Faison is a tiny town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 811 people and two associated neighborhoods, Faison is the 433rd largest community in North Carolina.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Faison is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 51.03% of the Faison workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Faison is a town of transportation and shipping workers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Faison who work in office and administrative support (14.40%), farm management occupations (12.35%), and teaching (6.58%). Another important characteristic of Faison is that a lot of people work in agricultural jobs, especially compared to most other communities in America, and there are quite a number of farms in town. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.08% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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!) Faison 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. Faison has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Faison than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Faison may be for you. Being a small town, Faison does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of adults in Faison with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.32% of adults in Faison have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Faison in 2022 was $20,929, which is low income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $83,716 for a family of four. However, Faison contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Faison is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Faison 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 Faison, accounting for 48.18% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Faison residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Faison include English, German, Scottish, Eastern European, and Italian. Foreign born people are also an important part of Faison's cultural character, accounting for 21.67% of the town’s population. The most common language spoken in Faison is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
