Candor is a tiny town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 812 people and two associated neighborhoods, Candor is the 427th largest community in North Carolina.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Candor is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 48.32% of the Candor workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Candor is a town of production and manufacturing workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Candor who work in healthcare suport services (12.82%), teaching (10.08%), and office and administrative support (5.04%). It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Candor has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Candor has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Candor than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Candor may be for you. Being a small town, Candor does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In Candor, just 11.33% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%. The per capita income in Candor in 2022 was $21,801, which is low income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $87,204 for a family of four. However, Candor contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Candor is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Candor home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Candor, accounting for 34.08% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Candor residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Candor include English, Scots-Irish, Scottish, European, and Italian. Foreign born people are also an important part of Candor's cultural character, accounting for 19.26% of the town’s population. The most common language spoken in Candor is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
