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Population (year 2000): 5,137. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,893 (-4.7% change)
Males: 2,461 (47.9%), Females: 2,676 (52.1%)
Lake County
Zip code:
46394
Median resident age: 35.9 years
Median household income: $34,972 (year 2000)
Median house value: $91,200 (year 2000)
Races in Whiting:
- White Non-Hispanic (72.3%)
- Hispanic (25.6%)
- Other race (9.1%)
- Two or more races (1.7%)
- Black (0.6%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Slovak (18.0%), Polish (17.1%),
Irish (16.3%), German (11.5%), English (5.8%), Italian (5.2%).
Elevation: 585 feet
Land area: 1.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Whiting
- High school or higher: 79.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
- Unemployed: 6.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Whiting city
- Never married: 31.5%
- Now married: 46.6%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 9.3%
- Divorced: 11.3%
10.8% Foreign born (7.7% Latin America, 1.8%
Asia, 1.2% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: -39 (-0.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Whiting:
- ST CATHERINE HOSPITAL INC (about 4 miles; EAST
CHICAGO, IN)
- SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL-NORTHWEST IN (about 5
miles; HAMMOND, IN)
- ST MARGARET MERCY HLTHCARE CTRS-NO CAM (about 5
miles; HAMMOND, IN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Whiting:
- GARY/CHICAGO (about 9 miles; GARY, IN; ID: GYY)
- CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL (about 20 miles; CHICAGO, IL;
ID: MDW)
- CHICAGO O'HARE INTL (about 35 miles; CHICAGO, IL;
ID: ORD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Whiting:
- LANSING MUNI (about 10 miles; CHICAGO, IL; ID: IGQ)
- GRIFFITH-MERRILLVILLE (about 13 miles; GRIFFITH, IN;
ID: 05C)
- MERRILL C MEIGS (about 15 miles; CHICAGO, IL; ID:
CGX)
Amtrak stations near Whiting:
- 2 miles: HAMMOND-WHITING (HAMMOND, 1135 CALUMET
AVE.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair
accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms,
public payphones, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking, call for taxi service.
- 13 miles: DYER (SHEFFIELD RD.). Services: enclosed
waiting area, public payphones, free short-term parking,
free long-term parking.
- 15 miles: HOMEWOOD (181 1ST ST. & PARK AVE.).
Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones, paid short-term parking,
paid long-term parking, public transit connection.
College/University in Whiting:
- CALUMET COLLEGE OF SAINT JOSEPH (Full-time
enrollment: 569; Location: 2400 NEW YORK AVE; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: www.ccsj.edu)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Whiting:
- PURDUE UNIVERSITY-CALUMET CAMPUS (about 7 miles;
HAMMOND, IN; Full-time enrollment: 6,312)
- CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; CHICAGO,
IL; FT enrollment: 4,836)
- CITY COLLEGES OF CHICAGO-OLIVE-HARVEY COLLEGE (about
10 miles; CHICAGO, IL; FT enrollment: 4,004)
- SOUTH SUBURBAN COLLEGE (about 10 miles; SOUTH
HOLLAND, IL; FT enrollment: 3,599)
- UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO (about 11 miles; CHICAGO, IL;
FT enrollment: 11,188)
- CITY COLLEGES OF CHICAGO-KENNEDY-KING COLLEGE (about
13 miles; CHICAGO, IL; FT enrollment: 3,942)
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY-NORTHWEST (about 13 miles; GARY,
IN; FT enrollment: 3,208)
Public high school in Whiting:
- WHITING HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 241; Location:
1751 OLIVER ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Whiting:
- GEORGE ROGERS CLARK MD/HS (Students: 1,572;
Location: 1921 DAVIS AVE; Grades: 06 - 12)
- NATHAN HALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 429;
Location: 1831 OLIVER ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- BENJAMIN FRANKLIN ELEM SCH (Students: 337;
Location: 1000 116TH ST; Grades: KG - 05)
- WHITING MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 191;
Location: 1800 NEW YORK AVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
Private primary/middle school in Whiting:
- ST JOHN THE BAPTIST ELEM SCHOL (Students:
518; Location: 1844 LINCOLN AVE; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Whiting:
- WHITING PL (Operating income: $832,969;
Location: 1735 OLIVER ST; 87,146 books; 3,492 audio
materials; 2,550 video materials; 260 serial
subscriptions)
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