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 quite a few people in the armed forces living in Whiteriver, and when you visit or drive around town, you will see military people in and out of uniform, shopping, enjoying life, and being part of the community.

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

The population of Whiteriver has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 4.60% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 21.84%.

The per capita income in Whiteriver in 2022 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.