Whitley County, Indiana (IN)

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• • 31,68492.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,4504.2%Two or more races
  • 8532.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1570.5%Some other race alone
  • 1050.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 770.2%Asian alone
  • 680.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $262,169

Here:	$262,169
State:	$257,916

Townhouses or other attached units: $130,194

Here:	$130,194
State:	$224,114

In 2-unit structures: $160,578

Here:	$160,578
State:	$175,375

Mobile homes: $29,542

Here:	$29,542
State:	$67,116

Crime in 2009 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 2
• Burglaries: 63
• Thefts: 161
• Auto thefts: 15

Health of residents in Whitley County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,384 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,482 (0.7%)

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.

2023 air pollution in Whitley County:

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 12.6 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Above U.S. average.

Current college students: 905
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 22.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 443 (75.6% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1172010 or later
• 1312000 to 2009
• 311990 to 1999
• 181980 to 1989
• 251970 to 1979
• 95Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 100.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 12,636
• One, attached: 284
• Two: 180
• 3 or 4: 194
• 5 to 9: 381
• 10 to 19: 285
• 20 to 49: 210
• 50 or more: 95
• Mobile homes: 776

Housing units in Whitley County with a mortgage: 7,517 (799 second mortgage, 19 home equity loan, 584 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 389

Religion statistics for Whitley County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Whitley County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Indiana Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 31, 2020, FEMA Id: 4515, Natural disaster type: Other
• Indiana Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: January 05, 2014 to January 09, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4173: April 22, 2014, FEMA Id: 4173, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
• Indiana Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: March 08, 2009 to March 14, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1832: April 22, 2009, FEMA Id: 1832, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Indiana Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: January 07, 2008 to March 14, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1740: January 30, 2008, FEMA Id: 1740, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Indiana Snow, Incident Period: February 12, 2007 to February 14, 2007, Emergency Declared EM-3274: March 12, 2007, FEMA Id: 3274, Natural disaster type: Snow
• Indiana Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3238: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3238, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Indiana Severe Winter Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: January 01, 2005 to February 11, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1573: January 21, 2005, FEMA Id: 1573, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
• Indiana Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 25, 2004 to June 25, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1520: June 03, 2004, FEMA Id: 1520, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Indiana Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: July 04, 2003 to August 06, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1476: July 11, 2003, FEMA Id: 1476, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Indiana Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 11, 2000 to December 31, 2000, Emergency Declared EM-3162: January 24, 2001, FEMA Id: 3162, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• 3 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

6.34% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($54,430 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.15% relocated from other counties in Indiana ($44,400 average AGI)
1.19% relocated from other states ($10,030 average AGI)

Whitley County:	1.19%
Indiana average:	2.58%

from Allen County, IN	2.37% ($60,194 average AGI)
from Kosciusko County, IN	0.64% ($46,207)
from Noble County, IN	0.61% ($50,284)
from Huntington County, IN	0.39% ($59,946)
from DeKalb County, IN	0.19% ($36,519)

6.27% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($56,675 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.07% relocated to other counties in Indiana ($45,273 average AGI)
1.20% relocated to other states ($11,402 average AGI)

Whitley County:	1.20%
Indiana average:	2.46%

to Allen County, IN	2.09% ($69,267 average AGI)
to Kosciusko County, IN	0.87% ($49,400)
to Noble County, IN	0.59% ($45,643)
to Huntington County, IN	0.26% ($46,946)
to Wabash County, IN	0.18% ($39,538)
to DeKalb County, IN	0.15% ($48,619)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 8.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 9.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.3

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Whitley County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 8,112 (1,671 living alone), Female householders: 6,069 (1,722 living alone)

• 7,986 spouses (7,969 opposite-sex spouses), 935 unmarried partners, (861 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 9,339 children (8,564 natural, 135 adopted, 637 stepchildren), 539 grandchildren, 77 brothers or sisters, 332 parents, 1 foster children, 196 other relatives, 615 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 388

Size of family households: 5,242 2-persons, 2,040 3-persons, 1,553 4-persons, 822 5-persons, 173 6-persons, 132 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,392 1-person, 712 2-persons, 99 3-persons, 32 4-persons.

5,351 married couples with children.
1,803 single-parent households (509 men, 1,294 women).

95.8% of residents of Whitley speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (93% speak English very well, 1% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (46% speak English very well, 46% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $163,170,000 ($5,106 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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

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)

• Year house built in Whitley County, Indiana
• 342020 or later
• 1,4572010 to 2019
• 2,2402000 to 2009
• 2,1761990 to 1999
• 1,5131980 to 1989
• 1,6081970 to 1979
• 1,1001960 to 1969
• 9691950 to 1959
• 5801940 to 1949
• 3,3351939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Whitley County, Indiana

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Whitley County, Indiana
• 31 room
• 02 rooms
• 583 rooms
• 6504 rooms
• 1,9215 rooms
• 2,7096 rooms
• 2,1717 rooms
• 1,4578 rooms
• 2,6769+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Whitley County, Indiana
• 481 room
• 3362 rooms
• 3713 rooms
• 5824 rooms
• 5865 rooms
• 3096 rooms
• 1677 rooms
• 1338 rooms
• 909+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Whitley County, Indiana

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Whitley County, Indiana
• 3no bedroom
• 1841 bedroom
• 1,2842 bedrooms
• 7,0653 bedrooms
• 2,4504 bedrooms
• 6675+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Whitley County, Indiana
• 62no bedroom
• 6481 bedroom
• 1,1632 bedrooms
• 4373 bedrooms
• 2844 bedrooms
• 245+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Whitley County, Indiana in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Whitley County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 320no vehicle
• 2,4001 vehicle
• 5,0122 vehicles
• 2,2933 vehicles
• 1,0074 vehicles
• 5915+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Whitley County in renter-occupied apartments
• 244no vehicle
• 1,3671 vehicle
• 6852 vehicles
• 2583 vehicles
• 34 vehicles
• 425+ vehicles

90.1% of Whitley County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 88% lived in Indiana.

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

• This state: 27,241
• Other state: 6,511
• Northeast: 377
• Midwest: 3,741
• South: 1,459
• West: 971

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 221
• Number of aged recipients: 14
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 207
• Number of recipients under 18: 46
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 152
• Number of recipients older than 64: 23
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 62
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 106