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Population (year 2000): 744. Estimated
population in July 2005: 770 (+3.5% change)
Males: 364 (48.9%), Females: 380 (51.1%)
Duplin County
Zip code:
28341
Median resident age: 36.8 years
Median household income: $22,788 (year 2000)
Median house value: $66,500 (year 2000)
Races in Faison:
- White Non-Hispanic (59.9%)
- Hispanic (24.7%)
- Other race (20.3%)
- Black (14.8%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (15.3%), English
(6.5%), Irish (5.0%), Scotch-Irish (3.5%), French Canadian
(1.5%), German (1.5%).
Elevation: 166 feet
Land area: 0.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Faison
- High school or higher: 57.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.1%
- Unemployed: 2.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Faison town
- Never married: 27.3%
- Now married: 50.2%
- Separated: 2.0%
- Widowed: 10.5%
- Divorced: 10.0%
23.0% Foreign born (21.6% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +31 (+4.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Faison:
- SAMPSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles;
CLINTON, NC)
- DUPLIN GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles;
KENANSVILLE, NC)
- CHERRY HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; GOLDSBORO, NC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Faison:
- SEYMOUR JOHNSON AFB (about 20 miles; GOLDSBORO, NC;
ID: GSB)
- KINSTON RGNL JETPORT AT STALLINGS FLD (about 40
miles; KINSTON, NC; ID: ISO)
- ALBERT J ELLIS (about 43 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC;
ID: OAJ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Faison:
- MOUNT OLIVE MUNI (about 11 miles; MOUNT OLIVE, NC;
ID: W40)
- DUPLIN CO (about 15 miles; KENANSVILLE, NC; ID: DPL)
- SAMPSON COUNTY (about 18 miles; CLINTON, NC; ID: CTZ)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Faison:
- CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY INC (about 46 miles; BUIES
CREEK, NC; Full-time enrollment: 5,286)
- FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles;
FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 3,506)
- WAKE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles;
RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 4,754)
- FAYETTEVILLE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57
miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 4,815)
- SHAW UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT
enrollment: 2,299)
- NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY AT RALEIGH (about 58
miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 23,918)
- COASTAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles;
JACKSONVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,237)
Public primary/middle school in Faison:
- HARGROVE ELEMENTARY (Students: 402; Location:
7725 FAISON HWY; Grades: PK - 05)
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