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Whiting, Kansas: commercial real estate data.
Whiting is a Census city of 337 people across 1.01 square miles of land, in Jackson County. Median household income is $59,583, 85.4 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 area1.01 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land335 plus or minus 96
- County holding the largest share of its areaJackson 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
- Population337 plus or minus 97
- Median age36.4 plus or minus 19.1
- Population under 18118 plus or minus 47
- Share under 1835.0 percent plus or minus 9.8
- Population 65 and over43 plus or minus 20
- Share 65 and over12.8 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Households123 plus or minus 32
- Family households81 plus or minus 23
- Share of households that are families65.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Whiting
Income and work in Whiting
- Median household income$59,583 plus or minus $31,010
- Per capita income$29,951 plus or minus $7,618
- Civilian labor force161 plus or minus 52
- Employed159 plus or minus 52
- Unemployed2 plus or minus 5
- Unemployment rate1.2 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Adults 25 and over201 plus or minus 50
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher26.9 percent plus or minus 15.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.4 percent plus or minus 12.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Whiting
Housing in Whiting
- Housing units129 plus or minus 32
- Occupied units123 plus or minus 32
- Vacant units6 plus or minus 5
- Vacancy rate4.7 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Owner occupied105 plus or minus 31
- Renter occupied18 plus or minus 11
- Ownership rate85.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$90,700 plus or minus $50,129
- Median gross rent, monthly$688 plus or minus $235
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.9 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Single family units108 plus or minus 31
- Share single family83.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes21 plus or minus 19
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Whiting
How Whiting gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute141 plus or minus 48
- Commuting under 15 minutes36 plus or minus 25
- Share commuting under 15 minutes25.5 percent plus or minus 15.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more31 plus or minus 20
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more22.0 percent plus or minus 12.2
- Drove alone74.8 percent plus or minus 15.4
- Carpooled6.9 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked6.9 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Worked from home11.3 percent plus or minus 10.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Whiting
Flood risk in Whiting
- NFIP communityCity of Whiting
- NFIP community number200146
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/03/10
The City of Whiting does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 200146 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.
Jackson County, not Whiting
Jackson County context, not Whiting figures
- Establishments in Jackson County260
- Covered employment, Jackson County4,378
- Average annual pay, Jackson County$46,312
- Housing units permitted, Jackson County26
Every figure in this section is published for Jackson 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, Kansas?
337, in 123 households. Whiting city covers 1.01 square miles of land, which is 335 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?
Jackson 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?
$59,583. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $90,700. Median gross rent is $688 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?
No, it is listed but not participating. Whiting appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Whiting, city of, community 200146, 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 Jackson 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.
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