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Whiting, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Whiting is a Census city of 777 people across 1.02 square miles of land, in Monona County. Median household income is $73,333, 65.0 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Whiting
What Whiting is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.02 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land764
- County holding the largest share of its areaMonona County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Whiting
How many people live in Whiting
- Population777
- Median age48.5
- Population under 18201 plus or minus 48
- Share under 1825.9 percent
- Population 65 and over201 plus or minus 53
- Share 65 and over25.9 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Households314
- Family households224 plus or minus 52
- Share of households that are families71.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Whiting
- Median household income$73,333 plus or minus $21,586
- Per capita income$33,505
- Civilian labor force340 plus or minus 81
- Employed333 plus or minus 80
- Unemployed7 plus or minus 6
- Unemployment rate2.1 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Adults 25 and over563
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher26.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.3 percent plus or minus 4.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Whiting
- Housing units320
- Occupied units314
- Vacant units6 plus or minus 9
- Vacancy rate1.9 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Owner occupied204 plus or minus 42
- Renter occupied110 plus or minus 42
- Ownership rate65.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$113,800 plus or minus $27,692
- Median gross rent, monthly$923
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.1 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Single family units229
- Share single family71.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more40 plus or minus 21
- Share in buildings of two or more12.5 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Mobile homes51 plus or minus 35
- Median year structure built1951
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Whiting gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute292 plus or minus 63
- Commuting under 15 minutes133 plus or minus 39
- Share commuting under 15 minutes45.5 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more53 plus or minus 22
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more18.2 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Drove alone77.2 percent plus or minus 26.5
- Carpooled5.5 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked5.2 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Worked from home10.2 percent plus or minus 11.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Whiting
SBA loans in Whiting (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$1,517,000
- Average approval$1,517,000
- Median approval$1,517,000
- Largest approval$1,517,000
- Jobs supported0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Whiting, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Whiting
- NFIP communityCity of Whiting
- NFIP community number190684
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/15/22
The City of Whiting participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190684 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Monona County, not Whiting
Monona County context, not Whiting figures
- Establishments in Monona County228
- Covered employment, Monona County2,530
- Average annual pay, Monona County$45,733
- Housing units permitted, Monona County3
Every figure in this section is published for Monona County as a whole and is not a measurement of Whiting.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Whiting questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Whiting, Iowa?
777, in 314 households. Whiting city covers 1.02 square miles of land, which is 764 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Whiting in?
Monona County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Whiting?
$73,333. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $113,800. Median gross rent is $923 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Whiting in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Whiting appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Whiting, city of, community 190684, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Whiting figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Monona County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Whiting.
Is zoning published for Whiting?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.