Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Whitwell is worth considering.
In Whitwell, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 43.66 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
As is often the case in a small city, Whitwell doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In Whitwell, just 7.05% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%.
The per capita income in Whitwell in 2018 was $27,642, which is middle income relative to Tennessee, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $110,568 for a family of four. However, Whitwell contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Whitwell is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Whitwell home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Whitwell residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Whitwell include German, Irish, English, Scots-Irish, and British.
The most common language spoken in Whitwell is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
