Jefferson County vs Whitley County

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

Jefferson 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 33,074 in Jefferson County). Whitley County has the higher median household income ($75,790 vs $59,987 in Jefferson County). Whitley County has the higher median home value ($205,200 vs $180,600 in Jefferson County).

Population, income & housing

	Jefferson County	Whitley County
Population	33,074	34,388
Median age	41.6 yrs	41.8 yrs
Median household income	$59,987	$75,790
Median home value	$180,600	$205,200
Median gross rent	$865	$867
Housing units	14,446	14,940
Homeownership rate	69.4%	80.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.1%	22.8%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jefferson County	Whitley County
Population	32,201 → 33,074 (+2.7%)	33,730 → 34,388 (+2.0%)
Median household income	$52,718 → $59,987 (+13.8%)	$61,741 → $75,790 (+22.8%)
Median home value	$132,900 → $180,600 (+35.9%)	$143,100 → $205,200 (+43.4%)
Median gross rent	$742 → $865 (+16.6%)	$722 → $867 (+20.1%)

Jefferson County

Population

32,20133,074

Median household income

$52,718$59,987

Median home value

$132,900$180,600

Median gross rent

$742$865

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)

	Jefferson County	Whitley County
Under 5	5.4%	6.1%
5 to 17	14.7%	16.9%
18 to 24	9.7%	7.3%
25 to 34	12.3%	12.1%
35 to 44	12.3%	11.9%
45 to 54	12.3%	12.8%
55 to 64	14.5%	14.2%
65 to 74	11.6%	11.6%
75 and over	7.2%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jefferson County	Whitley County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.7%	92.7%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.7%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.8%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jefferson County	Whitley County
No high school diploma	11.4%	7.9%
High school graduate	38.8%	36.5%
Some college or associate's	31.7%	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	11.3%	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jefferson County	Whitley County
Drove alone	84.4%	82.8%
Carpooled	6.8%	7.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	2.5%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.9%	7.3%
Other means	1.2%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jefferson County	Whitley County
1-unit, detached	70.7%	83.0%
1-unit, attached	4.3%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	7.6%	3.2%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	4.9%
20 or more units	1.2%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	11.6%	5.8%

Poverty & households

	Jefferson County	Whitley County
Poverty rate	11.2%	10.7%
Average household size	2.45	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	22	23
Median year structure built	1972	1981