Whitakers, NC Housing Market & City Data

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702
Population Estimate
$83,678
Median Home Value
95.0%
Employment Rate
6.6%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$133
Median Listing Price$242,950
Median Days on Market159
Active Listings6
New Listings0
Total Listings (Active + Pending)8
Avg Listing Price$238,700
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-3%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-22%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.83
Family Dual Income23.7
Median Household Income$31,250
Median Individual Income$20,863
Home Ownership65.8%
Home Value$83,678
Median Rent$609
Rent Burden38.0%
Poverty21.0%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED24.8%
  • Highschool Education35.1%
  • Some College33.5%
  • Bachelors Degree2.6%
  • Graduate Degree4.0%
  • Total College or Above6.6%
  • Stem Degree42.4%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male43.9%
  • Female56.1%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married31.2%
  • Divorced21.0%
  • Never Married28.8%
  • Widowed19.0%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityWhitakers
State IDNC
Population702

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1822.4%
19–296.6%
30–3912.0%
40–4910.6%
Age Group% of Population
50–5912.5%
60–6918.0%
70–799.7%
80+8.0%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation44.7%
Unemployment Rate5.0%
Disabled28.5%

ETHNICITY

White19.6%
Black79.5%
Asian0.0%
Native American0.0%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other0.0%
Multiple0.9%

OTHER

Hispanic2.2%
Limited English0.0%
Health Uninsured11.6%
Veteran9.1%

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