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Whiting, IN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Whiting, IN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 12,258. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet WHITING-IN · Whiting, IN 1 ZIPs · 12,258 pop · #14890/25278 · Lake County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $66,176
  • RANK-MID #14890/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Merrillville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 65% owners
  • POP-TOWN 12,258
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $173,200

Nearest income peer: Merrillville, IN ( $2,049 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Whiting

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Whiting on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Whiting, IN sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

41st pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
12,258
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$66,176
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $66,176 and poverty 15.7% concentrate in 46394.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (65.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Whiting as a pure owner town.

Within Indiana, Kentland is the closest lower-income city and Brownsville the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Whiting.

Population concentration

Whiting reads through its lone ZIP, 46394

12,258 ACS residents, one ZIP: 46394 is not the leading code inside Whiting, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Whiting

Citywide ZBP: 168 establishments, 3,355 employees , annual payroll $361,345k (~14 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 46394 (168 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (30) · also Retail trade · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Whiting, IN

These ZIP codes sit in Lake County, which covers 27 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Whiting. See the Lake County roll-up →

Whiting sits in the lower half of Lake County on income: Crown Point, Hobart and Schererville report more, Gary, Hammond and Merrillville report less. Dyer marks the far end of that range at $116,652, 76% above Whiting.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
46394 12,258 $66,176 168 1,452
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Whiting roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Whiting, .