Efland is a tiny town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 852 people and two associated neighborhoods, Efland is the 419th largest community in North Carolina.Unlike some towns, Efland isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Efland are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Efland is a town of professionals, transportation and shipping workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Efland who work in healthcare (24.40%), teaching (15.63%), and architecture and engineering (7.97%). And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Efland has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 18.33% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. 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!) Efland 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. Efland has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Efland than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Efland may be for you. One downside of living in Efland is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Efland, the average commute to work is 30.25 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Being a small town, Efland does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The population of Efland is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 38.89% of adults in Efland have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Efland in 2022 was $39,513, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $158,052 for a family of four. The people who call Efland home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Efland residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Efland include Dutch, English, German, Serbian, and European. In addition, Efland has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (15.70%). The most common language spoken in Efland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Arabic and Polish.
