South Pittsburg vs Whitwell

A side-by-side comparison of South Pittsburg and Whitwell: population, income, housing, and more.

South Pittsburg and Whitwell are places in Tennessee. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

South Pittsburg has the higher population (3,040 vs 1,863 in Whitwell). Whitwell has the higher median household income ($62,500 vs $54,347 in South Pittsburg). South Pittsburg has the higher median home value ($160,700 vs $121,700 in Whitwell).

Population, income & housing

	South Pittsburg	Whitwell
Population	3,040	1,863
Median age	49.7 yrs	44.7 yrs
Median household income	$54,347	$62,500
Median home value	$160,700	$121,700
Median gross rent	$796	$834
Housing units	1,518	1,030
Homeownership rate	70.7%	71.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.4%	7.2%
Unemployment rate	7.0%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Pittsburg	Whitwell
Population	3,051 → 3,040 (-0.4%)	1,798 → 1,863 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$34,292 → $54,347 (+58.5%)	$42,727 → $62,500 (+46.3%)
Median home value	$92,600 → $160,700 (+73.5%)	$84,600 → $121,700 (+43.9%)
Median gross rent	$521 → $796 (+52.8%)	$713 → $834 (+17.0%)

South Pittsburg

Population

3,0513,040

Median household income

$34,292$54,347

Median home value

$92,600$160,700

Median gross rent

$521$796

Whitwell

Population

1,7981,863

Median household income

$42,727$62,500

Median home value

$84,600$121,700

Median gross rent

$713$834

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	South Pittsburg	Whitwell
Under 5	3.1%	4.7%
5 to 17	12.5%	13.7%
18 to 24	7.9%	11.8%
25 to 34	9.8%	10.5%
35 to 44	9.2%	9.8%
45 to 54	15.2%	20.0%
55 to 64	20.2%	11.2%
65 to 74	13.1%	9.3%
75 and over	9.1%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Pittsburg	Whitwell
White (non-Hispanic)	88.0%	91.4%
Black or African American	8.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Pittsburg	Whitwell
No high school diploma	22.9%	21.5%
High school graduate	50.8%	51.2%
Some college or associate's	17.9%	20.1%
Bachelor's degree	5.7%	5.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Pittsburg	Whitwell
Drove alone	58.4%	78.9%
Carpooled	35.3%	5.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.8%	11.9%
Other means	1.6%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Pittsburg	Whitwell
1-unit, detached	83.6%	69.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	9.9%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	0.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.8%
Mobile home & other	9.7%	10.1%

Poverty & households

	South Pittsburg	Whitwell
Poverty rate	15.6%	13.1%
Average household size	2.31	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	26	38
Median year structure built	1977	1979