Whiting, Indiana

Back to Whiting, IN housing info, Lake County, Indiana, IN smaller cities, IN small cities, All Cities.   Submit your own pictures of this city and show them to the World General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Whiting, IN Lake County Population in July 2007: 4,768. Population change since 2000: -6.8%   Males: 2,284   (47.9%) Females: 2,484   (52.1%) Median resident age:   35.9 years Indiana median age:   35.2 years Zip codes: 46394. Estimated median household income in 2007: $40,167 (it was $34,972 in 2000) Whiting:   $40,167 Indiana:   $47,448 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $130,639 (it was $92,300 in 2000) Whiting:   $130,639 Indiana:   $122,900 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $137,437; Detached houses: $134,555; Townhouses or other attached units: $137,583; In 2-unit structures: $131,158; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $120,498 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 46394 Whiting, IN residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Whiting: White Non-Hispanic (72.3%) Hispanic (25.6%) Other race (9.1%) Two or more races (1.7%) Black (0.6%) American Indian (0.5%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) 2008 cost of living index in Whiting: 99.2 (near average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Whiting, Indiana on our local forum with over 600,000 registered users. Whiting is mentioned 97 times on our forum: Texan Moving to Whiting for short time Need help!!  (24 replies) Good and bad areas in Whiting.  (5 replies) Moving to Whiting  (12 replies) Live in Whiting or Commute to Whiting?  (6 replies) Areas to avoid in Gary, IN  (54 replies) Are the folks of IN "regressive" and "backward"?  (66 replies) Latest news from Whiting, IN collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: Slovak (18.0%), Polish (17.1%), Irish (16.3%), German (11.5%), English (5.8%), Italian (5.2%). Current Local Time: CST time zone Incorporated on 10/01/1895 Elevation: 585 feet Land area: 1.76 square miles. Population density: 2705 people per square mile   (average).

Latitude: 41.68 N, Longitude: 87.49 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +1,052 (+20.5%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 434 (22.2%)

Area code: 219

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Whiting, Indiana business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	3.78
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Whiting, Indiana

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Whiting-area historical tornado activity is near Indiana state average. It is 115% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/21/1967, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 4.8 miles away from the Whiting city center killed 33 people and injured 500 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 8/28/1990, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 33.3 miles away from the city center killed 29 people and injured 350 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Political contributions by individuals in Whiting, IN

• Horseshoe Casino Heliport

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Churches in Whiting include: Hungarian Reformed Church (A), Whiting Baptist Church (B), Whiting United Methodist Church (C), Sacred Heart Church (D), Saint Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church (E), Saint John Lutheran Church (F), First Church of Christ (G), Saint Mary's Byzantine Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Whiting Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map Court: Government Offices City - Judge's Ofc- Whiting City- City Hall- Court C (1443 119th Street).

Average household size:

This city:	2.5 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	61.3%
Whole state:	68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	5.8%
Whole state:	5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
• Gay men: 0.0% of all households

This city:	12.3%
Whole state:	9.5%

This city:	5.7%
Whole state:	4.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Whiting, IN

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5.09% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,815 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.09%
Indiana average:	6.54%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($200 average AGI)

Lake County:	0.05%
Indiana average:	0.10%

from Cook County, IL	2.28% ($39,640 average AGI)
from Porter County, IN	0.62% ($34,915)
from Will County, IL	0.19% ($56,174)

5.38% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,894 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.38%
Indiana average:	6.56%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($174 average AGI)

Lake County:	0.03%
Indiana average:	0.03%

to Cook County, IL	1.06% ($33,307 average AGI)
to Porter County, IN	1.03% ($43,404)
to Marion County, IN	0.30% ($20,343)

• N Of 117 St & La Porte Ave, Type: Tower, Structure height: 102 m, Overall height: 102.1 m
  Registrant: Aqua Land Communications Inc, 60 Stagecoach Rd, Portage, IN 46368, Phone: (219) 762-1541
• Jeffrey M Jones, On Calumet Ave .5 Mi S Int W 129th St, Type: Tower, Structure height: 141.4 m, Overall height: 141.4 m, , Licensee ID: L00140705
  Registrant: Amoco Oil Company, 14511 Falling Creek, Ste. 507, Houston, TX 77014, Phone: (979) 220-6996, Email:
• Edward G Roach, 1500 Center St., Type: Tower, Structure height: 41.1 m, Overall height: 42.4 m
  Registrant: Sba Towers Ii LLC, 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:

• STATION, 1/2 Mi S Of The Int Of Calumet Ave And 129th St On Calumet Av, Overall height: 141.4 m, Call Sign: WNEH276
  Assigned Frequencies : 952.162 MHz, 928.162 MHz
  Grant Date: 06/22/1999, Expiration Date: 06/27/2009
  Registrant: Lockard & White, Inc., 14511 Falling Creek, Ste. 507, Houston, TX 77014, Phone: (979) 220-6996, Fax: (281) 586-0044, Email:
• Whiting Park, IN7118, 1500 Center St., Type: Tower, Structure height: 41.1 m, Overall height: 42.4 m, Call Sign: WQHQ867
  Assigned Frequencies : 10643.1 MHz
  Grant Date: 10/10/2007, Expiration Date: 10/10/2017, Cancelation Date: 04/10/2009, Certifier: Kyle B Entz
  Registrant: Sprint Nextel Corporation, 2001 Edmund Halley Drive, Reston, VA 20191, Phone: (703) 433-4000, Fax: (703) 433-4142
• STATION, 2831 Indianapolis Blvd, Structure height: 19.5 m, Call Sign: KPF38
  Assigned Frequencies : 6545.62 MHz
  Grant Date: 11/14/1996, Expiration Date: 09/16/1998, Cancelation Date: 08/03/1998
  Registrant: Phone: (312) 856-3768
• WESTPOINT, Milepost 1 Ind Toll Rd I80/I90 1 Mi W Of The Ind-Ill St Line, Type: Tower, Structure height: 24.4 m, Call Sign: WHC692
  Assigned Frequencies : 10637.5 MHz
  Grant Date: 10/25/2001, Expiration Date: 12/19/2011
  Registrant: White & Case LLP, 701 13th St., Nw, Washington, DC 20005, Phone: (202) 626-3635, Fax: (202) 639-9355, Email:

• Aircraft: PIPER PA-32-300 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 126 mph), Engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER (310 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 33411 , Serial Number: 32-7540098, Year manufactured: 1975, Airworthiness Date: 02/17/1975
  Registrant (Individual): Thomas F Owens, 816-119th Street, Whiting, IN 46394
• Aircraft: CESSNA 310Q (Fixed wing multi engine, Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 167 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES (260 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 7661Q , Serial Number: 310Q0440, Year manufactured: 1971, Airworthiness Date: 01/29/1972
  Registrant (Individual): Kenneth E Cooper, 2500 Gaspar Ave, Whiting, IN 46394
• Aircraft: CESSNA T210K (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 141 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR GTSIO-520-C (340 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 9432M , Serial Number: 21059332, Year manufactured: 1970
  Registrant (Individual): James L Kaine, 1626 Central Ave, Whiting, IN 46394

• Fire: 41
• Hazardous Condition: 35