Castalia vs Whitakers

A side-by-side comparison of Castalia and Whitakers: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Whitakers has the higher population (411 vs 223 in Castalia). Since 2019, Whitakers's population has grown faster (-36.7% vs -38.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Castalia	Whitakers
Population	223	411
Median age	33.7 yrs	37.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$41,875
Median home value	—	$125,900
Median gross rent	$635	$888
Housing units	167	338
Homeownership rate	67.4%	51.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.9%	21.8%
Unemployment rate	9.0%	10.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Castalia	Whitakers
Population	360 → 223 (-38.1%)	649 → 411 (-36.7%)
Median household income	$31,389 → $30,000 (-4.4%)	$31,250 → $41,875 (+34.0%)
Median home value	$51,700 → $70,000 (+35.4%)	$82,900 → $125,900 (+51.9%)
Median gross rent	$602 → $635 (+5.5%)	$609 → $888 (+45.8%)

Castalia

Population

360223

Median household income

$31,389$30,000

Median home value

$51,700$70,000

Median gross rent

$602$635

Whitakers

Population

649411

Median household income

$31,250$41,875

Median home value

$82,900$125,900

Median gross rent

$609$888

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Castalia	Whitakers
Under 5	6.7%	3.9%
5 to 17	21.1%	13.9%
18 to 24	7.2%	7.3%
25 to 34	15.7%	20.7%
35 to 44	10.3%	6.8%
45 to 54	6.7%	17.3%
55 to 64	9.4%	16.8%
65 to 74	13.5%	8.5%
75 and over	9.4%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Castalia	Whitakers
White (non-Hispanic)	42.2%	20.9%
Black or African American	55.6%	75.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Castalia	Whitakers
No high school diploma	24.1%	4.9%
High school graduate	21.4%	25.3%
Some college or associate's	36.6%	48.1%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7.6%	12.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Castalia	Whitakers
Drove alone	83.1%	77.3%
Carpooled	6.2%	7.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.8%	15.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Castalia	Whitakers
1-unit, detached	61.1%	66.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	38.9%	26.6%

Poverty & households

	Castalia	Whitakers
Poverty rate	36.8%	13.6%
Average household size	2.42	1.77
Mean commute (minutes)	23	29
Median year structure built	1968	1974