Residents will find that the city 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, Whitwell is worth considering.
One downside of living in Whitwell, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 37.77 minutes every day commuting to work.
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.
