Whitakers is a tiny town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 632 people and two associated neighborhoods, Whitakers is the 456th largest community in North Carolina.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.66% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Whitakers is a small town, 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, the citizens of Whitakers rank slightly lower than the national average. 15.74% of adults 25 and older in Whitakers have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.

The per capita income in Whitakers in 2022 was $23,240, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $92,960 for a family of four. However, Whitakers contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Whitakers is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Whitakers home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Whitakers residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Whitakers include German, Scots-Irish, Italian, English, and British.

The most common language spoken in Whitakers is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.