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Whitakers, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Whitakers is a Census town of 494 people across 0.83 square miles of land, lying across Nash County and Edgecombe County. Median household income is $48,869, 51.9 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Whitakers
What Whitakers is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.83 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land594 plus or minus 242
- County holding the largest share of its areaNash County, 52.1 percent
- Counties this place lies inNash County 52.1 percent, Edgecombe County 47.9 percent
Whitakers crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Whitakers
How many people live in Whitakers
- Population494 plus or minus 201
- Median age34.8 plus or minus 11.8
- Population under 18137 plus or minus 67
- Share under 1827.7 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Population 65 and over55 plus or minus 38
- Share 65 and over11.1 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Households243 plus or minus 81
- Family households128 plus or minus 59
- Share of households that are families52.7 percent plus or minus 16.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Whitakers
- Median household income$48,869 plus or minus $17,435
- Per capita income$28,571 plus or minus $6,199
- Civilian labor force275 plus or minus 109
- Employed249 plus or minus 104
- Unemployed26 plus or minus 20
- Unemployment rate9.5 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Adults 25 and over333 plus or minus 118
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.2 percent plus or minus 41.2
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher19.5 percent plus or minus 10.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree12.6 percent plus or minus 8.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Whitakers
- Housing units336 plus or minus 86
- Occupied units243 plus or minus 81
- Vacant units93 plus or minus 37
- Vacancy rate27.7 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Owner occupied126 plus or minus 50
- Renter occupied117 plus or minus 62
- Ownership rate51.9 percent plus or minus 11.2
- Median owner-occupied home value$148,300 plus or minus $51,240
- Median gross rent, monthly$887
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.8 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Single family units242 plus or minus 74
- Share single family72.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more17 plus or minus 21
- Share in buildings of two or more5.1 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Mobile homes77 plus or minus 38
- Median year structure built1967
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Whitakers gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute217 plus or minus 98
- Commuting under 15 minutes48 plus or minus 32
- Share commuting under 15 minutes22.1 percent plus or minus 11.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more98 plus or minus 67
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more45.2 percent plus or minus 23.0
- Drove alone80.7 percent plus or minus 17.0
- Carpooled6.4 percent plus or minus 8.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home12.9 percent plus or minus 10.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Whitakers
- NFIP communityTown of Whitakers
- NFIP community number370095
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/18/13
The Town of Whitakers participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 370095 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Nash County, not Whitakers
Nash County context, not Whitakers figures
- Establishments in Nash County2,114
- Covered employment, Nash County39,498
- Average annual pay, Nash County$54,440
- Housing units permitted, Nash County500
Every figure in this section is published for Nash County as a whole and is not a measurement of Whitakers.
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.
Coverage
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
Whitakers questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Whitakers, North Carolina?
494, in 243 households. Whitakers town covers 0.83 square miles of land, which is 594 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Whitakers in?
Whitakers lies in more than one. By area it is 52.1 percent in Nash County, 47.9 percent in Edgecombe County. This page sits under Nash County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Whitakers?
$48,869. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $148,300. Median gross rent is $887 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Whitakers in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Whitakers appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Whitakers, town of, community 370095, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Whitakers figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Nash 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 Whitakers.
Is zoning published for Whitakers?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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