WhitingMO
A town of 179, settled in 1889.
Is Whiting a good place to live?
21% of residents live below the poverty line in Whiting, where Missouri’s towns sit at 14% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Among 248 Missouri towns, just 10 have a higher January low than Whiting. Whiting has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
179 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Whiting: who provides what
Whiting is unincorporated, so Mississippi 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 Whiting.
Very high risk in Whiting, with earthquakes at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 85% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Whiting has mild winters and hot summers
Whiting has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Whiting’s July high is 89°F, close to Missouri’s towns (88°F) and above U.S. towns (85°F).
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A job hub: Whiting has 1.2 jobs for every working resident and draws in 92 commuters
Most working residents leave Whiting for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Sikeston (20%), East Prairie (9%) and Cape Girardeau (7%). Half commute less than 13 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
How healthy Whiting is
Whiting beats the Missouri average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 22% of adults smoke cigarettes in Whiting.
| Whiting | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 17% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 38% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 30% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Whiting | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 22.2% | 16% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.3% | 6.8% |
| Fewer adults seeing a dentist | 51.8% | 60.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Reelfoot Lake and 4 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Whiting. Close and well known come first.
29 mi LakeReelfoot Lake18 mi Ancient siteFort Defiance
18 mi MuseumMagnolia Manor30 mi MuseumDiscovery Park of America
15 mi MuseumColumbus-Belmont State ParkPhoto credits
Reelfoot Lake: User:JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Magnolia Manor: MuZemike, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Columbus-Belmont State Park: Knowledgeum at en.wikipedia, Public domain
Everything we know about Whiting
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Whiting; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Whiting residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
About Whiting
Census-designated place in Missouri, United States
Whiting is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Mississippi County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 155.
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- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 308 ft
Questions about Whiting
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Whiting, MO a good place to live?
Whiting has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.