Steuben County vs Whitley County

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

Steuben 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.

Steuben County has the higher population (34,648 vs 34,388 in Whitley County). Whitley County has the higher median household income ($75,790 vs $71,483 in Steuben County). Whitley County has the higher median home value ($205,200 vs $204,300 in Steuben County).

Population, income & housing

	Steuben County	Whitley County
Population	34,648	34,388
Median age	43.6 yrs	41.8 yrs
Median household income	$71,483	$75,790
Median home value	$204,300	$205,200
Median gross rent	$921	$867
Housing units	19,055	14,940
Homeownership rate	80.2%	80.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.7%	22.8%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Steuben County	Whitley County
Population	34,453 → 34,648 (+0.6%)	33,730 → 34,388 (+2.0%)
Median household income	$58,279 → $71,483 (+22.7%)	$61,741 → $75,790 (+22.8%)
Median home value	$148,800 → $204,300 (+37.3%)	$143,100 → $205,200 (+43.4%)
Median gross rent	$783 → $921 (+17.6%)	$722 → $867 (+20.1%)

Steuben County

Population

34,45334,648

Median household income

$58,279$71,483

Median home value

$148,800$204,300

Median gross rent

$783$921

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)

	Steuben County	Whitley County
Under 5	4.9%	6.1%
5 to 17	15.1%	16.9%
18 to 24	11.5%	7.3%
25 to 34	10.3%	12.1%
35 to 44	9.9%	11.9%
45 to 54	12.0%	12.8%
55 to 64	15.0%	14.2%
65 to 74	13.0%	11.6%
75 and over	8.3%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Steuben County	Whitley County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.9%	92.7%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.1%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.4%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Steuben County	Whitley County
No high school diploma	7.9%	7.9%
High school graduate	37.3%	36.5%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	16.0%	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8.7%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Steuben County	Whitley County
Drove alone	83.3%	82.8%
Carpooled	7.5%	7.3%
Public transit	0.3%	0.1%
Walked	2.9%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.8%	7.3%
Other means	0.6%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Steuben County	Whitley County
1-unit, detached	77.4%	83.0%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	3.2%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	4.9%
20 or more units	2.1%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	13.4%	5.8%

Poverty & households

	Steuben County	Whitley County
Poverty rate	8.8%	10.7%
Average household size	2.41	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	21	23
Median year structure built	1980	1981