Netawaka vs Whiting

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

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

Whiting has the higher population (316 vs 158 in Netawaka). Netawaka has the higher median household income ($58,750 vs $58,125 in Whiting). Netawaka has the higher median home value ($97,000 vs $92,500 in Whiting).

Population, income & housing

	Netawaka	Whiting
Population	158	316
Median age	49.3 yrs	48.5 yrs
Median household income	$58,750	$58,125
Median home value	$97,000	$92,500
Median gross rent	$950	$800
Housing units	74	135
Homeownership rate	87.1%	85.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.3%	29.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Netawaka	Whiting
Population	164 → 158 (-3.7%)	207 → 316 (+52.7%)
Median household income	$61,250 → $58,750 (-4.1%)	$45,208 → $58,125 (+28.6%)
Median home value	$74,300 → $97,000 (+30.6%)	$74,300 → $92,500 (+24.5%)
Median gross rent	$638 → $950 (+48.9%)	$613 → $800 (+30.5%)

Netawaka

Population

164158

Median household income

$61,250$58,750

Median home value

$74,300$97,000

Median gross rent

$638$950

Whiting

Population

207316

Median household income

$45,208$58,125

Median home value

$74,300$92,500

Median gross rent

$613$800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Netawaka	Whiting
Under 5	5.7%	10.8%
5 to 17	8.2%	16.5%
18 to 24	20.3%	6.3%
25 to 34	1.9%	6.3%
35 to 44	5.1%	7.3%
45 to 54	17.1%	9.2%
55 to 64	30.4%	29.1%
65 to 74	7.0%	8.9%
75 and over	4.4%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Netawaka	Whiting
White (non-Hispanic)	91.1%	91.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.0%	7.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Netawaka	Whiting
No high school diploma	4.8%	4.8%
High school graduate	44.2%	36.7%
Some college or associate's	34.6%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	12.5%	18.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	11.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Netawaka	Whiting
Drove alone	77.9%	76.8%
Carpooled	7.4%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	4.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.5%	10.1%
Other means	3.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Netawaka	Whiting
1-unit, detached	74.3%	88.1%
1-unit, attached	4.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	21.6%	11.9%

Poverty & households

	Netawaka	Whiting
Poverty rate	13.3%	7.0%
Average household size	2.26	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	20	24
Median year structure built	1970	1938