Whitney 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 citizens of Whitney have a very low rate of college education: just 9.21% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.
The per capita income in Whitney in 2022 was $24,123, which is lower middle income relative to Texas, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $96,492 for a family of four. However, Whitney contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Whitney is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Whitney home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Whitney residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Whitney also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.45% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Whitney include German, Irish, English, Scottish, and French.
The most common language spoken in Whitney is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
