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A town of 646.
Whitakers’ average trip to work is 32 minutes, above both North Carolina’s towns (24 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Whitakers has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 388 in 1900, a peak of 1,004 in 1960, 627 in 2020. The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and 2 maps from 1961 on.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Whitakers, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Whitakers.
The typical Whitakers home is worth about $172,000, up 3.2% in a year, 48% below the North Carolina typical home. 52% of households own their home in Whitakers, against 67% in North Carolina’s towns and 73% across U.S. towns. The median rent in Whitakers is $887 a month.
| Whitakers | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 52% | 67% | 73% |
| Median rent | $887 a month | $1,085 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most working residents leave Whitakers for work: only 0% work in town. Whitakers’ median household income is $49,000. Jobs based in Whitakers fell to 89 in 2023, 1,238 fewer than in 2013.
| Whitakers | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $49,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 13% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 73% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Whitakers has mild winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 90°, January nights drop to 30° and about 3 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
51% of adults have high blood pressure in Whitakers. Among 290 North Carolina towns, just 9 have a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Whitakers. 44% of adults have obesity in Whitakers.
| Whitakers | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 13% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 51% | 38% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Whitakers | NC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 10.5% | 14.7% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 83.1% | 76.7% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 6.4% | 3.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.3 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Whitakers | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.2% | 3.4% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Whitakers Town Park | 0.3 mi | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
2 within 15 miles of the center of Whitakers
About 6 of every 100 Whitakers residents are enrolled in college, about the same as North Carolina.
Where Whitakers’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in North Carolina, United States
Whitakers is a town in Edgecombe and Nash Counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is divided between the two counties by railroad tracks and is the northernmost town in the two counties. It is part of the Rocky Mount, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, Whitakers had a population of 627.
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Whitakers has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.