Whitmire is a very small town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 1,497 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Whitmire is the 194th largest community in South Carolina.

When you are in Whitmire, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 39.7% of Whitmire's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Whitmire is a town of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Whitmire who work in sales jobs (13.77%), office and administrative support jobs (12.35%), and healthcare (4.86%).

Whitmire 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.

Whitmire Information and Demographics

Whitmire ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 6.61% of people over 25 have a college degree.

The per capita income in Whitmire in 2000 was $13,429, which is lower middle income relative to South Carolina, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $53,716 for a family of four.

Whitmire is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Whitmire home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Whitmire is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Whitmire include German, Irish, and English.

The most common language spoken in Whitmire is English.