Calypso vs Faison

A side-by-side comparison of Calypso and Faison: population, income, housing, and more.

Calypso and Faison are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Faison has the higher population (826 vs 441 in Calypso). Calypso has the higher median household income ($43,906 vs $38,173 in Faison). Calypso has the higher median home value ($99,400 vs $93,300 in Faison).

Population, income & housing

	Calypso	Faison
Population	441	826
Median age	28.7 yrs	30.9 yrs
Median household income	$43,906	$38,173
Median home value	$99,400	$93,300
Median gross rent	$805	$605
Housing units	206	311
Homeownership rate	48.0%	68.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.5%	12.9%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	14.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Calypso	Faison
Population	605 → 441 (-27.1%)	1,321 → 826 (-37.5%)
Median household income	$37,768 → $43,906 (+16.3%)	$43,207 → $38,173 (-11.7%)
Median home value	$80,900 → $99,400 (+22.9%)	$86,700 → $93,300 (+7.6%)
Median gross rent	$732 → $805 (+10.0%)	$533 → $605 (+13.5%)

Calypso

Population

605441

Median household income

$37,768$43,906

Median home value

$80,900$99,400

Median gross rent

$732$805

Faison

Population

1,321826

Median household income

$43,207$38,173

Median home value

$86,700$93,300

Median gross rent

$533$605

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Calypso	Faison
Under 5	7.0%	1.1%
5 to 17	10.7%	31.7%
18 to 24	19.5%	12.7%
25 to 34	20.4%	6.4%
35 to 44	9.3%	8.1%
45 to 54	6.3%	8.7%
55 to 64	6.3%	11.1%
65 to 74	7.9%	13.4%
75 and over	12.5%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Calypso	Faison
White (non-Hispanic)	49.0%	35.7%
Black or African American	29.0%	20.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	19.5%	41.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Calypso	Faison
No high school diploma	19.9%	31.8%
High school graduate	27.1%	27.8%
Some college or associate's	37.5%	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	14.8%	7.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.7%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Calypso	Faison
Drove alone	88.2%	73.5%
Carpooled	6.3%	14.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	12.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Calypso	Faison
1-unit, detached	76.2%	67.5%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	23.3%	20.9%

Poverty & households

	Calypso	Faison
Poverty rate	14.7%	40.3%
Average household size	2.23	3.00
Mean commute (minutes)	23	27
Median year structure built	1971	1970