Whiting, IN is a great place to live with a population of 4,571 and a population density of 2,677 people per square mile. Its US Population density of 93 people per square mile makes it a very cozy and friendly town. Whiting is well known for the Whiting Pierogi Festival that takes places every summer at the Gateway Park. Here you can enjoy great food and music as well as shopping from local vendors. Businesses in Whiting include Shops on 119th, The Stacks on 119th Street, Bachelors & Bachelorettes Salon & Spa, Joe’s Place Sports Bar & Grill, and many others. Outdoor activities in the area include fishing at Wolf Lake or Lake Michigan, golfing at Pine View Park Golf Course, biking around the town's trails and parks, or visiting one of the area museums like Hoosier Salon or The Center for Visual & Performing Arts. In addition to all these activities there are also local youth sports programs as well as amateur and professional sporting events such as ice hockey games played by The NWI Oilmen baseball team or The NWI Ice Bears hockey team.
The population in Whiting is 4,571. There are 2,542 people per square mile aka population density. The median age in Whiting is 32.6, the US median age is 38.4. The number of people per household in Whiting is 2.7, the US average of people per household is 2.6.
Family in Whiting
- 35.8% are married
- 9.7% are divorced
- 30.7% are married with children
- 23.8% have children, but are single
Race in Whiting
- 58.5% are White
- 3.3% are Black
- 0.0% are Asian
- 0.0% are Native American
- 0.0% claim Other
- 36.7% claim Hispanic ethnicity
- 1.4% Two or more races
- 0.2% Hawaiian, Pacific Islander