Middlesex vs Whitakers

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

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

Middlesex has the higher population (1,005 vs 411 in Whitakers). Middlesex has the higher median household income ($49,931 vs $41,875 in Whitakers). Middlesex has the higher median home value ($213,800 vs $125,900 in Whitakers).

Population, income & housing

	Middlesex	Whitakers
Population	1,005	411
Median age	39.6 yrs	37.0 yrs
Median household income	$49,931	$41,875
Median home value	$213,800	$125,900
Median gross rent	$875	$888
Housing units	567	338
Homeownership rate	63.2%	51.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.8%	21.8%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	10.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Middlesex	Whitakers
Population	1,145 → 1,005 (-12.2%)	649 → 411 (-36.7%)
Median household income	$39,000 → $49,931 (+28.0%)	$31,250 → $41,875 (+34.0%)
Median home value	$119,800 → $213,800 (+78.5%)	$82,900 → $125,900 (+51.9%)
Median gross rent	$642 → $875 (+36.3%)	$609 → $888 (+45.8%)

Middlesex

Population

1,1451,005

Median household income

$39,000$49,931

Median home value

$119,800$213,800

Median gross rent

$642$875

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)

	Middlesex	Whitakers
Under 5	5.8%	3.9%
5 to 17	14.3%	13.9%
18 to 24	11.3%	7.3%
25 to 34	13.3%	20.7%
35 to 44	15.8%	6.8%
45 to 54	7.7%	17.3%
55 to 64	14.6%	16.8%
65 to 74	7.8%	8.5%
75 and over	9.4%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Middlesex	Whitakers
White (non-Hispanic)	51.8%	20.9%
Black or African American	24.8%	75.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.6%	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	1.7%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	19.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Middlesex	Whitakers
No high school diploma	14.7%	4.9%
High school graduate	43.1%	25.3%
Some college or associate's	30.5%	48.1%
Bachelor's degree	10.0%	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1.7%	12.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Middlesex	Whitakers
Drove alone	74.8%	77.3%
Carpooled	14.2%	7.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.6%	15.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Middlesex	Whitakers
1-unit, detached	76.5%	66.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	7.1%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	0.6%
20 or more units	2.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.8%	26.6%

Poverty & households

	Middlesex	Whitakers
Poverty rate	10.8%	13.6%
Average household size	2.31	1.77
Mean commute (minutes)	28	29
Median year structure built	1978	1974