Whiteriver is a very small town located in the state of Arizona. With a population of 4,520 people and two associated neighborhoods, Whiteriver is the 81st largest community in Arizona.

There are many members of the armed forces living in Whiteriver. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform.

Being a small town, Whiteriver does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

In terms of college education, Whiteriver ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 4.60% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Whiteriver in 2018 was $13,433, which is low income relative to Arizona and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $53,732 for a family of four. However, Whiteriver contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Whiteriver also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 38.54% of its population below the federal poverty line.

The people who call Whiteriver home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Whiteriver residents report their race to be Native American, followed by Native Hawaiian. Important ancestries of people in Whiteriver include Dutch, Irish, Canadian, Yugoslavian, and Other West Indian.

The most common language spoken in Whiteriver is Native American languages. Other important languages spoken here include English and Spanish.