Whiting, IN Profile

Whiting, IN, population 4,758, is located in Indiana's Lake county, about 9.7 miles from Gary and 14.3 miles from Chicago.

It is estimated that in the first 5 years of the past decade the population of Whiting has declined by about 5%. Since 2005 Whiting's population has declined by about 2%.

Whiting's property crime levels tend to be Indiana's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	48%
	Females	52%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	87%
	African American	1%
	Native American	0%
	Asian	1%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	11%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	9.99
	Males	9.99
	Females	9.99

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	9.99%	Under 20:	9.99%
20 to 40	9.99%	20 to 40:	9.99%
40 to 60	9.99%	40 to 60:	9.99%
Over 60	8.00%	Over 60:	9.99%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	5,137	N/A
2001	5,059	-1.52%
2002	4,999	-1.19%
2003	4,944	-1.10%
2004	4,893	-1.03%
2005	4,844	-1.00%
2006	4,794	-1.03%
2007	4,773	-0.44%
2008	4,762	-0.23%
2009	4,758	-0.08%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$34,972

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	N/A
2002	N/A
2003	N/A
2004	N/A
2005	201
2006	183
2007	146
2008	169
2009	127
2010	63

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Year	Murder, Man-Slaughter	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault
2001	-	-	-	-
2002	-	-	-	-
2003	-	-	-	-
2004	-	-	-	-
2005	0	3	5	2
2006	0	0	6	3
2007	0	1	5	1
2008	0	0	4	4
2009	1	0	4	1
2010	0	0	2	1

Property Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	N/A
2002	N/A
2003	N/A
2004	N/A
2005	5,299
2006	3,939
2007	4,319
2008	4,528
2009	4,626
2010	4,958

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Year	Burglary	Larceny, Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft
2001	-	-	-
2002	-	-	-
2003	-	-	-
2004	-	-	-
2005	50	185	28
2006	30	142	22
2007	35	155	17
2008	31	172	11
2009	21	176	21
2010	49	171	15

Location

Elevation	585 feet above sea level
Land Area	1.8 Square Miles
Water Area	1.5 Square Miles