White House is a medium-sized city located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 15,340 people and four associated neighborhoods, White House is the 50th largest community in Tennessee. White House has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in White House, where the median household income is $87,315.00.
White House real estate is some of the most expensive in Tennessee, although White House house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Also of interest is that White House has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 13.43% 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.
In White House, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 36.15 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
As is often the case in a small city, White House doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, White House is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.74% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in White House in 2022 was $40,865, which is wealthy relative to Tennessee, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $163,460 for a family of four. However, White House contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
White House is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call White House home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of White House residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in White House include German, English, Irish, European, and Swedish.
The most common language spoken in White House is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.