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Candor, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Candor is a Census town of 1,160 people across 2.03 square miles of land, lying across Montgomery County and Moore County. Median household income is $57,639, 65.2 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Candor
What Candor is
- Census place typetown
- Land area2.03 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land573 plus or minus 195
- County holding the largest share of its areaMontgomery County, 93.3 percent
- Counties this place lies inMontgomery County 93.3 percent, Moore County 6.7 percent
Candor crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Candor
How many people live in Candor
- Population1,160 plus or minus 394
- Median age29.6 plus or minus 10.2
- Population under 18338 plus or minus 143
- Share under 1829.1 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Population 65 and over98 plus or minus 43
- Share 65 and over8.4 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Households385 plus or minus 107
- Family households295 plus or minus 100
- Share of households that are families76.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Candor
Income and work in Candor
- Median household income$57,639 plus or minus $27,894
- Per capita income$26,329 plus or minus $9,160
- Civilian labor force436 plus or minus 142
- Employed425 plus or minus 140
- Unemployed11 plus or minus 11
- Unemployment rate2.5 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Adults 25 and over689 plus or minus 237
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher67.8 percent plus or minus 31.9
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher12.6 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.9 percent plus or minus 3.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Candor
Housing in Candor
- Housing units434 plus or minus 107
- Occupied units385 plus or minus 107
- Vacant units49 plus or minus 40
- Vacancy rate11.3 percent plus or minus 8.8
- Owner occupied251 plus or minus 82
- Renter occupied134 plus or minus 80
- Ownership rate65.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$164,900 plus or minus $37,111
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,020
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.2 percent plus or minus 11.0
- Single family units382 plus or minus 105
- Share single family88.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more3 plus or minus 16
- Share in buildings of two or more0.7 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Mobile homes49 plus or minus 39
- Median year structure built1972
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Candor
How Candor gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute407 plus or minus 141
- Commuting under 15 minutes163 plus or minus 121
- Share commuting under 15 minutes40.0 percent plus or minus 26.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more92 plus or minus 48
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more22.6 percent plus or minus 8.8
- Drove alone73.3 percent plus or minus 34.2
- Carpooled25.5 percent plus or minus 21.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home1.2 percent plus or minus 1.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Montgomery County, not Candor
Montgomery County context, not Candor figures
- Establishments in Montgomery County503
- Covered employment, Montgomery County8,933
- Average annual pay, Montgomery County$48,929
- Housing units permitted, Montgomery County138
Every figure in this section is published for Montgomery County as a whole and is not a measurement of Candor.
All Montgomery County figures →
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.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
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
Candor questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Candor, North Carolina?
1,160, in 385 households. Candor town covers 2.03 square miles of land, which is 573 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Candor in?
Candor lies in more than one. By area it is 93.3 percent in Montgomery County, 6.7 percent in Moore County. This page sits under Montgomery County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Candor?
$57,639. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $164,900. Median gross rent is $1,020 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Candor figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Montgomery 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 Candor.
Is zoning published for Candor?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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