Jasper County vs Whitley County

A side-by-side comparison of Jasper County and Whitley County: population, income, housing, and more.

Jasper County and Whitley County are counties in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Whitley County has the higher population (34,388 vs 33,198 in Jasper County). Jasper County has the higher median household income ($79,634 vs $75,790 in Whitley County). Whitley County has the higher median home value ($205,200 vs $204,400 in Jasper County).

Population, income & housing

	Jasper County	Whitley County
Population	33,198	34,388
Median age	41.4 yrs	41.8 yrs
Median household income	$79,634	$75,790
Median home value	$204,400	$205,200
Median gross rent	$926	$867
Housing units	13,708	14,940
Homeownership rate	83.2%	80.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.1%	22.8%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jasper County	Whitley County
Population	33,447 → 33,198 (-0.7%)	33,730 → 34,388 (+2.0%)
Median household income	$63,892 → $79,634 (+24.6%)	$61,741 → $75,790 (+22.8%)
Median home value	$159,700 → $204,400 (+28.0%)	$143,100 → $205,200 (+43.4%)
Median gross rent	$796 → $926 (+16.3%)	$722 → $867 (+20.1%)

Jasper County

Population

33,44733,198

Median household income

$63,892$79,634

Median home value

$159,700$204,400

Median gross rent

$796$926

Whitley County

Population

33,73034,388

Median household income

$61,741$75,790

Median home value

$143,100$205,200

Median gross rent

$722$867

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jasper County	Whitley County
Under 5	5.5%	6.1%
5 to 17	17.7%	16.9%
18 to 24	7.8%	7.3%
25 to 34	12.0%	12.1%
35 to 44	12.2%	11.9%
45 to 54	12.4%	12.8%
55 to 64	14.2%	14.2%
65 to 74	11.0%	11.6%
75 and over	7.3%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jasper County	Whitley County
White (non-Hispanic)	87.4%	92.7%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.3%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	4.2%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	7.3%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jasper County	Whitley County
No high school diploma	6.9%	7.9%
High school graduate	45.1%	36.5%
Some college or associate's	29.9%	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	12.2%	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jasper County	Whitley County
Drove alone	83.4%	82.8%
Carpooled	9.2%	7.3%
Public transit	0.2%	0.1%
Walked	1.2%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.0%	7.3%
Other means	0.8%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jasper County	Whitley County
1-unit, detached	83.4%	83.0%
1-unit, attached	3.2%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	3.2%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	4.9%
20 or more units	1.9%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	3.7%	5.8%

Poverty & households

	Jasper County	Whitley County
Poverty rate	6.9%	10.7%
Average household size	2.59	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	28	23
Median year structure built	1983	1981