Candor vs Star

A side-by-side comparison of Candor and Star: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Star has the higher population (1,430 vs 1,284 in Candor). Candor has the higher median household income ($46,983 vs $37,135 in Star). Candor has the higher median home value ($139,400 vs $131,600 in Star).

Population, income & housing

	Candor	Star
Population	1,284	1,430
Median age	34.5 yrs	36.2 yrs
Median household income	$46,983	$37,135
Median home value	$139,400	$131,600
Median gross rent	$1,082	$547
Housing units	472	435
Homeownership rate	70.1%	44.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.9%	9.5%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Candor	Star
Population	1,068 → 1,284 (+20.2%)	756 → 1,430 (+89.2%)
Median household income	$41,984 → $46,983 (+11.9%)	$34,038 → $37,135 (+9.1%)
Median home value	$100,400 → $139,400 (+38.8%)	$79,700 → $131,600 (+65.1%)
Median gross rent	$645 → $1,082 (+67.8%)	$532 → $547 (+2.8%)

Candor

Population

1,0681,284

Median household income

$41,984$46,983

Median home value

$100,400$139,400

Median gross rent

$645$1,082

Star

Population

7561,430

Median household income

$34,038$37,135

Median home value

$79,700$131,600

Median gross rent

$532$547

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Candor	Star
Under 5	4.3%	8.8%
5 to 17	23.1%	27.4%
18 to 24	12.9%	6.4%
25 to 34	10.4%	6.7%
35 to 44	15.3%	7.6%
45 to 54	16.7%	11.4%
55 to 64	9.7%	17.3%
65 to 74	4.8%	8.5%
75 and over	2.9%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Candor	Star
White (non-Hispanic)	34.3%	47.3%
Black or African American	30.5%	31.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.1%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	32.0%	17.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Candor	Star
No high school diploma	27.6%	32.2%
High school graduate	32.2%	26.2%
Some college or associate's	23.3%	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	13.2%	6.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	2.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Candor	Star
Drove alone	80.7%	89.3%
Carpooled	18.5%	6.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	0.8%	1.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Candor	Star
1-unit, detached	89.8%	70.3%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.8%	20.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.9%	6.9%

Poverty & households

	Candor	Star
Poverty rate	22.3%	28.0%
Average household size	3.11	3.75
Mean commute (minutes)	22	20
Median year structure built	1967	1974