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.Faison is a blue-collar town, with 51.03% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 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. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.08% 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. The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Faison has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Faison a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. As is often the case in a small town, Faison doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The citizens of Faison are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 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. In addition, Faison has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (21.67%). The most common language spoken in Faison is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
