Candler is a medium-sized town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 24,735 people and five associated neighborhoods, Candler is the 43rd largest community in North Carolina.
A relatively large number of people in Candler telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.16% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Candler has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Candler a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Candler is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
In terms of college education, Candler is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.79% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Candler in 2022 was $31,828, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $127,312 for a family of four. However, Candler contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Candler is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Candler home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Candler residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Candler include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Candler is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.