Faison is a tiny town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 798 people and two associated neighborhoods, Faison is the 433rd largest community in North Carolina.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Faison is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 49.44% of the Faison workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Faison is a town of professionals, transportation and shipping workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Faison who work in teaching (11.24%), office and administrative support (9.36%), and farm management occupations (8.24%). Another important characteristic of Faison is that a lot of people work in agricultural jobs, especially compared to most other communities in America, and there are quite a number of farms in town. A relatively large number of people in Faison telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.50% 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. Being a small town, Faison does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In Faison, just 12.89% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%. The per capita income in Faison in 2022 was $17,719, which is low income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $70,876 for a family of four. However, Faison contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Faison also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 40.31% of its population below the federal poverty line.Faison is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Faison home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Faison, accounting for 41.53% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Faison residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Faison include English, German, Scottish, Italian, and Irish. In addition, Faison has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (20.22%). The most common language spoken in Faison is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
