Whitney is a very small town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 2,124 people and three associated neighborhoods, Whitney is the 644th largest community in Texas.

One downside of living in Whitney, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.43 minutes every day commuting to work.

Whitney is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The percentage of people in Whitney with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 10.79% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Whitney in 2022 was $25,824, which is lower middle income relative to Texas, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $103,296 for a family of four. However, Whitney contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Whitney is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Whitney home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Whitney residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Whitney also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 24.78% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Whitney include Irish, German, English, Dutch, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Whitney is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.