WhitmoreCA
The town, settled in 1885, counts 207 residents.
Is Whitmore a good place to live?
Whitmore’s average commute is 38 minutes, where California’s towns sit at 28 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Whitmore has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
207 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Whitmore: who provides what
Whitmore is unincorporated, so Shasta 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 Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Whitmore.
Whitmore has a very high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from wildfire
Households in Whitmore have drawn federal disaster aid in 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2020. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 96% of U.S. communities. 52% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from wildfires, followed by inland flooding at 37%.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The schools Whitmore’s kids attend
The public schools here belong to the Whitmore Union Elementary school district. Its one school is below. Enrollment at the town’s public school: 64 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitmore ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 64 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
A home in Whitmore is worth about $375K, on Zillow’s estimate
87% of households are owner-occupiers in Whitmore.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
More than half of Whitmore’s working residents commute to Redding
Half the trips to work are shorter than 23 miles. The top destinations are Redding (52%), Palo Cedro (5%) and Shasta Lake (3%). The share of residents in Whitmore who live below the poverty line: 12%.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults have high blood pressure in Whitmore than in most of California or the rest of the country
Whitmore: 15% of adults binge drink. Against the California average, Whitmore comes out ahead on 10 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 8. Among adults here, 14% have diabetes and 78% had a checkup this year.
| Whitmore | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 31% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 12% | 12% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 78% | 72% | 79% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 29% | 35% |
| What stands out | Whitmore | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.4% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.5% | 17.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0% of Whitmore is conserved land
1.6 miles of trail. The trail network density in Whitmore is 0.3 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Whitmore
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Whitmore; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Whitmore residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
100% of working residents leave Whitmore for work
Where Whitmore’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Whitmore
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Whitmore, CA a good place to live?
Whitmore has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.