South Whitley vs Tri-Lakes

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

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

South Whitley has the higher population (1,412 vs 1,070 in Tri-Lakes). Tri-Lakes has the higher median household income ($113,214 vs $59,191 in South Whitley). Tri-Lakes has the higher median home value ($293,900 vs $130,300 in South Whitley).

Population, income & housing

	South Whitley	Tri-Lakes
Population	1,412	1,070
Median age	43.2 yrs	49.9 yrs
Median household income	$59,191	$113,214
Median home value	$130,300	$293,900
Median gross rent	$735	—
Housing units	719	629
Homeownership rate	76.6%	98.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.3%	42.4%
Unemployment rate	7.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Whitley	Tri-Lakes
Population	1,563 → 1,412 (-9.7%)	1,750 → 1,070 (-38.9%)
Median household income	$46,111 → $59,191 (+28.4%)	$85,804 → $113,214 (+31.9%)
Median home value	$85,600 → $130,300 (+52.2%)	$242,100 → $293,900 (+21.4%)
Median gross rent	$594 → $735 (+23.7%)	—

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

Tri-Lakes

Population

1,7501,070

Median household income

$85,804$113,214

Median home value

$242,100$293,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	South Whitley	Tri-Lakes
Under 5	5.0%	2.6%
5 to 17	15.7%	15.2%
18 to 24	6.6%	4.3%
25 to 34	13.1%	8.6%
35 to 44	11.0%	8.5%
45 to 54	16.9%	11.8%
55 to 64	15.1%	20.3%
65 to 74	6.4%	15.6%
75 and over	10.3%	13.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Whitley	Tri-Lakes
White (non-Hispanic)	95.1%	91.2%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	2.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	8.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Whitley	Tri-Lakes
No high school diploma	11.3%	4.7%
High school graduate	50.7%	12.5%
Some college or associate's	26.8%	40.5%
Bachelor's degree	7.5%	19.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	22.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Whitley	Tri-Lakes
Drove alone	87.5%	98.0%
Carpooled	9.8%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.3%	2.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Whitley	Tri-Lakes
1-unit, detached	70.2%	93.0%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.0%	7.0%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	South Whitley	Tri-Lakes
Poverty rate	14.1%	5.2%
Average household size	2.10	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	25	29
Median year structure built	1955	1985