Faison vs Magnolia

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

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

Magnolia has the higher population (1,109 vs 826 in Faison). Magnolia has the higher median household income ($40,156 vs $38,173 in Faison). Faison has the higher median home value ($93,300 vs $76,900 in Magnolia).

Population, income & housing

	Faison	Magnolia
Population	826	1,109
Median age	30.9 yrs	34.6 yrs
Median household income	$38,173	$40,156
Median home value	$93,300	$76,900
Median gross rent	$605	$521
Housing units	311	510
Homeownership rate	68.4%	65.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.9%	13.9%
Unemployment rate	14.1%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Faison	Magnolia
Population	1,321 → 826 (-37.5%)	1,092 → 1,109 (+1.6%)
Median household income	$43,207 → $38,173 (-11.7%)	$36,750 → $40,156 (+9.3%)
Median home value	$86,700 → $93,300 (+7.6%)	$55,200 → $76,900 (+39.3%)
Median gross rent	$533 → $605 (+13.5%)	$658 → $521 (-20.8%)

Faison

Population

1,321826

Median household income

$43,207$38,173

Median home value

$86,700$93,300

Median gross rent

$533$605

Magnolia

Population

1,0921,109

Median household income

$36,750$40,156

Median home value

$55,200$76,900

Median gross rent

$658$521

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Faison	Magnolia
Under 5	1.1%	7.8%
5 to 17	31.7%	23.1%
18 to 24	12.7%	8.9%
25 to 34	6.4%	12.5%
35 to 44	8.1%	13.0%
45 to 54	8.7%	13.2%
55 to 64	11.1%	12.7%
65 to 74	13.4%	4.9%
75 and over	6.7%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Faison	Magnolia
White (non-Hispanic)	35.7%	24.3%
Black or African American	20.8%	36.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.9%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	41.5%	38.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Faison	Magnolia
No high school diploma	31.8%	36.4%
High school graduate	27.8%	27.4%
Some college or associate's	27.6%	22.2%
Bachelor's degree	7.1%	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Faison	Magnolia
Drove alone	73.5%	83.6%
Carpooled	14.0%	10.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.5%	5.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Faison	Magnolia
1-unit, detached	67.5%	52.0%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	4.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	12.4%
5 to 19 units	10.0%	1.6%
20 or more units	1.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20.9%	29.6%

Poverty & households

	Faison	Magnolia
Poverty rate	40.3%	35.6%
Average household size	3.00	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	27	27
Median year structure built	1970	1978