Who is the mayor of Tarboro, NC? Tarboro's elected officials

Tarboro is in Edgecombe County, North Carolina. Its mayor is Tate Mayo. 9 elected seats.

Town of Tarboro Town Council

OfficeWho holds it now
MayorTate Mayo source
Council Member, Ward 1Othar Woodard source
Council Member, Ward 2Leo Taylor source
Council Member, Ward 3Steve Burnette source
Council Member, Ward 4C. B. Brown source
Council Member, Ward 5Mears Pitt source
Council Member, Ward 6Deborah Faye Dew-Jordan source
Council Member, Ward 7Sabrina Pettaway Bynum source
Council Member, Ward 8Cutchin Anderson source

Also representing Tarboro

County commissioners, the sheriff and other county officers, and the school board: Edgecombe County's elected officials.

Who lives in Tarboro

10,770people
51.2median ageU.S.: 38.9
$49,796 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
18.5%below the U.S.: 12.5%
26.5%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$185,500median home valueU.S.: $332,700
4.5%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
3.3%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
8.2%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
6.1%U.S.: 8.4%
64.1%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
27.3%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 6.6% · White 41.9% · Black 49.6% · Asian 0% · Other or more than one race 1.9% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)

Figures for the Census Bureau's Tarboro town. Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).

About these figures

The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.

Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Quick answers

Who is the mayor of Tarboro, NC?
Tate Mayo is the mayor of Tarboro, North Carolina.
Who is on the Tarboro council?
Othar Woodard (Council Member, Ward 1); Leo Taylor (Council Member, Ward 2); Steve Burnette (Council Member, Ward 3); C. B. Brown (Council Member, Ward 4); Mears Pitt (Council Member, Ward 5); Deborah Faye Dew-Jordan (Council Member, Ward 6); Sabrina Pettaway Bynum (Council Member, Ward 7); Cutchin Anderson (Council Member, Ward 8).
What is the population of Tarboro, NC?
About 10,770 people, with a median age of 51.2; the median household income is $49,796 and 18.5% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the NC State Board of Elections' certified results of each seat's last election (2022–2025, and the March 2026 nonpartisan school board elections); officials appointed since then may differ; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.

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