Lebanese0.4%(43)

Ghanaian0.3%(30)

+ 8 more ancestry groups with data

West Indian0.3%(30)

Jamaican0.3%(30)

British0.3%(27)

Lithuanian0.2%(21)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(20)

Welsh0.2%(20)

Polish0.1%(12)

Dutch0.1%(11)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.8%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

64.7%

−7.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.6%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

13.3 min

+15%vs 2000

vs 11.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married31.9%(1,233)

Married53.9%(2,088)

Widowed3.6%(140)

Divorced10.6%(410)

Women 15+

Never married21.6%(1,116)

Married43.7%(2,254)

Widowed20.2%(1,041)

Divorced14.4%(744)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.1%

−13.6 ptssince 2013

from 19.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

48.1%

+4.2 ptssince 2020

from 43.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.8%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 15.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

32.3%

+3.3 ptssince 2020

from 29.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

25.5%

−4.9 ptssince 2020

from 30.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.5%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 1.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.5%

+5.9 ptssince 2020

from 56.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

52.1%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 54.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)13%(93)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)11.9%(85)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era35.4%(253)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.7%(19)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 715 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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