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Faison, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Faison is a Census town of 660 people across 0.87 square miles of land, in Duplin County. Median household income is $42,333, 68.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $36,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Faison
What Faison is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.87 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land762 plus or minus 223
- County holding the largest share of its areaDuplin County, 99.9 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Faison
How many people live in Faison
- Population660 plus or minus 193
- Median age41.8 plus or minus 10.9
- Population under 18215 plus or minus 63
- Share under 1832.6 percent plus or minus 13.4
- Population 65 and over157 plus or minus 63
- Share 65 and over23.8 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Households246 plus or minus 56
- Family households159 plus or minus 44
- Share of households that are families64.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Faison
Income and work in Faison
- Median household income$42,333 plus or minus $8,502
- Per capita income$20,929 plus or minus $5,502
- Civilian labor force256 plus or minus 75
- Employed243 plus or minus 68
- Unemployed13 plus or minus 15
- Unemployment rate5.1 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Adults 25 and over385 plus or minus 107
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher69.6 percent plus or minus 25.0
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher15.3 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.5 percent plus or minus 4.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Faison
Housing in Faison
- Housing units294 plus or minus 61
- Occupied units246 plus or minus 56
- Vacant units48 plus or minus 30
- Vacancy rate16.3 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Owner occupied168 plus or minus 47
- Renter occupied78 plus or minus 33
- Ownership rate68.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$104,200 plus or minus $31,948
- Median gross rent, monthly$671 plus or minus $230
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.0 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Single family units220 plus or minus 54
- Share single family74.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more32 plus or minus 26
- Share in buildings of two or more10.9 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Mobile homes42 plus or minus 28
- Median year structure built1975
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Faison
How Faison gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute214 plus or minus 68
- Commuting under 15 minutes65 plus or minus 33
- Share commuting under 15 minutes30.4 percent plus or minus 12.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more72 plus or minus 28
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more33.6 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Drove alone74.4 percent
- Carpooled15.5 percent plus or minus 10.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home10.1 percent plus or minus 10.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Faison
SBA loans in Faison (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$36,000
- Average approval$36,000
- Median approval$36,000
- Largest approval$36,000
- Jobs supported2
- Jobs per approval2.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term36 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Faison, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Faison
SBA loans in Faison (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$1,657,000
- Average approval$1,657,000
- Median approval$1,657,000
- Largest approval$1,657,000
- Jobs supported2
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Faison, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Faison
Flood risk in Faison
- NFIP communityTown of Faison
- NFIP community number370495
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/16/07
The Town of Faison participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 370495 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Duplin County, not Faison
Duplin County context, not Faison figures
- Establishments in Duplin County870
- Covered employment, Duplin County19,429
- Average annual pay, Duplin County$45,993
- Housing units permitted, Duplin County134
Every figure in this section is published for Duplin County as a whole and is not a measurement of Faison.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Faison questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Faison, North Carolina?
660, in 246 households. Faison town covers 0.87 square miles of land, which is 762 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Faison in?
Duplin County, which holds 99.9 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Faison?
$42,333. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $104,200. Median gross rent is $671 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Faison businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $36,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $36,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $1.7 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Faison, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Faison borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Faison. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Faison in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Faison appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Faison, town of, community 370495, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Faison figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Duplin County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Faison.
Is zoning published for Faison?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.