Candor is a tiny town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 823 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. 36.24% of the Candor workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Candor is a town of service providers, production and manufacturing workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Candor who work in food service (14.82%), healthcare suport services (13.65%), and management occupations (6.35%). Candor is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The rate of college-level education in Candor is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 12.63% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree. The per capita income in Candor in 2022 was $26,329, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $105,316 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. The greatest number of Candor residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Candor also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 33.88% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Candor include English, Irish, German, Scots-Irish, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Candor is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
