Churubusco vs South Whitley

A side-by-side comparison of Churubusco and South Whitley: population, income, housing, and more.

Churubusco and South Whitley are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Churubusco has the higher population (1,894 vs 1,412 in South Whitley). Churubusco has the higher median household income ($59,621 vs $59,191 in South Whitley). Churubusco has the higher median home value ($137,600 vs $130,300 in South Whitley).

Population, income & housing

	Churubusco	South Whitley
Population	1,894	1,412
Median age	39.9 yrs	43.2 yrs
Median household income	$59,621	$59,191
Median home value	$137,600	$130,300
Median gross rent	$689	$735
Housing units	857	719
Homeownership rate	74.1%	76.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.9%	11.3%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Churubusco	South Whitley
Population	1,837 → 1,894 (+3.1%)	1,563 → 1,412 (-9.7%)
Median household income	$43,359 → $59,621 (+37.5%)	$46,111 → $59,191 (+28.4%)
Median home value	$100,600 → $137,600 (+36.8%)	$85,600 → $130,300 (+52.2%)
Median gross rent	$732 → $689 (-5.9%)	$594 → $735 (+23.7%)

Churubusco

Population

1,8371,894

Median household income

$43,359$59,621

Median home value

$100,600$137,600

Median gross rent

$732$689

South Whitley

Population

1,5631,412

Median household income

$46,111$59,191

Median home value

$85,600$130,300

Median gross rent

$594$735

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Churubusco	South Whitley
Under 5	5.8%	5.0%
5 to 17	13.4%	15.7%
18 to 24	12.8%	6.6%
25 to 34	14.1%	13.1%
35 to 44	9.8%	11.0%
45 to 54	10.8%	16.9%
55 to 64	14.3%	15.1%
65 to 74	8.2%	6.4%
75 and over	10.8%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Churubusco	South Whitley
White (non-Hispanic)	90.2%	95.1%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.4%
Asian	1.4%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Churubusco	South Whitley
No high school diploma	7.0%	11.3%
High school graduate	40.1%	50.7%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	26.8%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	7.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Churubusco	South Whitley
Drove alone	77.7%	87.5%
Carpooled	15.6%	9.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.6%	1.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Churubusco	South Whitley
1-unit, detached	79.7%	70.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	8.2%	15.0%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	4.6%
20 or more units	6.5%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	1.8%	8.8%

Poverty & households

	Churubusco	South Whitley
Poverty rate	13.7%	14.1%
Average household size	2.32	2.10
Mean commute (minutes)	20	25
Median year structure built	1974	1955