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City: Whiting, IN
Lake County, IN
Zip code population (2000): 12,728
Estimated zip code population in 2007: 11,808

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Houses and condos: 5,739
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,020
% of renters here:  38%
State:  29%

2008 cost of living index in zip code 46394: 98.2 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 5.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population density: 2196 people per square mile 
 
  (low).

Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007:
This zip code:  0.8% ($547)
Indiana:  1.3% ($868)

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Males: 6,092  (47.9%)
Females: 6,636  (52.1%)

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Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $124,229
46394:  $124,229
Indiana:  $122,900


According to our research of public records there were 8 registered sex offenders living in 46394 zip code in early 2007.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this zip code is smaller than the state average.

Median resident age:  38.7 years
Indiana median age:  35.2 years

Average household size:
This zip code:  2.4 people
Indiana:  2.5 people

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 46394, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $36,658 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:  $36,658
State:  $44,790

Salary/wage: $34,996 (reported on 79.6% of returns)
Here:  $34,996
State:  $39,615
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 70.4% for AGIs below $10k, 68.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 78.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 81.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,481 (reported on 48.3% of returns)
This zip code:  $1,481
Indiana:  $1,535
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.5% for AGIs below $10k, 2.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $4,552 (reported on 25.1% of returns)
Here:  $4,552
State:  $2,998
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.9% for AGIs below $10k, 5.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$4,256 (reported on 13.3% of returns)
Here:  +$4,256
State:  +$8,619
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.2% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,923 (reported on 8.2% of returns)
Here:  +$7,923
State:  +$10,071
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.1% for AGIs below $10k, 4.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.5% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,641 (reported on 2.0% of returns)
46394:  $2,641
Indiana:  $2,840
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Total itemized deductions: $14,616 (2% of AGI, reported on 22.6% of returns)
Here:  $14,616
State:  $17,065
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.4% for AGIs below $10k, 7.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,002 (3.0% of AGI, reported on 19.4% of returns)
Here:  $2,002
Indiana:  $3,550

Here:  3.0% of AGI
State:  3.8% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,695 (reported on 73.4% of returns)
46394:  $4,695
State:  $6,914
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs below $10k, 3.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,652 (reported on 15.1% of returns)
Here:  $1,652
State:  $1,685
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.7% for AGIs below $10k, 3.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 61.9%
Here:  62%
State:  59%
(% for various income ranges: 56.7% for AGIs below $10k, 64.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 61.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 62.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 63.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 67.4% for AGIs over 100k)


Estimated median household income in 2007: $42,615
This zip code:  $42,615
Indiana:  $47,448
Whiting, IN (46394) map

Nearest zip codes: 46327, 46312, 60633, 60617, 46320, 60409.


Percentage of family households:
This zip code:  61.0%
Whole state:  68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:  5.7%
Whole state:  5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Housing units in zip code 46394 with a mortgage: 1,390 (75 second mortgage, 169 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,346


Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,021

Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $361

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  13.7%
Whole state:  12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  8.2%
Whole state:  5.8%

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  5.9
State:  6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.2
State:  4.2


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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:

Churches in zip code 46394 include: Whiting Church of the Nazarene (A), First Baptist Church of Whiting (B), Plymouth Congregational Church (C), Saint John The Baptist Catholic Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in zip code 46394 include: Wolf Lake Park (1), Lakefront Park (2), G R Clark Athletic Field (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Whiting Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 9
  • 1995 to 1998: 8
  • 1990 to 1994: 30
  • 1980 to 1989: 36
  • 1970 to 1979: 102
  • 1960 to 1969: 212
  • 1950 to 1959: 670
  • 1940 to 1949: 1,149
  • 1939 or earlier: 3,523



Zip code 46394 satellite photo by USGS


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Whiting, IN (46394):
  • no bedroom: 12
  • 1 bedrooms: 100
  • 2 bedrooms: 948
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,607
  • 4 bedrooms: 424
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 218


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
  • no bedroom: 59
  • 1 bedrooms: 553
  • 2 bedrooms: 989
  • 3 bedrooms: 386
  • 4 bedrooms: 17
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 16



Vehicles available in 46394 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 241
  • 1 vehicle: 1,312
  • 2 vehicles: 1,183
  • 3 vehicles: 360
  • 4 vehicles: 176
  • 5 or more vehicles: 37


Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
  • no vehicle: 366
  • 1 vehicle: 1,215
  • 2 vehicles: 420
  • 3 vehicles: 19
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0



Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

Zip code 46394 household income distribution in 2007

Zip code 46394 house/condo values in 2007


Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 46394:

  • $10,000 to $14,999: 3
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 10
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 7
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 10
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 7
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 1
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 45
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 48
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 60
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 94
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 198
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 211
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 873
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 594
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 383
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 331
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 138
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 28
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 14
  • $400,000 to $499,999: 12
  • $500,000 to $749,999: 4
 



46394 rent paid by renters


Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 46394:

  • Less than $100: 10
  • $100 to $149: 5
  • $150 to $199: 40
  • $200 to $249: 77
  • $250 to $299: 79
  • $300 to $349: 76
  • $350 to $399: 214
  • $400 to $449: 316
  • $450 to $499: 299
  • $500 to $549: 216
  • $550 to $599: 126
  • $600 to $649: 143
  • $650 to $699: 47
  • $700 to $749: 55
  • $750 to $799: 72
  • No cash rent: 129
 


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $114,662.


Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $123,298
  • Asian householders: $171,661
  • Some other race householders: $147,480
  • Two or more races householders: $106,690
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $129,410

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $121,748 (it was $93,500 in 2000)
46394:  $121,748
Indiana:  $122,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $89,537 - $146,302

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $128,204
Here:  $128,204
State:  $158,066

Townhouses or other attached units: $123,356
Here:  $123,356
State:  $148,761

In 2-unit structures: $129,590
Here:  $129,590
State:  $113,796

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $106,716
Here:  $106,716
State:  $114,735

Mobile homes: $37,500
Here:  $37,500
State:  $33,761


Owners and renters by unit type in %


Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 3,383
  • One, attached: 99
  • Two: 1,031
  • 3 or 4: 632
  • 5 to 9: 410
  • 10 to 19: 132
  • 20 to 49: 20
  • 50 or more: 24
  • Mobile homes: 8
46394 zip code mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 3,948 (75%)
  • Carpooled: 599 (11%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 36 (1%)
  • Subway or elevated: 8 (0%)
  • Railroad: 192 (4%)
  • Bicycle: 8 (0%)
  • Walked: 377 (7%)
  • Other means: 13 (0%)
  • Worked at home: 112 (2%)
 

46394 zip code travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 288
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 797
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 788
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 538
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 570
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 290
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 662
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 147
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 254
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 451
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 288
  • 90 or more minutes: 108
 

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 64.6%


Household type by relationship
Households: 12,650

  • In family households: 10,311 (2,437 male householders, 830 female householders)
    2,345 spouses, 3,899 children (3,718 natural, 37 adopted, 144 stepchildren), 194 grandchildren, 149 brothers or sisters, 100 parents, 146 other relatives, 211 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 2,339 (908 male householders (799 living alone)), 1,149 female householders (1,013 living alone)), 282 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 78 (77 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,367 2-persons, 821 3-persons, 579 4-persons, 314 5-persons, 137 6-persons, 49 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,812 1-person, 225 2-persons, 20 3-persons.

1,910 married couples with children.
773 single-parent households (168 men, 605 women).

79.3% of residents of 46394 zip code speak English at home.
13.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% very well, 22% well, 12% not well, 6% not at all).
6.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% very well, 26% well, 3% not well, 1% not at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (82% very well, 18% well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (81% very well, 19% well).

Foreign born population: 1,110 (8.7%)
(49.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:  8.7%
Whole state:  3.1%

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



  • Mexico (67%)
  • Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (5%)
  • India (5%)
  • Yugoslavia (4%)
  • Philippines (4%)
  • Pakistan (3%)
  • Poland (2%)



Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 183
  • 1990 to 1994: 153
  • 1985 to 1989: 170
  • 1980 to 1984: 110
  • 1975 to 1979: 125
  • 1970 to 1974: 98
  • 1970 to 1974: 89
  • 1965 to 1969: 182

White population: 11,416
Black population: 47
American Indian population: 27
Asian population: 64
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 5
Some other race population: 920
Two or more races population: 249

Zip code 46394 races chart


First ancestries reported:

 Other groups: 2607
 Slovak: 2171
 Polish: 1701
 Irish: 909
 German: 877
 Italian: 475
 United States or American: 382
 English: 335
 Croatian: 299
 Hungarian: 274
 Serbian: 151
 Czechoslovakian: 130
 Swedish: 110
 French (except Basque): 90
 Dutch: 82
 Finnish: 79
 Scotch-Irish: 57
 Slovene: 56
 Scottish: 51
 Greek: 36
 British: 35
 Slavic: 33
 Russian: 26
 Czech: 24
 Norwegian: 22
 Ukrainian: 22
 Lithuanian: 20
 Arab:: 19
 Jordanian: 12
 Austrian: 12
 Yugoslavian: 11
 French Canadian: 11
 European: 10
 Romanian: 9
 Celtic: 9
 African: 8
 Subsaharan African:: 8
 Scandinavian: 8
 Other Arab: 7
 Canadian: 6
 Turkish: 4



Zip code 46394 topographic map


Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:

  • BP AMOCO OIL COMPANY WHITING REFINERY (2815 INDIANAPOLIS BOULEVARD in WHITING, IN)
    AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS) - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY, ICIS-05-2005-4545,
    AIR PROGRAM (Clean Air Markets Division Business System)
    OIL CONTROL (Facility Response Plan for oil discharge)
    ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
    (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-05-1989-0090, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-05-1975-0002,
    (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-05-2000-0586, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
    STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - ACES-CP-2742, AIR PROGRAM, ACES-CP-2849, ACES-CP-2919, ACES-CP-2924, ACES-OP-08900003, CRTK-537, EPCRA, SPILL-198901020, RELEASE ASSESSMENT, SPILL-198903041, SPILL-198904009, SPILL-198910014, SPILL-198911087, SPILL-198912096, SPILL-198912103, SPILL-198912123, SPILL-199004060, SPILL-199005096, SPILL-199008158, SPILL-199012106, SPILL-199103132, SPILL-199105046, SPILL-199105106, SPILL-199108010, SPILL-199109031, SPILL-199109124,
    STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking)
    COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
    CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
    Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    TRANSPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    TSD (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    USED OIL PROGRAM (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
    Business SIC classification: INDUSTRIAL ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PETROLEUM REFINING; ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURES AND BLOCKS; LUBRICATING OILS AND GREASES; PETROLEUM BULK STATIONS AND TERMINALS; ENGINEERING SERVICES
    Organizations: BP PRODUCTS NORTH AMERICA, INC. (CONTACT/GENERAL) , BP PROD NORTH AMERICA INC BOAT DOCKS (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , BP PRODUCTS NORTH AMERICA INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , BP PRODUCTS N AMERICA INC W TANK FIELD (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , GEORGE COOK CERT 5404 (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , BP PRODUCTS NORTH AMERICA INC (CONTACT/OWNER) , WALTER L JONES (CONTACT/OWNER) , BP PRODUCTS NORTH AMERICA (OWNER/OPERATOR)
    Alternative names: AMOCO OIL CO WHITING REFINERY, AMOCO OIL REFINERY, BP/AMOCO, BP AMOCO REFINERY, BP EXPLORATION & OIL CO, BP PRODS. N.A. WHITING BUSINESS UNIT, BP PRODUCTS N AMERICA INC BUFFALO SIDE, BP PRODUCTS N AMERICA INC W TANK FIELD, BP PRODUCTS NORTH AMERICA INC, BP PRODUCTS NORTH AMERICA INC BOAT DOCKS, BP PRODUCTS NORTH AMERICA, INC. WHITING BUSINESS UNIT, BP WHITING BUSINESS UNIT, BP WHITING REFINERY - COMBP, PETROLEUM CONTRACTORS CORP
  • SAXON METALS COMPANY (2230 INDIANAPOLIS BLVD. in WHITING, IN)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-05-1989-0037, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
    STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - CRTK-19142, EPCRA, CRTK-19839, UST-4328, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
    CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
    TSD (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
    Business SIC classification: SECONDARY SMELTING AND REFINING OF NONFERROUS METALS; NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
    Business NAICS classification: SECONDARY SMELTING AND ALLOYING OF ALUMINUM.
    Alternative names: FEDERATED METALS CORP
  • AMOCO TERM 291 (2530 INDIANAPOLIS BLVD in WHITING, IN)
    AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
    STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - CRTK-3102, EPCRA, LUST-199012500, LEAKING STORAGE TANK, ACES-CP-2055, AIR PROGRAM, ACES-CP-2180, ACES-CP-2209, ACES-CP-2233, ACES-CP-2607, ACES-OP-08900004, UST-11472, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
    CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
    Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
    Business SIC classification: PETROLEUM REFINING; ELECTRIC SERVICES; PETROLEUM BULK STATIONS AND TERMINALS
    Business NAICS classification: LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS (BOTTLED GAS) DEALERS.
    Organizations: BP PRODUCTS NORTH AMERICA INC (CONTACT/OWNER) , AMOCO OIL COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: AMOCO OIL CO., WHITING TERMINAL, AMOCO WHITING MOTOR VEHICLE FLEET, BP AMOCO OIL CO. WHITING TERMINAL, BP PRODUCTS NORTH AMERICA INC TERMINAL, BP PRODUCTS NORTH AMERICA WHITING MARKETING TERMINAL, BP WHITING BUSINESS UNIT
  • BP AMOCO CHEMICAL CO (2357 STANDARD AVE in WHITING, IN)
    AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
    STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - CRTK-949, EPCRA, LUST-198903041, LEAKING STORAGE TANK, UST-1210, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM, LUST-199812555, LEAKING STORAGE TANK
    CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
    Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    TRANSPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
    Business SIC classification: PLASTICS MATERIALS, SYNTHETIC RESINS, AND NONVULCANIZABLE ELASTOMERS; INDUSTRIAL ORGANIC CHEMICALS
    Organizations: BP AMOCO CHEMICAL COMPANY (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , BP PRODUCTS NORTH AMERICA INC (CONTACT/OWNER) , O&D USA LLC (CONTACT/OWNER) , INNOVENE USA LLC (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: AMOCO CHEMICAL CO.
  • GRAHAM PACKAGING (1701 121ST ST in WHITING, IN)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - ACES-OP-08900002, AIR PROGRAM
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Business SIC classification: PLASTICS BOTTLES
    Organizations: SUNOCO GRAHAM CO (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: SUNOCO GRAHAM CO
  • HALUSKA INC (1640 CENTER ST in WHITING, IN)
    STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - CRTK-10339, EPCRA, LUST-198803091, LEAKING STORAGE TANK, UST-20070, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Organizations: FORMER HALUSKA PROPERTY (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , CITY OF WHITING (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: FORMER HALUSKA PROPERTY
  • AMOCO 18677 FAC 25565 (1360 INDIANAPOLIS BLVD in WHITING, IN)
    STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - UST-11506, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM, CRTK-7351, EPCRA, LUST-199109143, LEAKING STORAGE TANK, LUST-199110511,
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Organizations: PAYNE JAMES (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: AMOCO #18677 FAC#25565, JIMS AMOCO
  • AMOCO OIL STATION 5423 (2300 INDIANAPOLIS BLVD in WHITING, IN)
    STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - CRTK-7321, EPCRA, LUST-199406105, LEAKING STORAGE TANK, LUST-199506506, UST-11483, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Organizations: AMOCO OIL CO (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: AMOCO 5423, AMOCO OIL STATION #5423
  • CALUMET COLLEGE (2400 NEW YORK AVENUE in WHITING, IN)
    STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - UST-8499, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  • BP PRODUCTS NORTH AMERICA INC LAKEFRONT (NE OF 119TH & FRONT STS in WHITING, IN)
    HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    TRANSPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    TSD (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Alternative names: AMOCO OIL CO WHITING LAKEFRONT
  • NATHAN HALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (1831 OLIVER ST in WHITING, IN)
    (Geographic Names Information System)
    (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-4361
    Organizations: WHITING SCHOOL CITY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • BENJAMIN FRANKLIN ELEM SCH (1000 116TH ST in WHITING, IN)
    (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-4451
    Organizations: SCHOOL CITY OF HAMMOND (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • AMOCO OIL CO (2500 NEW YORK AVE in WHITING, IN)
    STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking)
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Organizations: LTV STEEL CO (CONTACT/OWNER)


Median worth of mobile homes: $38,895

Zip code 46394 marital status for males
Zip code 46394 marital status for females


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (95%)
  • Electricity (2%)
  • No fuel used (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


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

  • This state: 7651
  • Northeast: 215
  • Midwest: 3046
  • South: 526
  • West: 143

68% of the 46394 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 16% lived in Indiana.

Population in 1990: 13,157. Population change in the 1990s: -429 (-3.3%).

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:




Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 289
Here:  23.0%
Indiana:  11.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 122
Here:  16.2%
Indiana:  8.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 131
Here:  25.4%
Indiana:  23.4%


Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School


Class of Workers


Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

  • Educational Services: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (250-499 employees: 1 establishment)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 1)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 2, 10-19: 4, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 2)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 3, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
  • Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 1)

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)




78 people in nursing homes

Fatal accident statistics in 2006
  • Fatal accident count: 1
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
  • Fatalities: 1
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 1
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0

Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 4 full and 4 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED19$128,091170$102,302207$100,91734$32,9876$254,80353$92,7540$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED3$166,49718$99,79052$108,9785$19,2061$120,0007$81,1730$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED6$160,27855$100,842194$109,35769$33,9472$287,50030$91,9541$125,000
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN2$161,18022$91,81264$110,4695$42,0640$011$97,1160$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$07$84,32324$137,9806$55,6770$05$77,7260$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 4 full and 4 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED88$111,47328$114,60110$92,934
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED9$105,8148$99,5740$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED2$128,7550$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN5$100,9820$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value




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