Tarboro Data At A Glance

The Town of Tarboro encompasses 11.10 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: $120,000
• Mean travel time to work: 12.1 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 2008: 30 (Good)

Property Taxes (as of July 1, 2009)

• Property Tax Rate - $0.36 per $100 Valuation
• Total Assessed Property Valuation - $859,360,242
• Real Property Valuation - $585,830,055
• Personal Property Valuation - $170,712,999
• Motor Vehicle Valuation - $68,871,576
• Public Service Companies - $33,945,612
• Property Tax Revenue (tax rate times valuation) - $3,093,697

Electric, Water and Sewer Utility Systems

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)