One downside of living in Whiting is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Whiting, the average commute to work is 31.79 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the city, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.
Despite being a small city, Whiting has a lot of people using the train to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the train are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.
The percentage of adults in Whiting with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.64% of adults in Whiting have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Whiting in 2022 was $29,671, which is middle income relative to Indiana, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $118,684 for a family of four. However, Whiting contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Whiting is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Whiting home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Whiting, accounting for 55.36% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Whiting residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Whiting include Polish, German, Irish, Slovak, and English.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Whiting's cultural character, accounting for 15.04% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Whiting is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
