Moving to Whitsett, North Carolina
Population: 686. Estimated population in July 2024: 700 (+2.0% change)
Males: 343 (50.0%), Females: 343 (50.0%)
Guilford County
Zip code: 27377
Demographics
Median resident age: 42.2 years
Median household income: $44,250
Median house value: $105,000
Population by Race
Races in Whitsett:
- White Non-Hispanic (92.6%)
- Black (6.0%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (14.4%), United States (13.1%), English (12.4%), Irish (6.0%), Dutch (2.3%), Scotch-Irish (2.3%).
Elevation: 679 feet
Land area: 2.8 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Whitsett
- High school or higher: 76.0%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.0%
- Unemployed: 1.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Whitsett town
- Never married: 18.7%
- Now married: 63.0%
- Separated: 3.2%
- Widowed: 7.5%
- Divorced: 7.5%
3.2% Foreign born (2.2% Latin America, 0.6% Asia, 0.4% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +73 (+11.9%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Whitsett:
- ALAMANCE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; BURLINGTON, NC)
- MOSES H CONE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL,THE (about 15 miles; GREENSBORO, NC)
- KINDRED HOSPITAL GREENSBORO (about 16 miles; GREENSBORO, NC)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Whitsett:
- PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL (about 26 miles; GREENSBORO, NC; Abbreviation: GSO)
- DANVILLE REGIONAL (about 38 miles; DANVILLE, VA; Abbreviation: DAN)
- SMITH REYNOLDS (about 46 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Abbreviation: INT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Whitsett:
- BURLINGTON-ALAMANCE RGNL (about 8 miles; BURLINGTON, NC; Abbreviation: BUY)
- KECKS (about 12 miles; JULIAN, NC; Abbreviation: N88)
- CAUSEY (about 13 miles; LIBERTY, NC; Abbreviation: 2A5)
Amtrak stations near Whitsett:
- 10 miles: BURLINGTON (110 E. WEBB ST.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
- 19 miles: GREENSBORO (2603 OAKLAND AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully 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.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Whitsett:
- ELON COLLEGE (about 7 miles; ELON, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,993)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO (about 16 miles; GREENSBORO, NC; Full-time enrollment: 10,868)
- GUILFORD TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles; JAMESTOWN, NC; Full-time enrollment: 4,810)
- NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL ST UNIV (about 32 miles; Greensboro, NC; Full-time enrollment: 6,970)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL (about 32 miles; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Full-time enrollment: 22,324)
- HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; HIGH POINT, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,564)
- NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; DURHAM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 4,487)
Private primary/middle school in Whitsett:
- FAITH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 17; Location: 7232 WHITSETT PARK RD POB 29; Grades: PK – 3)