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Whitakers, NC
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Living in Whitakers



Whitakers is a tiny town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 632 people and two associated neighborhoods, Whitakers is the 456th largest community in North Carolina.

A relatively large number of people in Whitakers telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.66% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Being a small town, Whitakers does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The percentage of adults in Whitakers with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.74% of adults in Whitakers have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Whitakers in 2022 was $23,240, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $92,960 for a family of four. However, Whitakers contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Whitakers is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Whitakers home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Whitakers residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Whitakers include German, Scots-Irish, Italian, English, and British.

The most common language spoken in Whitakers is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.


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