| | People QuickFacts | Whitley County | Indiana |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 33,392 | 6,516,922 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 33,292 | 6,483,800 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 0.3% | 0.5% |
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Population, 2010 | 33,292 | 6,483,802 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 24.2% | 24.5% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 14.4% | 13.2% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 50.2% | 50.8% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 97.8% | 86.8% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.4% | 9.4% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.3% | 0.4% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.4% | 1.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 1.1% | 1.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 1.7% | 6.2% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 96.4% | 81.3% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 88.4% | 83.9% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 0.9% | 4.4% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 3.6% | 7.8% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 90.2% | 86.2% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 16.6% | 22.4% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 2,646 | 489,150 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 23.6 | 22.8 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 14,419 | 2,800,614 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 83.2% | 71.5% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 9.8% | 18.6% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $123,500 | $123,000 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 13,246 | 2,465,402 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.47 | 2.53 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $24,644 | $24,058 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $52,129 | $47,697 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 6.8% | 13.5% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Whitley County | Indiana |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 680 | 145,0191 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 9,883 | 2,400,3821 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | -15.1 | -9.41 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 2,049 | 380,097 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 2,734 | 482,847 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 4.6% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.5% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 1.8% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 26.8% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 2,107,506 | 221,877,814 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 67,634,947 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 343,476 | 78,745,589 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $10,547 | $12,408 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 28,272 | 11,669,759 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 57 | 12,618 |