Whiteville is a very small city located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 4,677 people and three associated neighborhoods, Whiteville is the 165th largest community in North Carolina.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Whiteville is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Whiteville is a city of professionals, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Whiteville who work in food service (12.09%), management occupations (10.71%), and sales jobs (9.87%). Of important note, Whiteville is also a city of artists. Whiteville has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Whiteville’s character. Being a small city, Whiteville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of Whiteville citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 23.70% of adults in Whiteville have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Whiteville in 2022 was $25,571, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $102,284 for a family of four. However, Whiteville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Whiteville is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Whiteville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Whiteville residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Whiteville include English, Irish, German, Scots-Irish, and European. The most common language spoken in Whiteville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
