Whitsett is a tiny town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 604 people and two associated neighborhoods, Whitsett is the 468th largest community in North Carolina.Whitsett is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Whitsett is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Whitsett who work in sales jobs (15.85%), office and administrative support (14.72%), and management occupations (10.19%). Also of interest is that Whitsett has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 14.23% 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. Residents will find that the town 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, Whitsett is worth considering. In Whitsett, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.28 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. As is often the case in a small town, Whitsett doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The citizens of Whitsett are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.24% of adults in Whitsett having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Whitsett in 2022 was $45,488, which is wealthy relative to North Carolina, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $181,952 for a family of four. However, Whitsett contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Whitsett is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Whitsett home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Whitsett residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Whitsett also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.99% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Whitsett include German, English, Irish, Scots-Irish, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Whitsett is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
