Whiteville, NC Demographic Data
Whiteville, NC Summary
Whiteville is located in Columbus County in North Carolina
- Population: 5,347
- Area: 5.46 sq. miles
- Land Area: 5.46 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 978.76 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 78.41 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Whiteville, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
3,134
57%
50.8
Male
2,401
43%
49.2
Total Population
5,535
323,128,000
Whiteville, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
530
9.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
350
6.3%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
375
6.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
297
5.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
299
5.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
656
11.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
832
15.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
331
6.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
378
6.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
581
10.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
487
8.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
193
3.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
226
4.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
4,068
73.5%
77.2
Female
2,224
54.7%
51.3
Male
1,844
45.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
3,915
70.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,212
21.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
906
16.4%
15.2
Female
552
60.9%
55.8
Male
354
39.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
40
0.0%
0.0
Whiteville, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
5,452
98.5%
96.8
White
2,393
43.2%
72.6
Black or African American
2,469
44.6%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
172
3.1%
0.8
Asian
104
1.9%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
104
1.9%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
314
5.7%
5.1
Two or More Races
83
1.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
526
9.5%
17.8
Mexican
396
7.2%
11.2
Puerto Rican
117
2.1%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
13
0.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
5,009
90.5%
82.2
Whiteville, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
199
5.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
432
11.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
979
26.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,072
29.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
396
10.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
371
10.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
235
6.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
631
17.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
3,053
82.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
606
16.5%
31.2
Whiteville, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,345
31.4%
33.7%
Now Married
1,451
33.9%
47.5
Divorced
607
14.2%
11.0%
Separated
305
7.1%
2.0
Widowed
572
13.4
5.8%
Whiteville, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
4,585
91.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
420
8.4%
21.6%
Spanish
307
6.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
113
2.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Whiteville, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
426
19.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
215
9.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
351
16.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
241
11.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
296
13.7%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
292
13.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
222
10.2%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
69
3.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
20
0.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
35
1.6%
6.4
Median household income
29,245
57,617
Per capita income
18,001
31,128
Whiteville, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
27
1.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
28
2.0%
9.8
Construction
73
5.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
389
27.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
80
5.6%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
103
7.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
91
6.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
58
4.1%
11.4
Public administration
226
15.8%
4.6
Retail trade
285
20.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
41
2.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
26
1.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
110
7.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
424
29.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
141
9.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
415
29.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
337
23.6%
18.1%
Whiteville, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,361
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,201
88.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
132
9.7%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
0
0.0%
2.7
Other means
7
0.5%
1.8
Worked at home
21
1.5%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
19.4
26.6
Whiteville, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
406
18.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
867
40.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
677
31.2%
37.1
3 or more
217
10.0%
21.0
Whiteville, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,167
82.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
954
44.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,213
56.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
455
17.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
10
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
9
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.0
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.5
Whiteville, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,622
1 room
90
3.4%
2.4
2 rooms
13
0.5%
2.7
3 rooms
305
11.6%
9.1
4 rooms
709
27.0%
16.5
5 rooms
481
18.3%
19.8
6 rooms
439
16.7%
17.8
7 rooms
186
7.1%
12.0
8 rooms
124
4.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
275
10.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Whiteville, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,622
1-unit, detached
1,546
59.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
356
13.6%
3.6
3 or 4 units
213
8.1%
4.4
5 to 9 units
191
7.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
72
2.7%
4.4
20 or more units
117
4.5%
9.0
Mobile home
127
4.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Whiteville, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
303
11.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
160
6.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
563
21.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
385
14.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
368
14.0%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
293
11.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
259
9.9%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
242
9.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
49
1.9%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Whiteville, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
24
1.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
261
12.0%
4.7
Electricity
1,868
86.2%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
14
0.6%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Whiteville, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
547
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
8
1.5%
10.3%
Less than $500
11
2.0%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
15
2.7%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
55
10.1%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
87
15.9%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
153
28.0%
28.8%
$500 to $999
218
39.9%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
193
35.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
102
18.6%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
52
9.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
8
1.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
192
35.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Whiteville, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,118
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
154
13.8%
28.3%
Less than $500
400
35.8%
10.7%
$500 to $999
564
50.4%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
95
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
596
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
114
10.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
51
4.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
176
16.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
29
2.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
13
1.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
697
64.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
133
0.0%
0.0%
Whiteville, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
954
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
92
9.6%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
350
36.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
223
23.4%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
80
8.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
73
7.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
97
10.2%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
39
4.1%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
107,100
205,000