Tarboro At A Glance
The Town of Tarboro encompasses 11.1 square miles and is home to 11,138 residents. It is the largest town in Edgecombe County and the county seat.
Statistics
- Average Home Price: $117,000
- Mean travel time to work: 19.1 minutes
- High-speed Internet access in county: 73.29%
- At least one provider in Tarboro: Yes
- 2008 Crime index per 10,000: 485 (US average is 455.5)
- Air Quality Index median for 2014: 30 (Good)
Property Taxes (as of 2014)
- Property Tax Rate - $0.0041 per $100 Valuation
- Total Assessed Property Valuation - $884,431,025
- Real Property Valuation - $586,221,565
- Personal Property Valuation - $201,587,934
- Motor Vehicle Valuation - $68,871,576
- Public Service Companies - $27,749,950
- Property Tax Revenue (tax rate times valuation) - $3,485,783
Electric Distribution System
- Miles of Distribution Line - 135
- Service Area in Square Miles - 11.5
- Number of meters - 6,205
- System Peak - 55,679
- kWh Sold - 233,782,590
- Number of Street Lights - 1,401
Water Distribution System
- Miles of Water Mains - 129.4
- Number of Meters - 5,231
- Daily Average Consumption in Gallons - 2,634,000
- Peak Demand Per Day in Gallons - 4,200,000
- Maximum Daily Capacity of Treatment Plant in Gallons - 6,000,000
- Number of Fire Hydrants - 578
- Water Storage Capacity in Gallons
- Elevated Tanks (6 tanks) - 2,100,000
- Ground Storage - 1,000,000
Sewerage System
- Miles of Sanitary Sewers - 90.4
- Number of Service Connections - 4,743
- Daily Average Treatment in Gallons - 2,364,000
- Maximum Daily Capacity of Treatment Plant in Gallons - 5,000,000
Miscellaneous
- Total Land Area - 11.10 Square Miles
- Miles of Streets - 94.1
- Altitude: 52.7' Above Sea Level
- Average Daily Minimum Temperature - 49.1 Degrees
- Average Daily Maximum Temperature - 72 Degrees
- Average Yearly Precipitation - 48.23 Inches
- Average Yearly Snowfall - 6.0 Inches (many years have only a trace of snowfall)