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Whitley County, IndianaNamed for Colonel William Whitley, fallen hero of the War of 1812
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| County Seat: Columbia City |
| Largest City: Columbia City (pop in 2005: 8,024) |
| Population per Sq. Mile: 96.3 Sq. Miles: 335.5 |
| Link to County's in.gov Site |
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| Population Over Time
| Number |
Rank in State |
Percent of State |
Indiana |
| Yesterday(1990) |
27,651 |
51 |
0.5% |
5,544,156 |
| Today(2006) |
32,556 |
52 |
0.5% |
6,313,520 |
| Tomorrow(2010 proj.) |
33,052 |
51 |
0.5% |
6,417,198 |
| Percent Change 1990 to 2000 |
11.1% |
28 |
|
9.7% |
Sources: US Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center |
| Components of Population Change in 2006 |
Number |
Rank in State |
Percent of State |
Indiana |
| Net Domestic Migration 2005 to 2006 |
283 |
15 |
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5,011 |
| Net International Migration 2005 to 2006 |
13 |
49 |
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10,419 |
| Natural Increase (births minus deaths) |
73 |
34 |
0.2% |
31,308 |
Source: US Census Bureau |
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| Population Estimates by Age in 2005 |
Number |
Rank in State |
Pct Dist.
in County |
Pct Dist.
in State |
| Preschool (0 to 4) |
2,136 |
47 |
6.6% |
6.9% |
| School Age (5 to 17) |
6,051 |
50 |
18.7% |
18.7% |
| College Age (18 to 24) |
2,891 |
51 |
8.9% |
9.9% |
| Young Adult (25 to 44) |
8,555 |
51 |
26.5% |
27.6% |
| Older Adult (45 to 64) |
8,472 |
48 |
26.2% |
24.5% |
| Older (65 plus) |
4,218 |
53 |
13.0% |
12.4% |
| Median Age |
37.3 |
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Median Age = 35.9 |
Sources: US Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center
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| Population Estimates by Race or Hispanic Origin in 2005 |
Number |
Rank in State |
Pct Dist.
in County |
Pct Dist.
in State |
| American Indian or Alaska Native Alone |
108 |
36 |
0.3% |
0.3% |
| Asian Alone |
115 |
50 |
0.4% |
1.2% |
| Black Alone |
77 |
67 |
0.2% |
8.8% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone |
21 |
26 |
0.1% |
0.0% |
| White Alone |
31,833 |
51 |
98.5% |
88.6% |
| Two or More Race Groups |
169 |
50 |
0.5% |
1.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino(can be of any race) |
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| Non-Hispanic or Latino |
31,994 |
51 |
99.0% |
95.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino |
329 |
61 |
1.0% |
4.5% |
Source: US Census Bureau
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| Household Types |
Number |
Rank in State |
Pct Dist.
in County |
Pct Dist.
in State |
| Households in 2000 (Includes detail not shown below) |
11,711 |
51 |
100.0% |
100.0% |
| Married With Children |
3,149 |
50 |
26.9% |
23.8% |
| Married Without Children |
4,026 |
48 |
34.4% |
29.8% |
| Single Parents |
889 |
52 |
7.6% |
9.1% |
| Living Alone |
2,622 |
54 |
22.4% |
25.9% |
Source: US Census Bureau
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| Housing |
Number |
Rank in State |
Pct Dist.
in County |
Pct Dist.
in State |
| Total Housing Units in 2005 (estimate) |
13,642 |
50 |
100.0% |
100.0% |
| Total Housing Units in 2000 (includes vacant units) |
12,545 |
51 |
100.0% |
100.0% |
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)
Median Value (2000) |
9,755
$96,000 |
47
24 |
77.8%
-- |
65.9%
-- |
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)
Median Rent (2000) |
1,956
$453 |
63
53 |
15.6%
-- |
26.3%
-- |
Source: US Census Bureau
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| Education |
Number |
Rank in State |
Percent of State |
Indiana |
| School Enrollment (2005/2006 Total Reported) |
5,100 |
55 |
0.4% |
1,155,527 |
| Public |
4,966 |
53 |
0.5% |
1,034,301 |
| Private |
134 |
63 |
0.1% |
121,226 |
| High School Graduates (2004/2005) |
350 |
50 |
0.6% |
58,702 |
| Going on to Higher Education |
306 |
49 |
0.6% |
48,317 |
| 4-year |
204 |
37 |
0.6% |
36,140 |
| 2-year |
54 |
70 |
0.7% |
7,957 |
| Voc/tech. |
48 |
66 |
1.1% |
4,220 |
| Adults (25+ in 2000 Census) |
19,995 |
51 |
0.5% |
3,893,278 |
| with High School diploma or higher |
86.2% |
11 |
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82.1% |
| with B.A. or higher degree |
13.3% |
40 |
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19.4% |
Sources: Indiana Department of Education; US Census Bureau
Notes: 1) School enrollment figures for 2005/2006 are preliminary. 2) Private enrollment includes home schools. 3) County rankings for high-school graduates continuing to higher education are subject to revision. Data from the Indiana Department of Education for Vigo County appear to include an erroneous entry. Until the data has been corrected by IDOE, Vigo will be removed from the rankings.
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| Income and Poverty |
Number |
Rank in State |
Percent of State |
Indiana |
| Per Capita Personal Income (annual) in 2005 |
$28,926 |
30 |
92.8% |
$31,173 |
| Median Household Income in 2004 |
$47,981 |
14 |
111.0% |
$43,217 |
| Poverty Rate in 2004 |
6.8% |
86 |
61.3% |
11.1% |
| Poverty Rate among Children under 18 |
9.0% |
87 |
57.3% |
15.7% |
| Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2005 |
96 |
72 |
0.2% |
51,479 |
| Foodstamp Recipients in 2005 |
1,445 |
70 |
0.3% |
550,416 |
| Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2006 |
933 |
75 |
0.2% |
374,221 |
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis; US Census Bureau; Indiana Family Social Services Administration;
Indiana Department of Education
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| Health and Vital Statistics in 2003 |
Number |
Rank in State |
Percent of State |
Indiana |
| Births |
427 |
49 |
0.5% |
86,382 |
| Births to Teens |
48 |
44 |
0.5% |
9,498 |
| Deaths |
303 |
50 |
0.5% |
55,747 |
Source: Indiana State Department of Health
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| Labor Force in 2006 |
Number |
Rank in State |
Percent of State |
Indiana |
| Total Resident Labor Force |
18,214 |
44 |
0.6% |
3,271,496 |
| Employed |
17,353 |
43 |
0.6% |
3,108,806 |
| Unemployed |
861 |
52 |
0.5% |
162,690 |
| Unemployment Rate |
4.7 |
61 |
94.0% |
5.0 |
| April 2007 Unemployment Rate |
4.2 |
60 |
89.4% |
4.7 |
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics; Indiana Department of Workforce Development
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| Employment and Earnings by Industry in 2005 (NAICS) |
Employment |
Pct Dist.
in County |
Earnings ($000) |
Pct Dist.
In County |
Avg. Earnings Per Job |
| Total by place of work |
14,664 |
100.0% |
$494,079 |
100.0% |
$33,693 |
| Wage and Salary |
12,319 |
84.0% |
$369,396 |
74.8% |
$29,986 |
| Farm Proprietors |
803 |
5.5% |
$6,793 |
1.4% |
$8,460 |
| Nonfarm Proprietors |
1,542 |
10.5% |
$18,839 |
3.8% |
$12,217 |
| Farm |
901 |
6.1% |
$9,321 |
1.9% |
$10,345 |
| Nonfarm |
13,763 |
93.9% |
$484,758 |
98.1% |
$35,222 |
| Private |
12,198 |
83.2% |
$418,726 |
84.7% |
$34,327 |
| Accomodation, Food Serv. |
941 |
6.4% |
$9,962 |
2.0% |
$10,587 |
| Arts, Ent., Recreation |
93 |
0.6% |
$1,078 |
0.2% |
$11,591 |
| Construction |
778 |
5.3% |
$23,334 |
4.7% |
$29,992 |
| Health Care, Social Serv. |
1,084 |
7.4% |
$30,865 |
6.2% |
$28,473 |
| Information |
104 |
0.7% |
$6,512 |
1.3% |
$62,615 |
| Manufacturing |
4,296 |
29.3% |
$219,791 |
44.5% |
$51,162 |
| Professional, Tech. Serv. |
224 |
1.5% |
$5,682 |
1.2% |
$25,366 |
| Retail Trade |
1,929 |
13.2% |
$33,172 |
6.7% |
$17,196 |
| Trans., Warehousing |
310 |
2.2% |
$11,554 |
2.4% |
$37,271 |
| Wholesale Trade |
Data not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements. |
| Other Private (not above) |
2,016* |
13.7%* |
$52,232* |
10.6%* |
$25,947* |
| Government |
1,565 |
10.7% |
$66,032 |
13.4% |
$42,193 |
Source: US Bureau of Economic Analysis
* These totals do not include county data that are not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.
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| Assessed Property Value in 1999 (for taxes payable in 2000) |
Value |
Rank in State |
Pct Dist.
in County |
Pct Dist.
in State |
| Assessed Value by Property Class |
$282,671,250 |
50 |
100.0% |
100.0% |
| Commercial & Industrial |
$91,830,490 |
52 |
32.5% |
43.2% |
| Residential |
$107,005,530 |
44 |
37.9% |
41.5% |
| Agricultural |
$68,914,850 |
34 |
24.4% |
9.6% |
| Utilities |
$14,920,380 |
52 |
5.3% |
5.6% |
| Total Assesed Value Per Capita |
$9,311 |
41 |
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Source: The State Board of Tax Commissioners
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| Residential Building Permits in 2005 |
Units |
Pct Dist.
in County |
Pct Dist.
in State |
Cost ($000) |
State Cost ($000) |
| Total Permits Filed |
174 |
100.0% |
100.0% |
$34,028 |
$5,806,502 |
| Single Family |
168 |
96.6% |
83.5% |
$33,494 |
$5,376,229 |
| Two Family |
6 |
3.4% |
2.7% |
$534 |
$111,107 |
| Three & Four Family |
0 |
0.0% |
1.8% |
$0 |
$62,134 |
| Five families and More |
0 |
0.0% |
12.1% |
$0 |
$257,032 |
Source: US Census Bureau (Greene County totals are not included as it does not currently issue building permits.) Note: Detail cost may not sum to total due to rounding.
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| Commuting Patterns - Top 5 in 2004 |
| Into Whitley FROM |
Number |
Percent |
Out of Whitley TO |
Number |
Percent |
| All Areas |
3,240 |
18.8% |
All Areas |
8,159 |
36.8% |
| Allen County |
1,379 |
8.0% |
Allen County |
5,132 |
23.1% |
| Noble County |
732 |
4.2% |
Kosciusko County |
1,190 |
5.4% |
| Kosciusko County |
318 |
1.8% |
Noble County |
790 |
3.6% |
| Huntington County |
299 |
1.7% |
Huntington County |
266 |
1.2% |
| Wabash County |
149 |
0.9% |
Dekalb County |
206 |
0.9% |
Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
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Cities and Towns in Whitley County
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Population
in 2005 |
% of County |
| Churubusco |
1,773 |
5.5% |
| Columbia City |
8,024 |
24.8% |
| Larwill |
282 |
0.9% |
| South Whitley |
1,847 |
5.7% |
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Order by Size |
| Columbia City |
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| South Whitley |
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| Churubusco |
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| Larwill |
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