Whittemore, Michigan Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 476. Estimated population in July 2024: 462 (-2.9% change)
Males: 221 (46.4%), Females: 255 (53.6%)
Iosco County
Zip code: 48770
Demographics
Median resident age: 36.3 years
Median household income: $22,500
Median house value: $51,400
Population by Race
Races in Whittemore:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.5%)
- Hispanic (1.3%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (19.3%), English (18.5%), Irish (16.6%), French (10.1%), United States (6.3%), Polish (5.3%).
Elevation: 775 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Whittemore
- High school or higher: 69.3%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 5.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
- Unemployed: 6.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Whittemore city
- Never married: 24.7%
- Now married: 45.2%
- Separated: 1.9%
- Widowed: 15.4%
- Divorced: 12.8%
1.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +17 (+3.7%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Whittemore:
- TAWAS ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; TAWAS CITY, MI)
- STANDISH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; STANDISH, MI)
- WEST BRANCH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 29 miles; WEST BRANCH, MI)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Whittemore:
- MBS INTL (about 53 miles; SAGINAW, MI; Abbreviation: MBS)
- ALPENA COUNTY REGIONAL (about 60 miles; ALPENA, MI; Abbreviation: APN)
- OTSEGO COUNTY (about 82 miles; GAYLORD, MI; Abbreviation: GLR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Whittemore:
- FIELD OF DREAMS (about 9 miles; HALE, MI; Abbreviation: H80)
- STANDISH INDUSTRIAL (about 22 miles; STANDISH, MI; Abbreviation: Y75)
- WEST BRANCH COMMUNITY (about 26 miles; WEST BRANCH, MI; Abbreviation: Y31)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Whittemore:
- SAGINAW VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; UNIVERSITY CENTER, MI; Full-time enrollment: 6,216)
- DELTA COLLEGE (about 49 miles; UNIVERSITY CENTER, MI; Full-time enrollment: 5,117)
- NORTHWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; MIDLAND, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,784)
- KETTERING UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; FLINT, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,900)
- UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-FLINT (about 85 miles; FLINT, MI; Full-time enrollment: 4,544)
- MOTT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 85 miles; FLINT, MI; Full-time enrollment: 4,616)
- CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 86 miles; MT PLEASANT, MI; Full-time enrollment: 21,353)
Schools
Public high school in Whittemore:
- WHITTEMORE-PRESCOTT AREA H.S. (Students: 414; Location: 6001 MILLS ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Whittemore:
- WHITTEMORE-PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 586; Location: 8878 PRESCOTT ROAD; Grades: PK – 06)
- EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER (Students: 162; Location: 8970 PRESCOTT ROAD; Grades: PK – KG)
Private primary/middle school in Whittemore:
- SHADY GROVE SCHOOL (Students: 25; Location: 8436 M 55; Grades: 1 – 7)