Tarboro is a somewhat small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 10,668 people and four associated neighborhoods, Tarboro is the 90th largest community in North Carolina.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.22% 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.

Tarboro is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The percentage of people in Tarboro who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.98% of adults in Tarboro have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Tarboro in 2018 was $30,196, which is middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $120,784 for a family of four. However, Tarboro contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Tarboro is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Tarboro home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Tarboro residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Tarboro include English, Irish, German, French, and British.

The most common language spoken in Tarboro is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.