Falcon is a tiny town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 346 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Falcon is the 432nd largest community in North Carolina.

Falcon is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Falcon is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Falcon who work in community and social services (15.18%), personal care services (12.50%), and office and administrative support jobs (11.61%).

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.01% 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.

In Falcon, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 40.72 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Falcon is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Falcon, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 100% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

Being a small town, Falcon does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Falcon Information and Demographics

The education level of Falcon citizens is substantially higher than the average US city or town, as 30.92% of adults in Falcon have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Falcon in 2000 was $10,387, which is low income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $41,548 for a family of four.

Falcon is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Falcon home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Falcon is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Falcon include English, British, Scottish, Scotch-Irish, and German.

The most common language spoken in Falcon is English.