Whitmore Lake is a somewhat small town located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 7,584 people and four associated neighborhoods, Whitmore Lake is the 149th largest community in Michigan.
Whitmore Lake real estate is some of the most expensive in Michigan, although Whitmore Lake house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Also of interest is that Whitmore Lake has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in Whitmore Lake telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.73% 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, Whitmore Lake does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Whitmore Lake are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 36.33% of adults in Whitmore Lake have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Whitmore Lake in 2022 was $49,698, which is wealthy relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $198,792 for a family of four. However, Whitmore Lake contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Whitmore Lake home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Whitmore Lake residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Whitmore Lake include German, English, Irish, Polish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Whitmore Lake is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.