Candler is a medium-sized town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 24,569 people and five associated neighborhoods, Candler is the 43rd largest community in North Carolina.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Candler is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Candler is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Candler who work in sales jobs (12.72%), management occupations (11.65%), and office and administrative support (10.88%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.16% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.The overall education level of Candler is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 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.
