In the 2011 census the civil parish—which also includes the small settlements of Higher and Lower Kingcombe to the north—had a population of 307.

[1] A rural and slowly growing area with a population of 307,[1] Toller Porcorum is a village of approximately 160 households.

The church is dedicated to Saints Peter and Andrew and is remarkable for the "drooping chancel".

The village pub, The Old Swan, was closed by the brewery in 1999 and has since been converted into a private dwelling.

[6] Despite its small size the village has been home to a number of notable people.