Aberdeen vs Whispering Pines

A side-by-side comparison of Aberdeen and Whispering Pines: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Aberdeen has the higher population (8,969 vs 5,081 in Whispering Pines). Whispering Pines has the higher median household income ($112,517 vs $72,955 in Aberdeen). Whispering Pines has the higher median home value ($452,800 vs $287,200 in Aberdeen).

Population, income & housing

	Aberdeen	Whispering Pines
Population	8,969	5,081
Median age	36.1 yrs	37.1 yrs
Median household income	$72,955	$112,517
Median home value	$287,200	$452,800
Median gross rent	$1,151	$2,122
Housing units	4,207	1,854
Homeownership rate	62.8%	79.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.0%	60.3%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Aberdeen	Whispering Pines
Population	7,595 → 8,969 (+18.1%)	3,288 → 5,081 (+54.5%)
Median household income	$54,597 → $72,955 (+33.6%)	$79,943 → $112,517 (+40.7%)
Median home value	$202,100 → $287,200 (+42.1%)	$318,900 → $452,800 (+42.0%)
Median gross rent	$815 → $1,151 (+41.2%)	$1,490 → $2,122 (+42.4%)

Aberdeen

Population

7,5958,969

Median household income

$54,597$72,955

Median home value

$202,100$287,200

Median gross rent

$815$1,151

Whispering Pines

Population

3,2885,081

Median household income

$79,943$112,517

Median home value

$318,900$452,800

Median gross rent

$1,490$2,122

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Aberdeen	Whispering Pines
Under 5	7.1%	5.4%
5 to 17	17.0%	30.2%
18 to 24	5.0%	4.1%
25 to 34	19.1%	7.1%
35 to 44	17.0%	17.8%
45 to 54	7.5%	11.7%
55 to 64	12.4%	10.0%
65 to 74	8.3%	8.1%
75 and over	6.5%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Aberdeen	Whispering Pines
White (non-Hispanic)	65.6%	85.9%
Black or African American	21.1%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.2%
Asian	3.7%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.7%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	11.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Aberdeen	Whispering Pines
No high school diploma	4.8%	1.2%
High school graduate	21.1%	7.1%
Some college or associate's	38.2%	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	22.0%	35.3%
Graduate or professional degree	14.0%	25.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Aberdeen	Whispering Pines
Drove alone	77.8%	80.6%
Carpooled	6.5%	3.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.5%	15.7%
Other means	4.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Aberdeen	Whispering Pines
1-unit, detached	64.1%	96.1%
1-unit, attached	4.6%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	15.0%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	10.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Aberdeen	Whispering Pines
Poverty rate	10.3%	5.8%
Average household size	2.23	2.89
Mean commute (minutes)	28	30
Median year structure built	2003	1999