It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) White Cloud has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. White Cloud has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in White Cloud than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, White Cloud may be for you.
In White Cloud, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.64 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
The percentage of people in White Cloud with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 10.52% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in White Cloud in 2022 was $23,431, which is low income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $93,724 for a family of four. However, White Cloud contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
White Cloud is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call White Cloud home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of White Cloud residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in White Cloud include German, Irish, Dutch, English, and French.
The most common language spoken in White Cloud is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
