McLeansville vs Whitsett

A side-by-side comparison of McLeansville and Whitsett: population, income, housing, and more.

McLeansville and Whitsett are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

McLeansville has the higher population (740 vs 592 in Whitsett). Whitsett has the higher median home value ($201,800 vs $166,300 in McLeansville). Since 2019, Whitsett's population has grown faster (-19.1% vs -29.1%).

Population, income & housing

	McLeansville	Whitsett
Population	740	592
Median age	62.1 yrs	56.2 yrs
Median household income	—	$66,625
Median home value	$166,300	$201,800
Median gross rent	—	$1,577
Housing units	442	436
Homeownership rate	82.1%	82.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.5%	21.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McLeansville	Whitsett
Population	1,044 → 740 (-29.1%)	732 → 592 (-19.1%)
Median household income	$60,717 → $69,902 (+15.1%)	$58,750 → $66,625 (+13.4%)
Median home value	$145,700 → $166,300 (+14.1%)	$183,900 → $201,800 (+9.7%)
Median gross rent	$731 → $706 (-3.4%)	$783 → $1,577 (+101.4%)

McLeansville

Population

1,044740

Median household income

$60,717$69,902

Median home value

$145,700$166,300

Median gross rent

$731$706

Whitsett

Population

732592

Median household income

$58,750$66,625

Median home value

$183,900$201,800

Median gross rent

$783$1,577

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McLeansville	Whitsett
Under 5	0.5%	7.8%
5 to 17	1.9%	10.8%
18 to 24	0.0%	3.0%
25 to 34	14.1%	9.8%
35 to 44	0.9%	9.6%
45 to 54	12.3%	7.3%
55 to 64	42.7%	22.1%
65 to 74	6.6%	17.2%
75 and over	20.9%	12.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McLeansville	Whitsett
White (non-Hispanic)	90.1%	84.8%
Black or African American	6.1%	6.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.4%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McLeansville	Whitsett
No high school diploma	9.1%	11.9%
High school graduate	37.1%	26.5%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	40.3%
Bachelor's degree	23.5%	14.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McLeansville	Whitsett
Drove alone	99.0%	93.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	3.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.0%	3.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McLeansville	Whitsett
1-unit, detached	87.3%	96.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.7%	3.2%

Poverty & households

	McLeansville	Whitsett
Poverty rate	20.3%	3.2%
Average household size	1.86	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	25	29
Median year structure built	1983	1986