Whitmore Lake is a somewhat small town located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 7,584 people and four associated neighborhoods, Whitmore Lake is the 149th largest community in Michigan. Whitmore Lake real estate is some of the most expensive in Michigan, although Whitmore Lake house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Whitmore Lake is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Whitmore Lake is a town of professionals, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Whitmore Lake who work in office and administrative support (9.86%), management occupations (9.73%), and healthcare (8.13%). Also of interest is that Whitmore Lake has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.84% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. Whitmore Lake 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.The education level of Whitmore Lake citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 38.06% of adults in Whitmore Lake have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Whitmore Lake in 2022 was $52,920, which is wealthy relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $211,680 for a family of four. However, Whitmore Lake contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Whitmore Lake home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Whitmore Lake residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Whitmore Lake include German, English, Irish, Polish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Whitmore Lake is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
