Whiting

Population: 840
Median household income: $68,977
Median home value: $87,800

Whiting is a community in Monona County, Iowa, home to 840 residents. At $68,977, its median household income sits above Monona County's $62,944.

From 2019 to 2023, Whiting's population grew 1.8% from 825 to 840, while its median home value rose 13.9% from $77,100 to $87,800.

Owners occupy 73.7% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 51.1 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 840
Median age: 51.1 yrs
Median household income: $68,977
Median home value: $87,800
Median gross rent: $931
Housing units: 355
Homeownership rate: 73.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.5%
Unemployment rate: 1.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

825840

Median household income

$52,368$68,977

Median home value

$77,100$87,800

Median gross rent

$731$931

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	825	$52,368	$77,100	$731
2020	829	$54,408	$65,300	$766
2021	856	$57,375	$75,400	$826
2022	894	$61,250	$82,100	$878
2023	840	$68,977	$87,800	$931

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

Age distribution

Under 53.6%

5 to 1718.5%

18 to 242.3%

25 to 346.5%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 5417.1%

55 to 6415.2%

65 to 7415.4%

75 and over10.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	30	3.6%
5 to 17	155	18.5%
18 to 24	19	2.3%
25 to 34	55	6.5%
35 to 44	93	11.1%
45 to 54	144	17.1%
55 to 64	128	15.2%
65 to 74	129	15.4%
75 and over	87	10.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	681	81.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	47	5.6%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	56	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	56	6.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.7%

High school graduate39.3%

Some college or associate's31.4%

Bachelor's degree16.5%

Graduate or professional degree8.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	30	4.7%
High school graduate	250	39.3%
Some college or associate's	200	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	105	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	51	8.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone71.8%

Carpooled9.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.6%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	280	71.8%
Carpooled	36	9.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	16	4.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	53	13.6%
Other means	5	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	127	37.7%
15 to 29 min	138	40.9%
30 to 44 min	56	16.6%
45 to 59 min	7	2.1%
60+ min	9	2.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.28
Poverty rate: 10.1% (78 of 770)

	Count	Share
Family households	246	72.6%
Nonfamily households	93	27.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1952

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	339	95.5%
Vacant	16	4.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	250	73.7%
Renter-occupied	89	26.3%

1-unit, detached71.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units9.6%

5 to 19 units2.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other16.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	255	71.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	34	9.6%
5 to 19 units	8	2.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	58	16.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1985215
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.02 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.1272, -96.1507