Whispering PinesAZ
Population 151: a town in Arizona.
Is Whispering Pines a good place to live?
Whispering Pines’ age of the median resident is 70.9 years, above both the Arizona town median (41.9 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). No town among the 141 in Arizona we compare has a higher share of workers working from home than Whispering Pines. Whispering Pines has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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The data
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82% of residents are 65 or older
Arizona has 33% of adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more; here it is 27%.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 43% and 71% women
The Census survey reached too few of Whispering Pines’ residents to say more: its margin here is ±14.2 points. Across Arizona, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Whispering Pines | AZ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 0% | 11.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 0% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 9.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 0% | 13.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 0% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.3% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9.3% | 12% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 51% | 10.8% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 30.5% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.6% | 10.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 13.2% | 23.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 0% | 23.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 53.6% | 9.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 26.5% | 20.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 0% | 13% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 200, single groups can be off by several points
The FEMA risk score in Whispering Pines is higher than in the typical Arizona or U.S. town
Of the losses FEMA expects in Whispering Pines, 55% come from wildfires and 43% from inland flooding. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 100% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Whispering Pines’ workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
The top destinations are Payson (25%), Phoenix (22%) and Scottsdale (8%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 72 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and hot summers: that is Whispering Pines’ year
For Whispering Pines, the July high is 91°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Whispering Pines is
16% of Whispering Pines adults report frequent physical distress. Of 32 CDC measures, Whispering Pines beats the Arizona average on 8 and trails it on 11. In Whispering Pines, 40% of adults have high blood pressure, and 80% had a checkup this year.
| Whispering Pines | Typical Arizona town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 36% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 80% | 75% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 14% | 16% |
| What stands out | Whispering Pines | AZ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.5% | 13.2% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.2% | 12% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.7% | 6.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A home in Whispering Pines sells for about $725K at the median
Among households in Whispering Pines, 63% live in a home they own.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Whispering Pines
Moving to Whispering Pines: who provides what
Whispering Pines is unincorporated, so Gila County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
100% of working residents leave Whispering Pines for work
Where Whispering Pines’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Whispering Pines; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Whispering Pines residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Arizona.
About Whispering Pines
CDP in Gila County, Arizona
Whispering Pines is a census-designated place (CDP) in Gila County, Arizona, United States. It is one of two locations in Arizona with this name, the other being a populated place in Greenlee County. The population was 148 at the 2010 United States census.
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