2020 census As of the
2020 census, Whiteriver had a population of 4,520. The median age was 27.1 years. 36.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 7.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 93.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 90.4 males age 18 and over. 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas. There were 1,097 households in Whiteriver, of which 58.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 32.5% were married-couple households, 19.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 35.9% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 17.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. there were 5,220 people, 1,249 households, and 1,054 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 1,330 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.1%
Native American, 3.0%
White, <0.1%
Black or
African American, <0.1%
Asian, 0.3% from
other races, and 1.5% from two or more races. 1.9% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. There were 1,249 households, out of which 56.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.1% were
married couples living together, 34.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.6% were non-families. 12.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.10 and the average family size was 4.45. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 44.4% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 13.3% from 45 to 64, and 3.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 21 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.5 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $17,415, and the median income for a family was $17,774. Males had a median income of $18,490 versus $20,463 for females. The
per capita income for the CDP was $5,719. About 46.9% of families and 51.6% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 59.2% of those under age 18 and 35.2% of those age 65 or over. ==Religion==