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Whiteville, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Whiteville is a Census city of 4,696 people across 5.56 square miles of land, in Columbus County. Median household income is $31,167, 48.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 8 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $15.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Whiteville
What Whiteville is
- Census place typecity
- Land area5.56 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land845
- County holding the largest share of its areaColumbus County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Whiteville
How many people live in Whiteville
- Population4,696
- Median age35.7
- Population under 181,184 plus or minus 264
- Share under 1825.2 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Population 65 and over838 plus or minus 188
- Share 65 and over17.8 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Households1,812
- Family households921
- Share of households that are families50.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Whiteville
Income and work in Whiteville
- Median household income$31,167 plus or minus $10,113
- Per capita income$25,529 plus or minus $5,416
- Civilian labor force1,946
- Employed1,883
- Unemployed63 plus or minus 66
- Unemployment rate3.2 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Adults 25 and over3,139
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher23.4 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree11.6 percent plus or minus 4.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Whiteville
Housing in Whiteville
- Housing units2,060
- Occupied units1,812
- Vacant units248 plus or minus 125
- Vacancy rate12.0 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Owner occupied881 plus or minus 204
- Renter occupied931 plus or minus 191
- Ownership rate48.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$187,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$773 plus or minus $164
- Annual rent as a share of median income29.8 percent plus or minus 11.5
- Single family units1,124 plus or minus 227
- Share single family54.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more668 plus or minus 201
- Share in buildings of two or more32.4 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Mobile homes268 plus or minus 135
- Median year structure built1971
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Whiteville
How Whiteville gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,770
- Commuting under 15 minutes691 plus or minus 235
- Share commuting under 15 minutes39.0 percent plus or minus 12.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more716 plus or minus 273
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more40.5 percent plus or minus 14.2
- Drove alone74.6 percent
- Carpooled16.8 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked4.8 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Worked from home3.8 percent plus or minus 4.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Whiteville
SBA loans in Whiteville (7(a))
- Approvals8
- Gross approval$15,648,900
- Average approval$1,956,113
- Median approval$1,135,000
- Largest approval$4,600,000
- Jobs supported78
- Jobs per approval9.8
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term210 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more50.0 percent
- Share to franchises12.5 percent
- Distinct lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Whiteville, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Columbus County, not Whiteville
Columbus County context, not Whiteville figures
- Establishments in Columbus County997
- Covered employment, Columbus County14,466
- Average annual pay, Columbus County$47,896
- Housing units permitted, Columbus County55
Every figure in this section is published for Columbus County as a whole and is not a measurement of Whiteville.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Whiteville questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Whiteville, North Carolina?
4,696, in 1,812 households. Whiteville city covers 5.56 square miles of land, which is 845 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Whiteville in?
Columbus County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Whiteville?
$31,167. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $187,500. Median gross rent is $773 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Whiteville businesses?
8 7(a) approvals totaling $15.6 m since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $1,135,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Whiteville, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Whiteville borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Whiteville. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Whiteville figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Columbus County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Whiteville.
Is zoning published for Whiteville?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.