Efland is a tiny town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 852 people and two associated neighborhoods, Efland is the 419th largest community in North Carolina.

And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Efland has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too.

Also of interest is that Efland has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 24.05% 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.

It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Efland has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Efland has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Efland than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Efland may be for you.

In Efland, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.45 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Efland 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 Efland citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 31.47% of adults in Efland have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.

The per capita income in Efland in 2022 was $37,934, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $151,736 for a family of four.

Efland is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Efland home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Efland residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Efland include English, German, Dutch, Serbian, and European.

Efland also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 20.12%.

The most common language spoken in Efland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Arabic and Polish.