Whitakers is a tiny town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 637 people and two associated neighborhoods, Whitakers is the 456th largest community in North Carolina.When you are in Whitakers, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 37.33% of Whitakers’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Whitakers is a town of sales and office workers, transportation and shipping workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Whitakers who work in office and administrative support (15.11%), sales jobs (15.11%), and management occupations (9.78%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 15.11% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. As is often the case in a small town, Whitakers doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The education level of Whitakers citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.75% of adults in Whitakers have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Whitakers in 2022 was $29,124, which is middle income relative to North Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $116,496 for a family of four. However, Whitakers contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Whitakers is a very 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 African, English, Scots-Irish, German, and British. The most common language spoken in Whitakers is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Russian.
