New Chicago vs Whiting

A side-by-side comparison of New Chicago and Whiting: population, income, housing, and more.

New Chicago and Whiting are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Whiting has the higher population (4,554 vs 2,348 in New Chicago). Whiting has the higher median household income ($65,433 vs $54,700 in New Chicago). Whiting has the higher median home value ($204,800 vs $118,900 in New Chicago).

Population, income & housing

	New Chicago	Whiting
Population	2,348	4,554
Median age	30.4 yrs	34.3 yrs
Median household income	$54,700	$65,433
Median home value	$118,900	$204,800
Median gross rent	$1,090	$1,033
Housing units	980	1,896
Homeownership rate	68.2%	51.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.0%	16.6%
Unemployment rate	7.9%	12.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	New Chicago	Whiting
Population	1,633 → 2,348 (+43.8%)	4,814 → 4,554 (-5.4%)
Median household income	$40,046 → $54,700 (+36.6%)	$46,653 → $65,433 (+40.3%)
Median home value	$82,900 → $118,900 (+43.4%)	$129,300 → $204,800 (+58.4%)
Median gross rent	$920 → $1,090 (+18.5%)	$855 → $1,033 (+20.8%)

New Chicago

Population

1,6332,348

Median household income

$40,046$54,700

Median home value

$82,900$118,900

Median gross rent

$920$1,090

Whiting

Population

4,8144,554

Median household income

$46,653$65,433

Median home value

$129,300$204,800

Median gross rent

$855$1,033

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	New Chicago	Whiting
Under 5	8.0%	5.9%
5 to 17	22.2%	22.4%
18 to 24	10.2%	13.5%
25 to 34	15.9%	9.1%
35 to 44	13.8%	12.9%
45 to 54	11.7%	14.5%
55 to 64	8.3%	12.0%
65 to 74	6.3%	6.3%
75 and over	3.7%	3.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	New Chicago	Whiting
White (non-Hispanic)	51.8%	36.5%
Black or African American	2.0%	5.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.8%
Asian	1.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.1%	0.2%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	40.5%	55.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	New Chicago	Whiting
No high school diploma	17.3%	16.3%
High school graduate	38.9%	37.5%
Some college or associate's	26.8%	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	11.6%	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	New Chicago	Whiting
Drove alone	83.8%	76.9%
Carpooled	7.4%	5.7%
Public transit	0.0%	4.3%
Walked	0.6%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.3%	9.1%
Other means	2.9%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	New Chicago	Whiting
1-unit, detached	75.6%	65.0%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	28.4%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	4.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	19.4%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	New Chicago	Whiting
Poverty rate	15.9%	21.0%
Average household size	2.77	2.83
Mean commute (minutes)	24	31
Median year structure built	1964	1938