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Population (year 2000): 799. Estimated
population in July 2005: 773 (-3.3% change)
Males: 374 (46.8%), Females: 425 (53.2%)
Nash County
Zip code:
27891
Median resident age: 40.7 years
Median household income: $24,141 (year 2000)
Median house value: $57,900 (year 2000)
Races in Whitakers:
- Black (58.3%)
- White Non-Hispanic (40.6%)
- Hispanic (0.9%)
- Other race (0.9%)
Ancestries: United States (14.8%), English
(8.4%), Irish (2.3%), German (2.0%), Subsaharan African (1.3%),
Italian (1.1%).
Elevation: 134 feet
Land area: 0.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Whitakers
- High school or higher: 58.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
- Unemployed: 10.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Whitakers town
- Never married: 32.8%
- Now married: 42.7%
- Separated: 3.9%
- Widowed: 10.9%
- Divorced: 9.8%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -79 (-9.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Whitakers:
- LIFECARE HOSPITALS OF NC (about 12 miles; ROCKY
MOUNT, NC)
- NASH GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; ROCKY MOUNT,
NC)
- HERITAGE HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; TARBORO, NC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Whitakers:
- ROCKY MOUNT-WILSON RGNL (about 22 miles; ROCKY
MOUNT, NC; ID: RWI)
- PITT-GREENVILLE (about 40 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; ID:
PGV)
- KINSTON RGNL JETPORT AT STALLINGS FLD (about 55
miles; KINSTON, NC; ID: ISO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Whitakers:
- TARBORO-EDGECOMBE (about 18 miles; TARBORO, NC; ID:
ETC)
- HALIFAX COUNTY (about 23 miles; ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC;
ID: RZZ)
- WILSON INDUSTRIAL AIR CENTER (about 30 miles;
WILSON, NC; ID: W03)
Amtrak station near Whitakers:
- 13 miles: ROCKY MOUNT (101 HAMMOND ST.). Services:
ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones,
vending machines, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for
taxi service, intercity bus service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Whitakers:
- PITT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; GREENVILLE,
NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,072)
- EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles;
GREENVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 16,633)
- VANCE-GRANVILLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles;
HENDERSON, NC; FT enrollment: 2,076)
- NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY AT RALEIGH (about 67
miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 23,918)
- SHAW UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT
enrollment: 2,299)
- WAKE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 71 miles;
RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 4,754)
- MEREDITH COLLEGE (about 72 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT
enrollment: 2,173)
Private high school in Whitakers:
- ENFIELD ACADEMY (Students: 138; Location:
PIPPEN; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Whitakers:
- SWIFT CREEK ELEMENTARY MAGNET (Students: 201;
Location: 2420 SWIFT CREEK SCH RD; Grades: PK - 05)
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