Whiting, IN (Indiana) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 4,751 (All urban)

Whiting, Indiana Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 2,313 (2,091 occupied: 1,126 owner occupied, 965 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	46%
State:	29%

Housing density: 1312 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $118,640.

Median contract rent in 2007: $503 (lower quartile is $411, upper quartile is $566)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $502

Median gross rent in Whiting, IN in 2007: $614

Housing units in Whiting with a mortgage: 476 (37 second mortgage, 54 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 387

Whiting,IN index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $130,639 (it was $92,300 in 2000)

Whiting:	$130,639
Indiana:	$122,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $98,447 - $161,500

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $134,555
Here: $134,555
State: $158,066

Townhouses or other attached units: $137,583
Here: $137,583
State: $148,761

In 2-unit structures: $131,158
Here: $131,158
State: $113,796

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $120,498
Here: $120,498
State: $114,735

Household type by relationship

Households: 5,136

In family households: 4,231 (917 male householders, 382 female householders)
910 spouses, 1,715 children (1,554 natural, 37 adopted, 124 stepchildren), 75 grandchildren, 35 brothers or sisters, 45 parents, 54 other relatives, 98 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 905 (385 male householders (345 living alone)), 414 female householders (358 living alone)), 106 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 478 2-persons, 328 3-persons, 246 4-persons, 158 5-persons, 74 6-persons, 15 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 703 1-person, 90 2-persons, 6 3-persons.

848 married couples with children.
374 single-parent households (76 men, 298 women).

75.5% of residents of Whiting speak English at home.
17.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
6.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 554 (10.8%)
(43.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.1
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Whiting, Indiana:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 29 3 rooms: 42 4 rooms: 127 5 rooms: 192 6 rooms: 290 7 rooms: 222 8 rooms: 64 9 or more rooms: 160

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Whiting, Indiana:
	1 room: 27 2 rooms: 20 3 rooms: 181 4 rooms: 367 5 rooms: 213 6 rooms: 127 7 rooms: 18 8 rooms: 6 9 or more rooms: 6

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 9
1995 to 1998: 8
1990 to 1994: 22
1980 to 1989: 14
1970 to 1979: 43
1960 to 1969: 43
1950 to 1959: 171
1940 to 1949: 324
1939 or earlier: 1,679

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Whiting:
	no bedroom: 5 1 bedroom: 68 2 bedrooms: 257 3 bedrooms: 551 4 bedrooms: 155 5 or more bedrooms: 90

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Whiting:
	no bedroom: 36 1 bedroom: 205 2 bedrooms: 539 3 bedrooms: 172 4 bedrooms: 7 5 or more bedrooms: 6

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Whiting in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 120 1 vehicle: 355 2 vehicles: 465 3 vehicles: 104 4 vehicles: 53 5 or more vehicles: 29

Cars and other vehicles available in Whiting in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 208 1 vehicle: 507 2 vehicles: 250 3 vehicles: 0 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Whiting, IN:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 2
$15,000 to $19,999: 9
$20,000 to $24,999: 2
$25,000 to $29,999: 2
$30,000 to $34,999: 7
$35,000 to $39,999: 1
$40,000 to $49,999: 20
$50,000 to $59,999: 19
$60,000 to $69,999: 8
$70,000 to $79,999: 30
$80,000 to $89,999: 48
$90,000 to $99,999: 68
$100,000 to $124,999: 244
$125,000 to $149,999: 234
$150,000 to $174,999: 135
$175,000 to $199,999: 103
$200,000 to $249,999: 94
$250,000 to $299,999: 5
$300,000 to $399,999: 4
$400,000 to $499,999: 4
$500,000 to $749,999: 3
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Whiting rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Whiting:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 2
$150 to $199: 7
$200 to $249: 19
$250 to $299: 59
$300 to $349: 66
$350 to $399: 67
$400 to $449: 75
$450 to $499: 117
$500 to $549: 115
$550 to $599: 98
$600 to $649: 70
$650 to $699: 56
$700 to $749: 36
$750 to $799: 18
$800 to $899: 10
$900 to $999: 23
$1,000 to $1,249: 5
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 52

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 80 1990 to 1994: 85 1985 to 1989: 131 1980 to 1984: 51 1975 to 1979: 70 1970 to 1974: 30 1970 to 1974: 38 1965 to 1969: 69

Whiting, IN Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 72.3%
Number of people working at home: 33 (1.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 171
5 to 9 minutes: 358
10 to 14 minutes: 302
15 to 19 minutes: 210
20 to 24 minutes: 205
25 to 29 minutes: 114
30 to 34 minutes: 230
35 to 39 minutes: 27
40 to 44 minutes: 77
45 to 59 minutes: 130
60 to 89 minutes: 55
90 or more minutes: 42

Whiting mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,461 (75%)
Carpooled: 225 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 10 (1%)
Railroad: 26 (1%)
Walked: 194 (10%)
Other means: 5 (0%)
Worked at home: 33 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 225
$10,000 to $14,999: 184
$15,000 to $19,999: 153
$20,000 to $24,999: 174
$25,000 to $29,999: 160
$30,000 to $34,999: 154
$35,000 to $39,999: 161
$40,000 to $44,999: 107
$45,000 to $49,999: 127
$50,000 to $59,999: 175
$60,000 to $74,999: 224
$75,000 to $99,999: 122
$100,000 to $124,999: 60
$125,000 to $149,999: 26
$150,000 to $199,999: 30
$200,000 or more: 16

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 1317

Polish: 645

Slovak: 638

Irish: 464

German: 390

Italian: 235

English: 231

Croatian: 111

Hungarian: 100

United States or American: 65

Czechoslovakian: 61

Swedish: 45

Serbian: 38

Scottish: 32

Dutch: 28

French (except Basque): 23

Norwegian: 22

Scotch-Irish: 19

Slavic: 17

Greek: 16

Lithuanian: 14

Finnish: 12

Slovene: 12

European: 10

Romanian: 9

Celtic: 9

African: 8

Subsaharan African:: 8

Czech: 8

Arab:: 7

Other Arab: 7

Russian: 7

French Canadian: 6

Austrian: 5

Yugoslavian: 5

Turkish: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (71%)
India (6%)
Pakistan (5%)
Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (4%)
Japan (3%)
Yugoslavia (2%)
United Kingdom (2%)

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

This state: 3024
Northeast: 72
Midwest: 1173
South: 202
West: 93

62% of Whiting residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 8% lived in Indiana.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 27
Nursery to 4th grade: 31
5th and 6th grade: 50
7th and 8th grade: 60
9th grade: 33
10th grade: 14
11th grade: 55
12th grade, no diploma: 43
High school graduate (or equivalency): 606
Less than 1 year of college: 138
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 241
Associate degree: 51
Bachelor's degree: 173
Master's degree: 76
Professional school degree: 33
Doctorate degree: 6

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 18
Nursery to 4th grade: 6
5th and 6th grade: 59
7th and 8th grade: 63
9th grade: 58
10th grade: 67
11th grade: 41
12th grade, no diploma: 79
High school graduate (or equivalency): 706
Less than 1 year of college: 137
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 196
Associate degree: 70
Bachelor's degree: 173
Master's degree: 52
Professional school degree: 20
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.7%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 6.2%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 40.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 8.5%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 12.8%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $43,131
Black householders: $25,842
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $67,843
Asian householders: $67,938
Some other race householders: $37,297
Two or more races householders: $14,298
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $35,571

Whiting household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Whiting household income for Asian householders

Whiting household income for Some other race householders

Whiting household income for Two or more races householders

Whiting household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Whiting marital status for males

Whiting marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $129,223
Asian householders: $77,845
Some other race householders: $130,355
Two or more races householders: $84,922
Hispanic or Latino householders: $132,761

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,111
One, attached: 29
Two: 621
3 or 4: 346
5 to 9: 159
10 to 19: 47

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Whiting:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (97%) Electricity (2%) No fuel used (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (94%) Electricity (3%) No fuel used (2%) Other fuel (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 44

Here:	6.9%
Indiana:	11.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 14

Here:	4.6%
Indiana:	8.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 21

Here:	13.1%
Indiana:	23.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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