Starke County vs White County

A side-by-side comparison of Starke County and White County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

White County has the higher population (24,709 vs 23,300 in Starke County). White County has the higher median household income ($66,143 vs $62,933 in Starke County). White County has the higher median home value ($163,000 vs $148,400 in Starke County).

Population, income & housing

	Starke County	White County
Population	23,300	24,709
Median age	41.9 yrs	42.5 yrs
Median household income	$62,933	$66,143
Median home value	$148,400	$163,000
Median gross rent	$690	$853
Housing units	11,214	12,926
Homeownership rate	83.7%	79.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.6%	18.3%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Starke County	White County
Population	22,952 → 23,300 (+1.5%)	24,149 → 24,709 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$51,190 → $62,933 (+22.9%)	$54,576 → $66,143 (+21.2%)
Median home value	$115,500 → $148,400 (+28.5%)	$113,500 → $163,000 (+43.6%)
Median gross rent	$697 → $690 (-1.0%)	$706 → $853 (+20.8%)

Starke County

Population

22,95223,300

Median household income

$51,190$62,933

Median home value

$115,500$148,400

Median gross rent

$697$690

White County

Population

24,14924,709

Median household income

$54,576$66,143

Median home value

$113,500$163,000

Median gross rent

$706$853

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Starke County	White County
Under 5	5.9%	6.1%
5 to 17	16.9%	17.4%
18 to 24	7.2%	7.8%
25 to 34	11.6%	10.8%
35 to 44	11.6%	10.6%
45 to 54	12.5%	12.3%
55 to 64	14.4%	14.5%
65 to 74	12.3%	12.3%
75 and over	7.6%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Starke County	White County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.1%	86.8%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.3%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	10.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Starke County	White County
No high school diploma	14.2%	9.7%
High school graduate	43.6%	41.2%
Some college or associate's	29.7%	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	8.7%	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Starke County	White County
Drove alone	81.5%	79.5%
Carpooled	11.5%	12.1%
Public transit	0.3%	0.3%
Walked	1.4%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.3%	6.2%
Other means	2.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Starke County	White County
1-unit, detached	85.4%	78.3%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	4.9%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	3.8%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	8.6%	11.8%

Poverty & households

	Starke County	White County
Poverty rate	14.8%	10.0%
Average household size	2.65	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	31	23
Median year structure built	1973	1971