Whiting

Population: 4,554
Median household income: $65,433
Median home value: $204,800

Whiting is a community in Lake County, Indiana, home to 4,554 residents. At $65,433, its median household income sits below Lake County's $68,985.

Between 2019 and 2023, Whiting's population declined 5.4% from 4,814 to 4,554, while its median home value rose 58.4% from $129,300 to $204,800.

The median resident is 34.3 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 22.4% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,554
Median age: 34.3 yrs
Median household income: $65,433
Median home value: $204,800
Median gross rent: $1,033
Housing units: 1,896
Homeownership rate: 51.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.6%
Unemployment rate: 12.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,8144,554

Median household income

$46,653$65,433

Median home value

$129,300$204,800

Median gross rent

$855$1,033

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,814	$46,653	$129,300	$855
2020	4,801	$46,960	$141,900	$845
2021	4,571	$50,590	$148,700	$891
2022	4,574	$59,740	$188,200	$949
2023	4,554	$65,433	$204,800	$1,033

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1722.4%

18 to 2413.5%

25 to 349.1%

35 to 4412.9%

45 to 5414.5%

55 to 6412.0%

65 to 746.3%

75 and over3.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	268	5.9%
5 to 17	1,021	22.4%
18 to 24	615	13.5%
25 to 34	415	9.1%
35 to 44	587	12.9%
45 to 54	659	14.5%
55 to 64	545	12.0%
65 to 74	288	6.3%
75 and over	156	3.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,664	36.5%
Black or African American	250	5.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	37	0.8%
Asian	22	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	10	0.2%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	50	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,521	55.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.3%

High school graduate37.5%

Some college or associate's29.5%

Bachelor's degree10.7%

Graduate or professional degree5.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	433	16.3%
High school graduate	993	37.5%
Some college or associate's	783	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	284	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	157	5.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone76.9%

Carpooled5.7%

Public transit4.3%

Walked2.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.1%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,497	76.9%
Carpooled	111	5.7%
Public transit	84	4.3%
Walked	56	2.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	177	9.1%
Other means	22	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	473	26.7%
15 to 29 min	303	17.1%
30 to 44 min	470	26.6%
45 to 59 min	315	17.8%
60+ min	209	11.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.83
Poverty rate: 21.0% (952 of 4,538)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,137	70.6%
Nonfamily households	473	29.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,610	84.9%
Vacant	286	15.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	826	51.3%
Renter-occupied	784	48.7%

1-unit, detached65.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units28.4%

5 to 19 units4.2%

20 or more units0.9%

Mobile home & other1.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,232	65.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	539	28.4%
5 to 19 units	80	4.2%
20 or more units	18	0.9%
Mobile home & other	27	1.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1884122
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.81 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.6730, -87.4840