Whitakers

Population: 411
Median household income: $41,875
Median home value: $125,900

Whitakers, a community in Nash County, North Carolina, has 411 residents. At $41,875, its median household income sits below Nash County's $60,704.

From 2019 to 2023, Whitakers's population declined 36.7% from 649 to 411, while its median home value rose 51.9% from $82,900 to $125,900.

77.3% of workers drive to work alone. 66.0% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 411
Median age: 37.0 yrs
Median household income: $41,875
Median home value: $125,900
Median gross rent: $888
Housing units: 338
Homeownership rate: 51.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.8%
Unemployment rate: 10.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

649411

Median household income

$31,250$41,875

Median home value

$82,900$125,900

Median gross rent

$609$888

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	649	$31,250	$82,900	$609
2020	581	$32,054	$84,300	$625
2021	462	$36,250	$89,300	$764
2022	462	$34,375	$99,000	$798
2023	411	$41,875	$125,900	$888

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.9%

5 to 1713.9%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 3420.7%

35 to 446.8%

45 to 5417.3%

55 to 6416.8%

65 to 748.5%

75 and over4.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	16	3.9%
5 to 17	57	13.9%
18 to 24	30	7.3%
25 to 34	85	20.7%
35 to 44	28	6.8%
45 to 54	71	17.3%
55 to 64	69	16.8%
65 to 74	35	8.5%
75 and over	20	4.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	86	20.9%
Black or African American	312	75.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	13	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.9%

High school graduate25.3%

Some college or associate's48.1%

Bachelor's degree9.1%

Graduate or professional degree12.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	15	4.9%
High school graduate	78	25.3%
Some college or associate's	148	48.1%
Bachelor's degree	28	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	39	12.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone77.3%

Carpooled7.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	174	77.3%
Carpooled	17	7.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	34	15.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	31	16.2%
15 to 29 min	83	43.5%
30 to 44 min	46	24.1%
45 to 59 min	15	7.9%
60+ min	16	8.4%

Households

Average household size: 1.77
Poverty rate: 13.6% (56 of 411)

	Count	Share
Family households	113	48.7%
Nonfamily households	119	51.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	232	68.6%
Vacant	106	31.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	120	51.7%
Renter-occupied	112	48.3%

1-unit, detached66.0%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units6.2%

5 to 19 units0.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other26.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	223	66.0%
1-unit, attached	2	0.6%
2 to 4 units	21	6.2%
5 to 19 units	2	0.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	90	26.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3773160
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.83 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.1057, -77.7130