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Tabor City, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Tabor City is a Census town of 3,777 people across 3.36 square miles of land, in Columbus County. Median household income is $38,714, 59.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $50,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Tabor City
What Tabor City is
- Census place typetown
- Land area3.36 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,123
- County holding the largest share of its areaColumbus County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Tabor City
- Population3,777
- Median age41.2
- Population under 18679 plus or minus 193
- Share under 1818.0 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Population 65 and over802 plus or minus 187
- Share 65 and over21.2 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Households1,093
- Family households642
- Share of households that are families58.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Tabor City
- Median household income$38,714
- Per capita income$16,942
- Civilian labor force890
- Employed799
- Unemployed91 plus or minus 57
- Unemployment rate10.2 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Adults 25 and over2,778
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher78.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher12.0 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.4 percent plus or minus 2.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Tabor City
- Housing units1,333
- Occupied units1,093
- Vacant units240 plus or minus 89
- Vacancy rate18.0 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Owner occupied652 plus or minus 141
- Renter occupied441 plus or minus 93
- Ownership rate59.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$115,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$809
- Annual rent as a share of median income25.1 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Single family units953
- Share single family71.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more236 plus or minus 98
- Share in buildings of two or more17.7 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Mobile homes144 plus or minus 84
- Median year structure built1967
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Tabor City gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute708 plus or minus 151
- Commuting under 15 minutes246 plus or minus 95
- Share commuting under 15 minutes34.7 percent plus or minus 11.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more289 plus or minus 119
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more40.8 percent plus or minus 14.4
- Drove alone88.1 percent
- Carpooled3.3 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.6 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Worked from home6.2 percent plus or minus 4.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Tabor City (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$50,000
- Average approval$25,000
- Median approval$25,000
- Largest approval$30,000
- Jobs supported5
- Jobs per approval2.5
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Tabor City, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Tabor City (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$2,394,000
- Average approval$1,197,000
- Median approval$1,197,000
- Largest approval$1,312,000
- Jobs supported3
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Tabor City, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Tabor City
- NFIP communityTown of Tabor City
- NFIP community number370070
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/06/19
The Town of Tabor City participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 370070 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Columbus County, not Tabor City
Columbus County context, not Tabor City figures
- Establishments in Columbus County997
- Covered employment, Columbus County14,466
- Average annual pay, Columbus County$47,896
- Housing units permitted, Columbus County55
Every figure in this section is published for Columbus County as a whole and is not a measurement of Tabor City.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Tabor City questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Tabor City, North Carolina?
3,777, in 1,093 households. Tabor City town covers 3.36 square miles of land, which is 1,123 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Tabor City in?
Columbus County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Tabor City?
$38,714. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $115,900. Median gross rent is $809 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Tabor City businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $50,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $25,000, plus 2 504 approvals worth $2.4 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Tabor City, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Tabor City borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Tabor City. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Tabor City in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Tabor City appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Tabor City, town of, community 370070, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Tabor City figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Columbus County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Tabor City.
Is zoning published for Tabor City?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.