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!) Candor 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. Candor has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Candor than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Candor may be for you.
As is often the case in a small town, Candor doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of people in Candor with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 11.33% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Candor in 2018 was $21,801, which is low income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $87,204 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. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Candor, accounting for 34.08% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Candor residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Candor include English, Scots-Irish, Scottish, European, and Italian.
Candor also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 19.26%.
The most common language spoken in Candor is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
