About Whiteland

Whiteland is a somewhat small town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 9,276 people and just one neighborhood, Whiteland is the 81st largest community in Indiana.

Whiteland is a blue-collar town, with 35.9% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 24.7%. Overall, Whiteland is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Whiteland who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.27%), sales jobs (10.51%), and management occupations (6.36%).

Because of many things, Whiteland is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Whiteland really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Whiteland perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic night life, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

Whiteland is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Whiteland, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 98.39% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

As is often the case in a small town, Whiteland doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Whiteland Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Whiteland is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 14.96%: 15.29% of adults 25 and older in Whiteland have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Whiteland in 2000 was $19,926, which is upper middle income relative to Indiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $79,704 for a family of four. However, Whiteland contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Whiteland home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Whiteland is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Whiteland include German, Irish, English, and Dutch.

The most common language spoken in Whiteland is English.