Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Whitwell is worth considering.
One downside of living in Whitwell is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Whitwell, the average commute to work is 39.27 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
Being a small city, Whitwell does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The population of Whitwell has a very low overall level of education: only 7.23% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.
The per capita income in Whitwell in 2022 was $27,068, which is lower middle income relative to Tennessee and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $108,272 for a family of four. However, Whitwell contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Whitwell home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Whitwell residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Whitwell include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Whitwell is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
