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Whiting, Wisconsin: commercial real estate data.
Whiting is a Census village of 1,493 people across 1.81 square miles of land, in Portage County. Median household income is $73,063, 74.3 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Whiting
What Whiting is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area1.81 sq mi
- Water area0.37 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land825
- County holding the largest share of its areaPortage 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
- Population1,493
- Median age48.3
- Population under 18246 plus or minus 75
- Share under 1816.5 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Population 65 and over465 plus or minus 124
- Share 65 and over31.1 percent
- Households662
- Family households338 plus or minus 68
- Share of households that are families51.1 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$73,063
- Per capita income$47,413
- Civilian labor force695 plus or minus 158
- Employed677 plus or minus 157
- Unemployed18 plus or minus 15
- Unemployment rate2.6 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Adults 25 and over1,148
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.6 percent plus or minus 21.1
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher30.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.9 percent plus or minus 4.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Whiting
- Housing units718
- Occupied units662
- Vacant units56 plus or minus 36
- Vacancy rate7.8 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Owner occupied492
- Renter occupied170 plus or minus 47
- Ownership rate74.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$220,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,011
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.6 percent
- Single family units565
- Share single family78.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more153 plus or minus 44
- Share in buildings of two or more21.3 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1972
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 commute564 plus or minus 149
- Commuting under 15 minutes355 plus or minus 117
- Share commuting under 15 minutes62.9 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more48 plus or minus 23
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more8.5 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Drove alone75.6 percent
- Carpooled5.4 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.5 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Worked from home16.1 percent plus or minus 4.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Whiting
Flood risk in Whiting
- NFIP communityVillage of Whiting
- NFIP community number550607
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/20/09
The Village of Whiting participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 550607 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.
Portage County, not Whiting
Portage County context, not Whiting figures
- Establishments in Portage County1,715
- Covered employment, Portage County33,088
- Average annual pay, Portage County$56,889
- Housing units permitted, Portage County279
Every figure in this section is published for Portage 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, Wisconsin?
1,493, in 662 households. Whiting village covers 1.81 square miles of land, which is 825 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?
Portage 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?
$73,063. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $220,000. Median gross rent is $1,011 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, village of, community 550607, 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 Portage 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.