Candor, NC

Census Place

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2023 Population
1,284
9.93% 1-year growth
US Senator
Thom Tillis
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Budd
Republican Party
2023 Median Age
34.5
7.51% 1-year decrease
2023 Poverty Rate
22.3%
7.39% 1-year decrease
2023 Median Household Income
$46,983
3.6% 1-year growth
2023 Median Property Value
$139,400
21.7% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
520
9.24% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Candor, NC had a population of 1.28k people with a median age of 34.5 and a median household income of $46,983. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Candor, NC grew from 1,168 to 1,284, a 9.93% increase and its median household income grew from $45,351 to $46,983, a 3.6% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Candor, NC are White (Non-Hispanic) (34.3%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (30.5%), Other (Hispanic) (11.2%), Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) (9.19%), and Black or African American (Hispanic) (6.7%).

None of the households in Candor, NC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

92.5% of the residents in Candor, NC are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Candor, NC was $139,400, and the homeownership rate was 70.1%.

Most people in Candor, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Candor, NC was 5 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Candor, NC is home to a population of 1.28k people, from which 92.5% are citizens. As of 2023, 11.1% of Candor, NC residents were born outside of the country (143 people).

In 2023, there were 1.13 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (441 people) in Candor, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 391 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 144 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

92.5%
2023 Citizenship
84.2%
2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 92.5% of Candor, NC residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Candor, NC was 84.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Candor, NC
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    441 ± 211
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    391 ± 258
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    144 ± 146
32%
Hispanic Population
411 people

In 2023, there were 1.13 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (441 people) in Candor, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 391 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 144 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

32% of the people in Candor, NC are hispanic (411 people).

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Foreign-Born Population

11.1%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
143 people
19.3%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
225 people

As of 2023, 11.1% of Candor, NC residents (143 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Candor, NC was 19.3%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    24 ± 33
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    13 ± 30
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    2 ± 15

Candor, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.85 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Candor, NC employs 520 people. In 2023, the largest industries in Candor, NC were Manufacturing (133 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (131 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (46 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($47,697), Construction ($40,673), and Information ($36,250).

Employment

Occupations

520
2023 Value
± 158
9.24%
1 Year growth
± 42.8%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Candor, NC grew at a rate of 9.24%, from 476 employees to 520 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Candor, NC, are Production Occupations (113 people), Healthcare Support Occupations (67 people), and Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (37 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Candor, NC.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

520
2023 Value
± 158
9.24%
1 Year growth
± 42.8%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Candor, NC grew at a rate of 9.24%, from 476 employees to 520 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Candor, NC, are Manufacturing (133 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (131 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (46 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Candor, NC, though some of these residents may live in Candor, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$35,400
Median earning men ± $19,253
$32,593
Median earning women ± $2,776

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Manufacturing ($47,961), Other Services Except Public Administration ($34,107), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($9,637).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($33,009), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($28,681), and Public Administration ($N/A).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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3.04%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.86M people employed in North Carolina. This represents a 3.04% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

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Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In 2023, 0.995% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.855% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (2.18M), Some college (1.81M), and Bachelors Degree (1.69M).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Candor, NC was $139,400 in 2023, which is 0.459 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $114,500 to $139,400, a 21.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Candor, NC is 70.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65%.

People in Candor, NC have an average commute time of 22.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Candor, NC is higher than the national average, with an average of 5 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$139,400
Median Property Value 2023
±$30,835
$286
Median Property Taxes
±$91

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Candor, NC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Candor, NC compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

70.1%
Homeownership
2023
69.6%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2023

In 2023, 70.1% of the housing units in Candor, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 69.1%.

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Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Candor, NC colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$46,983
Median Household Income
± $12,077
408
Number of Households
± 134

In 2023, the median household income of the 408 households in Candor, NC grew to $46,983 from the previous year's value of $45,351.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Candor, NC is from Candor, NC.
N/A Wage GINI in N/A
  1. N/A
  2. N/A

In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023
  1. Drove Alone (80.7%)
  2. Carpooled (18.5%)
  3. Worked At Home (0.797%)

In 2023, 80.7% of workers in Candor, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (18.5%) and those who worked at home (0.797%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

22.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Candor, NC have a shorter commute time (22.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Candor, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

5 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Candor, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Candor, NC have 5 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

22.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Candor, NC (285 out of 1.28k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 35 - 44, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Candor, NC is Black, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

78.8% of the population of Candor, NC has health coverage, with 30.3% on employee plans, 24.9% on Medicaid, 6.62% on Medicare, 9.74% on non-group plans, and 7.24% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in North Carolina see 1,413 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,413 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1634 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 317 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.3% were men and 47.7% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 30% under 18 years, 20.6% between 18 and 34 years, 41.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 7.71% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.3% were men and 47.7% were women.

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Uninsured People

21.2%
Uninsured
30.3%
Employer Coverage
24.9%
Medicaid
6.62%
Medicare
9.74%
Non-Group
7.24%
Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Candor, NC declined by 27.3% from 29.1% to 21.2%.

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