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Moving to Candor, North Carolina

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Population: 825. Estimated population in July 2024: 829 (+0.5% change)
Males: 415 (50.3%), Females: 410 (49.7%)

Montgomery County

Zip code: 27229

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.6 years
Median household income: $37,917
Median house value: $66,100

Population by Race

Races in Candor:

  • White Non-Hispanic (64.2%)
  • Hispanic (27.0%)
  • Black (8.7%)
  • Other race (7.4%)
  • Two or more races (4.2%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: United States (13.8%), Scotch-Irish (5.1%), English (3.6%), Scottish (3.3%), German (2.9%), Irish (2.7%).

Elevation: 730 feet

Land area: 1.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Candor

  • High school or higher: 61.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
  • Unemployed: 11.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 16.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Candor town

  • Never married: 24.1%
  • Now married: 52.9%
  • Separated: 2.6%
  • Widowed: 7.9%
  • Divorced: 12.6%

24.2% Foreign born (24.2% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +8 (+1.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Candor:

  • FIRSTHEALTH MONTGOMERY MEMORIAL HOSP (about 14 miles; TROY, NC)
  • FIRSTHEALTH MOORE REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; PINEHURST, NC)
  • FIRSTHEALTH RICHMOND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; ROCKINGHAM, NC)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Candor:

  • MOORE COUNTY (about 26 miles; PINEHURST/SOUTHERN PINES, NC; Abbreviation: SOP)
  • POPE AFB (about 53 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: POB)
  • PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL (about 56 miles; GREENSBORO, NC; Abbreviation: GSO)

Other public-use airports nearest to Candor:

  • MONTGOMERY COUNTY (about 7 miles; STAR, NC; Abbreviation: 43A)
  • ASHEBORO MUNI (about 27 miles; ASHEBORO, NC; Abbreviation: HBI)
  • ROCKINGHAM-HAMLET (about 29 miles; ROCKINGHAM, NC; Abbreviation: 45J)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Candor:

  • CENTRAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; SANFORD, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,400)
  • HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; HIGH POINT, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,564)
  • GUILFORD TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles; JAMESTOWN, NC; Full-time enrollment: 4,810)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO (about 57 miles; GREENSBORO, NC; Full-time enrollment: 10,868)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE (about 57 miles; PEMBROKE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,806)
  • FAYETTEVILLE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 4,815)
  • ROWAN-CABARRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles; SALISBURY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,499)

Public primary/middle school in Candor:

  • CANDOR ELEMENTARY (Students: 597; Location: 414 S MAIN; Grades: PK – 05)

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