White House is a somewhat small city located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 14,516 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 $85,404.00. 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.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, White House is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, White House is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in White House who work in office and administrative support (15.19%), management occupations (13.03%), and healthcare (9.84%). 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. A relatively large number of people in White House telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.34% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. One downside of living in White House, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.99 minutes every day commuting to work. Being a small city, White House does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of White House citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 24.13% of adults in White House have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in White House in 2022 was $41,424, which is wealthy relative to Tennessee, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $165,696 for a family of four. However, White House contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. 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.
