Whiteville

Population: 4,689
Median household income: $43,438
Median home value: $87,000

Located in Hardeman County, Tennessee, Whiteville is a community with a population of 4,689. Its median household income of $43,438 runs below the Hardeman County figure of $46,173.

Between 2019 and 2023, Whiteville's population grew 4.2% from 4,501 to 4,689, while its median home value rose 27.2% from $68,400 to $87,000.

The median gross rent is $905. 4.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,689
Median age: 38.7 yrs
Median household income: $43,438
Median home value: $87,000
Median gross rent: $905
Housing units: 606
Homeownership rate: 40.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.9%
Unemployment rate: 15.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,5014,689

Median household income

$36,094$43,438

Median home value

$68,400$87,000

Median gross rent

$771$905

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,501	$36,094	$68,400	$771
2020	4,482	$37,500	$72,000	$786
2021	4,928	$37,458	$73,000	$823
2022	4,734	$46,138	$81,500	$834
2023	4,689	$43,438	$87,000	$905

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

Age distribution

Under 51.9%

5 to 174.6%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 3423.3%

35 to 4428.5%

45 to 5419.3%

55 to 648.0%

65 to 744.3%

75 and over2.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	90	1.9%
5 to 17	214	4.6%
18 to 24	379	8.1%
25 to 34	1,093	23.3%
35 to 44	1,335	28.5%
45 to 54	903	19.3%
55 to 64	373	8.0%
65 to 74	202	4.3%
75 and over	100	2.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,150	45.9%
Black or African American	2,090	44.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.1%
Asian	18	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	5	0.1%
Some other race	15	0.3%
Two or more races	186	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	219	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma29.0%

High school graduate46.8%

Some college or associate's19.4%

Bachelor's degree3.0%

Graduate or professional degree1.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,161	29.0%
High school graduate	1,873	46.8%
Some college or associate's	777	19.4%
Bachelor's degree	122	3.0%
Graduate or professional degree	73	1.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone90.9%

Carpooled5.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	368	90.9%
Carpooled	21	5.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	9	2.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	7	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	111	27.4%
15 to 29 min	107	26.4%
30 to 44 min	66	16.3%
45 to 59 min	90	22.2%
60+ min	31	7.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.26
Poverty rate: 28.1% (354 of 1,258)

	Count	Share
Family households	349	62.9%
Nonfamily households	206	37.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	555	91.6%
Vacant	51	8.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	226	40.7%
Renter-occupied	329	59.3%

1-unit, detached71.3%

1-unit, attached0.2%

2 to 4 units4.3%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other24.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	432	71.3%
1-unit, attached	1	0.2%
2 to 4 units	26	4.3%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	147	24.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4780540
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2.64 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.3179, -89.1497