Whitwell is a very small city located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 1,616 people and two associated neighborhoods, Whitwell is the 242nd largest community in Tennessee.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Whitwell is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Whitwell is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Whitwell who work in sales jobs (14.83%), law enforcement and fire fighting (12.06%), and office and administrative support (8.75%). A relatively large number of people in Whitwell telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.00% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Whitwell has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Whitwell a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. One downside of living in Whitwell is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Whitwell, the average commute to work is 37.77 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Being a small city, Whitwell does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Whitwell have a very low rate of college education: just 8.42% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities. The per capita income in Whitwell in 2022 was $27,191, which is lower middle income relative to Tennessee and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $108,764 for a family of four. However, Whitwell contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Whitwell is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Whitwell home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Whitwell residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Whitwell include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Whitwell is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
