Whiteville, TN

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2023 Population

4,689

0.951% 1-year decline

US Senator

Marsha Blackburn

Republican Party

US Senator

Bill Hagerty

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

38.7

1.78% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

28.1%

28.9% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$43,438

5.85% 1-year decline

2023 Median Property Value

$87,000

6.75% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

409

15.7% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Whiteville, TN had a population of 4.69k people with a median age of 38.7 and a median household income of $43,438. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Whiteville, TN declined from 4,734 to 4,689, a −0.951% decrease and its median household income declined from $46,138 to $43,438, a −5.85% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Whiteville, TN are White (Non-Hispanic) (45.9%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (44.6%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.97%), White (Hispanic) (1.94%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (1.34%).

None of the households in Whiteville, TN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.2% of the residents in Whiteville, TN are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in N/A are Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Whiteville (93 degrees awarded in 2020).

In 2023, the median property value in Whiteville, TN was $87,000, and the homeownership rate was 40.7%.

Most people in Whiteville, TN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Whiteville, TN was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Whiteville, TN is home to a population of 4.69k people, from which 97.2% are citizens. As of 2023, 3.16% of Whiteville, TN residents were born outside of the country (148 people).

In 2023, there were 1.03 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.15k people) in Whiteville, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.09k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 186 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.2%

2023 Citizenship

97.6%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 97.2% of Whiteville, TN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Whiteville, TN was 97.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Whiteville, TN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Whiteville, TN

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.15k ± 337
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
2.09k ± 407
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
186 ± 118

4.67%

Hispanic Population

219 people

4.67% of the people in Whiteville, TN are hispanic (219 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Whiteville, TN as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Tennessee.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
84,446 ± 7,091 people
India
23,758 ± 3,778 people
Guatemala
22,245 ± 3,656 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Tennessee was Mexico, the natal country of 84,446 Tennessee residents, followed by India with 23,758 and Guatemala with 22,245.

Foreign-Born Population

3.16%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

148 people

2.77%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

131 people

As of 2023, 3.16% of Whiteville, TN residents (148 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Whiteville, TN was 2.77%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Whiteville, TN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
52 ± 40
Gulf War (1990s)
44 ± 43
Vietnam
37 ± 36

Whiteville, TN has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.18 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Whiteville, TN employs 409 people. The largest industries in Whiteville, TN are Manufacturing (129 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (84 people), and Construction (45 people), and the highest paying industries are Public Administration ($65,982), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($54,167), and Construction ($50,313).

Males in Tennessee have an average income that is 1.36 times higher than the average income of females, which is $53,544. The income inequality in Tennessee (measured using the Gini index) is 0.462, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

409

2023 Value

± 125

−15.7%

1 Year decline

± 49.8%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Whiteville, TN declined at a rate of −15.7%, from 485 employees to 409 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Whiteville, TN, are Production Occupations (106 people), Healthcare Support Occupations (38 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (38 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Whiteville, TN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for false.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Tennessee (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

409

2023 Value

± 125

−15.7%

1 Year decline

± 49.8%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Whiteville, TN declined at a rate of −15.7%, from 485 employees to 409 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Whiteville, TN, are Manufacturing (129 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (84 people), and Construction (45 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Whiteville, TN, though some of these residents may live in Whiteville, TN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$45,750

Median earning men ± $7,827

$32,305

Median earning women ± $12,363

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($66,250), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($54,167), and Construction ($50,313).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($48,750), Retail Trade ($40,500), and Manufacturing ($37,875).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Tennessee.

Y-Axis

3.15%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.29M people employed in Tennessee. This represents a 3.15% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Tennessee.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Tennessee went to Donald J. Trump with 64.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.703%).

Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty are the senators currently representing the state of Tennessee. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Tennessee is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Whiteville, TN. Showing the available data for Tennessee.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (64.2%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (34.5%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (0.703%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Tennessee went to Donald J. Trump with 64.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.703%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Tennessee for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Tennessee

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Marsha Blackburn

Senator from Tennessee

Assumed office on January 3, 2019

Bill Hagerty

Senator from Tennessee

Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty are the senators currently representing Tennessee.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Tennessee over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Tennessee

Tennessee is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Tennessee have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2020, universities in Whiteville, TN awarded 93 degrees. The student population of Whiteville, TN in 2020 is skewed towards men, with 191 male students and 89 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Whiteville, TN are Black or African American (52 and 56.5%), followed by White (36 and 39.1%), Hispanic or Latino (2 and 2.17%), and Asian (1 and 1.09%).

The largest universities in Whiteville, TN by number of degrees awarded are Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Whiteville (93 and 100%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2020 there were 280 students enrolled in Whiteville, TN, 68.2% men and 31.8% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 126 records, of which 19.8% were women and 80.2% men.

Completions

Universities

Gender

Race

Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Whiteville

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

93 degrees awarded

In 2020, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Whiteville with 93 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2020, 49 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Whiteville, TN, which is 1.11 times more than the 44 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2020 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Black or African American students. These 52 degrees mean that there were 1.44 times more degrees awarded to Black or African American students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 36 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.806% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.744% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.75M), Some college (1.2M), and Bachelors Degree (956k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Whiteville, TN was $87,000 in 2023, which is 0.287 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $81,500 to $87,000, a 6.75% increase. The homeownership rate in Whiteville, TN is 40.7%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Whiteville, TN have an average commute time of 27.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Whiteville, TN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$87,000

Median Property Value 2023

±$28,292

$226

Median Property Taxes

±$79

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Whiteville, TN the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Whiteville, TN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

40.7%

Homeownership

2023

72.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 40.7% of the housing units in Whiteville, TN were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 40.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Whiteville, TN compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Whiteville, TN colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$43,438

Median Household Income

± $14,699

555

Number of Households

± 138

In 2023, the median household income of the 555 households in Whiteville, TN declined from $43,438 from the previous year's value of $46,138.

The following chart displays the households in Whiteville, TN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Whiteville, TN is from Tennessee.

0.462

2022 Wage GINI in Tennessee

0.463

2021 Wage GINI in Tennessee

In 2022, the income inequality in Tennessee was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.289% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Tennessee was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Tennessee in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Tennessee across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (90.9%)
Carpooled (5.19%)
Walked (2.22%)

In 2023, 90.9% of workers in Whiteville, TN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (5.19%) and those who walked to work (2.22%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

27.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Whiteville, TN have a longer commute time (27.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Whiteville, TN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Whiteville, TN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Whiteville, TN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Whiteville, TN have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

28.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Whiteville, TN (354 out of 1.26k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 12 - 14 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Whiteville, TN is Black, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

93.8% of the population of Whiteville, TN has health coverage, with 22.5% on employee plans, 38.6% on Medicaid, 15.3% on Medicare, 17.2% on non-group plans, and 0.0795% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Hardeman County, TN see 12418 patients per year on average, which represents a 48.7% increase from the previous year (8350 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3632 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 687 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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12,418 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Hardeman County, TN

Primary care physicians in Hardeman County, TN see an average of 12,418 patients per year. This represents a 48.7% increase from the previous year (8,350 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Hardeman County, TN in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.4% under 18 years, 22.3% between 18 and 34 years, 33.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.2% were men and 54.8% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

6.2%

Uninsured

22.5%

Employer Coverage

38.6%

Medicaid

15.3%

Medicare

17.2%

Non-Group

0.0795%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Whiteville, TN declined by 19.1% from 7.67% to 6.2%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Whiteville, TN changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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