Whiting

Population: 316
Median household income: $58,125
Median home value: $92,500

Whiting, a community in Jackson County, Kansas, has 316 residents. Its median household income of $58,125 runs below the Jackson County figure of $72,703.

Between 2019 and 2023, Whiting's population grew 52.7% from 207 to 316, while its median home value rose 24.5% from $74,300 to $92,500.

29.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 85.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 316
Median age: 48.5 yrs
Median household income: $58,125
Median home value: $92,500
Median gross rent: $800
Housing units: 135
Homeownership rate: 85.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.5%
Unemployment rate: 2.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

207316

Median household income

$45,208$58,125

Median home value

$74,300$92,500

Median gross rent

$613$800

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	207	$45,208	$74,300	$613
2020	238	$50,625	$71,700	$669
2021	239	$48,906	$63,100	$633
2022	257	$52,000	$69,300	$705
2023	316	$58,125	$92,500	$800

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

Age distribution

Under 510.8%

5 to 1716.5%

18 to 246.3%

25 to 346.3%

35 to 447.3%

45 to 549.2%

55 to 6429.1%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	34	10.8%
5 to 17	52	16.5%
18 to 24	20	6.3%
25 to 34	20	6.3%
35 to 44	23	7.3%
45 to 54	29	9.2%
55 to 64	92	29.1%
65 to 74	28	8.9%
75 and over	18	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	289	91.5%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	23	7.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.8%

High school graduate36.7%

Some college or associate's29.0%

Bachelor's degree18.6%

Graduate or professional degree11.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	10	4.8%
High school graduate	77	36.7%
Some college or associate's	61	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	39	18.6%
Graduate or professional degree	23	11.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone76.8%

Carpooled8.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	129	76.8%
Carpooled	14	8.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	8	4.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	17	10.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	31	20.5%
15 to 29 min	84	55.6%
30 to 44 min	10	6.6%
45 to 59 min	9	6.0%
60+ min	17	11.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 7.0% (22 of 316)

	Count	Share
Family households	77	59.2%
Nonfamily households	53	40.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	130	96.3%
Vacant	5	3.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	111	85.4%
Renter-occupied	19	14.6%

1-unit, detached88.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other11.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	119	88.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16	11.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2078100
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.01 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.5879, -95.6112