Whitakers is a tiny town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 648 people and two associated neighborhoods, Whitakers is the 456th largest community in North Carolina.Whitakers is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Whitakers is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Whitakers who work in sales jobs (10.44%), office and administrative support (10.04%), and management occupations (9.64%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.85% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 percentage of adults in Whitakers who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.52% of the adults in Whitakers have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Whitakers in 2022 was $28,571, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $114,284 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, Other Subsaharan African, German, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Whitakers is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Russian.
