Timberlake is a somewhat small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 11,956 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.

A relatively large number of people in Timberlake telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.59% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

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 33.97 minutes every day commuting to work.

The education level of Timberlake citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.85% of adults in Timberlake 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.