Whiteville is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
In terms of college education, Whiteville is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.49% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Whiteville in 2022 was $24,524, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $98,096 for a family of four. However, Whiteville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Whiteville is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Whiteville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Whiteville residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Whiteville include English, Irish, Scottish, European, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Whiteville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Vietnamese and Arabic.
