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People QuickFactsWhitley CountyIndiana
Population, 2003 estimate 31,651 6,195,643
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 3.1% 1.9%
Population, 2000 30,707 6,080,485
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 11.1% 9.7%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 86.2% 82.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 13.3% 19.4%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 23.5 22.6 
Housing units, 2002 12,959 2,615,750
Homeownership rate, 2000 83.3% 71.4%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 8.8% 19.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $96,000 $94,300 
Households, 2000 11,711 2,336,306
Persons per household, 2000 2.58 2.53
Median household income, 1999 $45,503 $41,567
Per capita money income, 1999 $20,519 $20,397

Business QuickFactsWhitley CountyIndiana
Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 2001 699 145,580
Private nonfarm employment, 2001 11,258 2,601,738
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2001 -3.2% -1.8%
Nonemployer establishments, 2000 1,907 319,415
Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) 908,823 142,270,702
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 220,968 57,241,650
Retail sales per capita, 1997 $7,371 $9,748
Housing units authorized by building permits, 2002 253 39,596
Federal funds and grants, 2002 ($1000) 150,117 34,199,922

Geography QuickFactsWhitley CountyIndiana
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 336 35,867
Persons per square mile, 2000 91.5 169.5
Metropolitan Area Fort Wayne, IN MSA  
FIPS Code 183 18

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