Candor

Population: 1,284
Median household income: $46,983
Median home value: $139,400

Candor, a community in Montgomery County, North Carolina, has 1,284 residents. At $46,983, its median household income sits below Montgomery County's $55,849.

Between 2019 and 2023, Candor's population grew 20.2% from 1,068 to 1,284, while its median home value rose 38.8% from $100,400 to $139,400.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 34.3% of the population. 80.7% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,284
Median age: 34.5 yrs
Median household income: $46,983
Median home value: $139,400
Median gross rent: $1,082
Housing units: 472
Homeownership rate: 70.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.9%
Unemployment rate: 1.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,0681,284

Median household income

$41,984$46,983

Median home value

$100,400$139,400

Median gross rent

$645$1,082

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,068	$41,984	$100,400	$645
2020	1,173	$41,705	$100,900	$670
2021	1,132	$44,923	$108,300	$923
2022	1,168	$45,351	$114,500	$1,115
2023	1,284	$46,983	$139,400	$1,082

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.3%

5 to 1723.1%

18 to 2412.9%

25 to 3410.4%

35 to 4415.3%

45 to 5416.7%

55 to 649.7%

65 to 744.8%

75 and over2.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	55	4.3%
5 to 17	296	23.1%
18 to 24	165	12.9%
25 to 34	133	10.4%
35 to 44	196	15.3%
45 to 54	215	16.7%
55 to 64	125	9.7%
65 to 74	62	4.8%
75 and over	37	2.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	441	34.3%
Black or African American	391	30.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	11	0.9%
Asian	5	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	7	0.5%
Two or more races	18	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	411	32.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma27.6%

High school graduate32.2%

Some college or associate's23.3%

Bachelor's degree13.2%

Graduate or professional degree3.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	212	27.6%
High school graduate	247	32.2%
Some college or associate's	179	23.3%
Bachelor's degree	101	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	29	3.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone80.7%

Carpooled18.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	405	80.7%
Carpooled	93	18.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	4	0.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	153	30.7%
15 to 29 min	191	38.4%
30 to 44 min	93	18.7%
45 to 59 min	46	9.2%
60+ min	15	3.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.11
Poverty rate: 22.3% (285 of 1,278)

	Count	Share
Family households	330	80.9%
Nonfamily households	78	19.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	408	86.4%
Vacant	64	13.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	286	70.1%
Renter-occupied	122	29.9%

1-unit, detached89.8%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units0.8%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other8.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	424	89.8%
1-unit, attached	2	0.4%
2 to 4 units	4	0.8%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	42	8.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3710120
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2.03 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.2964, -79.7325