Whitley County, Indiana (IN)

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% of renters here:	17%
State:	29%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (32.7%), Educational,health and social services (15.0%), Retail trade (11.6%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Whitley County, Indiana:

Median resident age:	36.9 years
Indiana median age:	35.2 years

Males: 15,238	(49.6%)
Females: 15,469	(50.4%)

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Whitley County:	2.6 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

This county:	$51,940
Indiana:	$47,448

Whitley County:	$128,347
Indiana:	$122,900

This county:	$446
State:	$518

Whitley County:	$130,717
Indiana:	$122,900

Detached houses: $163,129

Here:	$163,129
State:	$158,066

Townhouses or other attached units: $154,579

Here:	$154,579
State:	$148,761

In 2-unit structures: $168,417

Here:	$168,417
State:	$113,796

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $217,989

Here:	$217,989
State:	$141,159

Mobile homes: $27,380

Here:	$27,380
State:	$33,761

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $51,250

Here:	$51,250
State:	$52,440

This county:	4.9%
Whole state:	9.5%

This county:	2.0%
Whole state:	4.2%

Area name: Fort Wayne, IN MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Whitley County is $474 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $592 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $738 a month.

Cities in this county include: Columbia City, Tri-Lakes, South Whitley, Churubusco, Larwill.

2005 air pollution in Whitley County:

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 30 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 92 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Allen County , Huntington County , Kosciusko County , Noble County , Wabash County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Churches in Whitley County include: West Etna Community Church (A), Coesse Church (B), Fairview Church (C), Jefferson Chapel (D), Eberhard Church (E), Troy Church (F), Blue River Church (G), Boonesville Church (H), Sugar Creek Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Adams Cemetery (1), Pleasant Grove Cemetery (2), Garrison Cemetery (3), Bayliss Cemetery (4), Oak Grove Cemetery (5), Nolt Cemetery (6), Bethel Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: T Lake (A), Tadpole Lake (B), Robinson Lake (C), Menzie Lake (D), Blue Lake (E), Troy Cedar Lake (F), Little Troy Cedar Lake (G), Black Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Spring Creek (A), King Branch (B), Kaler Branch (C), Jones Branch (D), Huffman Branch (E), Mud Run (F), Growcock Branch (G), Sugar Creek (H), Ford Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Whitley County: Camp Whitley (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	3.7%
Indiana:	4.1%

Current college students: 905
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 256 (48% naturalized citizens)

Whitley County:	0.8%
Whole state:	3.1%

Mean travel time to work: 23.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 52.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 10,282
• One, attached: 114
• Two: 321
• 3 or 4: 214
• 5 to 9: 254
• 10 to 19: 114
• 20 or more: 196
• Mobile homes: 1,046
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4

Housing units in Whitley County with a mortgage: 4,958 (610 second mortgage, 594 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,122

Here:	70.0% with mortgage
State:	70.9% with mortgage

Whitley County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Indiana state average. It is 2.0 times above overall U.S. average.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 13,714 (85%) Carpooled: 1,473 (9%) Bus or trolley bus: 27 (0%) Railroad: 6 (0%) Motorcycle: 5 (0%) Bicycle: 15 (0%) Walked: 216 (1%) Other means: 102 (1%) Worked at home: 537 (3%)

6.51% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,965 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.51%
Indiana average:	6.54%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.23% relocated from other counties in Indiana ($31,128 average AGI)
1.28% relocated from other states ($7,836 average AGI)

Whitley County:	1.28%
Indiana average:	2.47%

from Allen County, IN	2.24% ($42,401 average AGI)
from Kosciusko County, IN	0.83% ($40,776)
from Noble County, IN	0.72% ($31,538)
from Wabash County, IN	0.27% ($38,714)
from Huntington County, IN	0.25% ($39,031)
from DeKalb County, IN	0.16% ($30,100)
from Marion County, IN	0.08% ($23,400)

6.23% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,723 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.23%
Indiana average:	6.56%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.84% relocated to other counties in Indiana ($29,950 average AGI)
1.38% relocated to other states ($7,773 average AGI)

Whitley County:	1.38%
Indiana average:	2.55%

to Allen County, IN	2.31% ($45,237 average AGI)
to Kosciusko County, IN	0.62% ($34,418)
to Noble County, IN	0.53% ($27,882)
to Huntington County, IN	0.27% ($35,147)
to Marion County, IN	0.17% ($21,409)
to Wabash County, IN	0.14% ($35,000)
to DeKalb County, IN	0.13% ($34,471)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.5

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,830 (4,344 aged, 486 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 26,788 (7,333 male householders, 1,383 female householders)

  7,251 spouses, 9,623 children (8,859 natural, 260 adopted, 504 stepchildren), 243 grandchildren, 150 brothers or sisters, 134 parents, 253 other relatives, 418 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,469 (1,410 male householders (1,149 living alone)), 1,599 female householders (1,483 living alone)), 460 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 450 (390 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,945 2-persons, 1,804 3-persons, 1,803 4-persons, 818 5-persons, 249 6-persons, 97 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,632 1-person, 321 2-persons, 49 3-persons, 6 4-persons, 1 5-persons.

97.2% of residents of Whitley County speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (74% speak English very well, 26% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (38% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 50% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $163,170,000 ($5106 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $44,047,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $72,237,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $27,444,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,425,000
Federal grants: $11,042,000
Federal procurement contracts: $43,576,000 ($42,555,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,446,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $943,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $32,207,000
Federal Government insurance: $43,113,000

Here:	69 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Here:	47 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+9 per 1000 residents

Here:	+27 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.64 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.3
State:	6.1

Here:	4.3
State:	4.2

61% of Whitley County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in Indiana.

Whitley County:	61.2%
State average:	55.7%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 24968
• Northeast: 499
• Midwest: 2777
• South: 1710
• West: 448

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $65,000

Here:	9.0%
Indiana:	11.8%

Here:	6.1%
Indiana:	8.8%

Here:	18.6%
Indiana:	23.4%