Population Estimates by Age in 2008	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	2,092	48	6.4%	6.9%
School Age (5 to 17)	5,802	48	17.8%	17.9%
College Age (18 to 24)	2,657	51	8.1%	9.5%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	8,669	48	26.5%	27.0%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	9,145	44	28.0%	25.8%
Older (65 plus)	4,302	54	13.2%	12.8%
Median Age	38.0			Median Age = 36.7

Sources: US Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center

Population Estimates by Race or Hispanic Origin in 2008	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	118	35	0.4%	0.3%
Asian Alone	118	51	0.4%	1.4%
Black Alone	154	60	0.5%	9.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	13	37	0.0%	0.0%
White Alone	32,034	48	98.1%	88.0%
Two or More Race Groups	230	52	0.7%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino(can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic or Latino	32,292	49	98.9%	94.8%
Hispanic or Latino	375	62	1.1%	5.2%

Source: US Census Bureau

Household Types	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Households in 2000 (Includes detail not shown below)	11,711	51	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	3,149	50	26.9%	23.8%
Married Without Children	4,026	48	34.4%	29.8%
Single Parents	889	52	7.6%	9.1%
Living Alone	2,622	54	22.4%	25.9%

Source: US Census Bureau

Housing	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Total Housing Units in 2008 (estimate)	13,989	50	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2000 (includes vacant units)	12,545	51	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)    Median Value (2000)	9,755 $96,000	47 24	77.8% --	65.9% --
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)    Median Rent (2000)	1,956 $453	63 53	15.6% --	26.3% --

Source: US Census Bureau

Education	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2006/2007 Total Reported)	4,992	54	0.4%	1,154,826
Public	4,963	53	0.5%	1,045,702
Private	29	93	0.0%	109,124
High School Graduates (2006/2007)	343	50	0.5%	63,339
Going on to Higher Education	303	53	0.6%	52,698
4-year	202	37	0.5%	38,566
2-year	53	81	0.5%	9,783
Voc/tech.	48	65	1.1%	4,349
Adults (25+ in 2000 Census)	19,995	51	0.5%	3,893,278
with High School diploma or higher	86.2%	11		82.1%
with B.A. or higher degree	13.3%	40		19.4%

Sources: Indiana Department of Education; US Census Bureau
Notes: 1) Private enrollment includes home schools. 2) County rankings for high-school graduates continuing to higher education are subject to revision.

Income and Poverty	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Per Capita Personal Income (annual) in 2007	$31,173	27	93.9%	$33,215
Median Household Income in 2007	$57,903	8	122.1%	$47,422
Poverty Rate in 2007	7.0%	86	56.9%	12.3%
Poverty Rate among Children under 18	9.4%	85	55.0%	17.1%
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2008	44	80	0.1%	36,678
Food Stamp Recipients in 2008	1,789	69	0.3%	644,281
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2009	1,207	70	0.3%	436,945

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis; US Census Bureau; Indiana Family Social Services Administration;
Indiana Department of Education

Health and Vital Statistics in 2005	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Births	411	50	0.5%	87,088
Births to Teens	31	67	0.3%	9,604
Deaths	283	53	0.5%	55,623

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force in 2008	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	17,914	42	0.6%	3,230,367
Employed	16,769	42	0.6%	3,039,795
Unemployed	1,145	46	0.6%	190,572
Unemployment Rate	6.4	36	108.5%	5.9
October 2009 Unemployment Rate	12.3	12	130.9%	9.4

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics; Indiana Department of Workforce Development

Employment and Earnings by Industry in 2007 (NAICS)	Employment	Pct Dist. in County	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In County	Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work	15,137	100.0%	$552,387	100.0%	$36,493
Wage and Salary	13,203	87.2%	$413,993	74.9%	$31,356
Farm Proprietors	794	5.2%	$13,037	2.4%	$16,419
Nonfarm Proprietors	1,140	7.5%	$17,680	3.2%	$15,509
Farm	906	6.0%	$15,633	2.8%	$17,255
Nonfarm	14,231	94.0%	$536,754	97.2%	$37,717
Private	12,579	83.1%	$466,172	84.4%	$37,060
Accommodation, Food Serv.	866	5.7%	$9,881	1.8%	$11,410
Arts, Ent., Recreation	105	0.7%	$1,322	0.2%	$12,590
Construction	714	4.7%	$28,244	5.1%	$39,557
Health Care, Social Serv.	Data not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.
Information	102	0.7%	$4,186	0.8%	$41,039
Manufacturing	4,797	31.7%	$250,394	45.3%	$52,198
Professional, Tech. Serv.	Data not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.
Retail Trade	1,786	11.8%	$31,564	5.7%	$17,673
Trans., Warehousing	Data not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.
Wholesale Trade	352	2.3%	$17,078	3.1%	$48,517
Other Private (not above)	1,898*	12.5%*	$51,036*	9.2%*	$26,889*
Government	1,652	10.9%	$70,582	12.8%	$42,725

Source: US Bureau of Economic Analysis
* These totals do not include county data that are not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.

Residential Building Permits in 2008	Units	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State	Cost ($000)	State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed	110	100.0%	100.0%	$18,190	$2,470,264
Single Family	98	89.1%	70.8%	$17,830	$2,136,514
Two Family	0	0.0%	1.9%	$0	$28,170
Three & Four Family	0	0.0%	1.2%	$0	$18,059
Five families and More	12	10.9%	26.0%	$360	$287,521

Source: US Census Bureau (Greene County totals are not included as it does not currently issue building permits.) Note: Detail cost may not sum to total due to rounding.

Commuting Patterns - Top 5 in 2007
Into Whitley FROM	Number	Percent	Out of Whitley TO	Number	Percent
All Areas	3,557	19.1%	All Areas	8,364	35.8%
Allen County	1,577	8.5%	Allen County	5,116	21.9%
Noble County	733	3.9%	Kosciusko County	1,400	6.0%
Kosciusko County	358	1.9%	Noble County	702	3.0%
Huntington County	330	1.8%	Huntington County	290	1.2%
Dekalb County	126	0.7%	Dekalb County	212	0.9%

Source: Indiana Department of Revenue