West Samoset vs Whitfield

A side-by-side comparison of West Samoset and Whitfield: population, income, housing, and more.

West Samoset and Whitfield are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

West Samoset has the higher population (7,273 vs 4,745 in Whitfield). Whitfield has the higher median household income ($102,200 vs $55,938 in West Samoset). Whitfield has the higher median home value ($415,200 vs $213,900 in West Samoset).

Population, income & housing

	West Samoset	Whitfield
Population	7,273	4,745
Median age	30.8 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$55,938	$102,200
Median home value	$213,900	$415,200
Median gross rent	$1,371	$2,059
Housing units	2,603	1,873
Homeownership rate	49.3%	92.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.7%	41.0%
Unemployment rate	7.3%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	West Samoset	Whitfield
Population	6,921 → 7,273 (+5.1%)	3,743 → 4,745 (+26.8%)
Median household income	$32,301 → $55,938 (+73.2%)	$85,391 → $102,200 (+19.7%)
Median home value	$88,800 → $213,900 (+140.9%)	$261,000 → $415,200 (+59.1%)
Median gross rent	$947 → $1,371 (+44.8%)	$1,042 → $2,059 (+97.6%)

West Samoset

Population

6,9217,273

Median household income

$32,301$55,938

Median home value

$88,800$213,900

Median gross rent

$947$1,371

Whitfield

Population

3,7434,745

Median household income

$85,391$102,200

Median home value

$261,000$415,200

Median gross rent

$1,042$2,059

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	West Samoset	Whitfield
Under 5	4.7%	10.3%
5 to 17	24.0%	15.1%
18 to 24	10.9%	9.5%
25 to 34	16.4%	9.7%
35 to 44	16.5%	13.3%
45 to 54	10.9%	16.8%
55 to 64	9.4%	13.0%
65 to 74	4.1%	8.4%
75 and over	3.1%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	West Samoset	Whitfield
White (non-Hispanic)	25.4%	70.7%
Black or African American	16.3%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.3%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	58.0%	22.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	West Samoset	Whitfield
No high school diploma	36.7%	4.8%
High school graduate	37.4%	24.0%
Some college or associate's	15.2%	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	5.7%	18.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	22.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	West Samoset	Whitfield
Drove alone	67.1%	72.3%
Carpooled	21.6%	6.7%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.4%
Worked from home	5.6%	18.6%
Other means	2.6%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	West Samoset	Whitfield
1-unit, detached	48.7%	96.8%
1-unit, attached	6.6%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	14.1%	0.4%
5 to 19 units	11.1%	0.5%
20 or more units	9.4%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	10.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	West Samoset	Whitfield
Poverty rate	22.7%	8.7%
Average household size	3.52	2.77
Mean commute (minutes)	24	27
Median year structure built	1974	1970