ZIP 46394 · Whiting
Who lives in ZIP code 46394 (Whiting, IN): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Whiting, IN · Lake County
uszips 2026
People11,894
Median age40.3
Household income$66,176
Home value$173,471
Median rent$986/mo
Poverty15.7%
College degree+24.7%
Commute27 min
Place
- Metro area
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
- Wider region
- Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI
- Metro division
- Lake County-Porter County-Jasper County, IN
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 968 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 4,858
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.6% are 65 or older; 79.6% are adults.
Household income
29.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $36,707.
Education (adults 25+)
43.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
46.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 39.6%
- Never married
- 39.8%
- Divorced
- 14.2%
- Widowed
- 6.4%
- Family size
- 3.26
- Dual-income families
- 46.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 65.2%
- Rent burden
- 25.3%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 59.5%
- Unemployment
- 8.6%
- Self-employed
- 7.8%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 14.9%
- Veterans
- 5.8%
- With a disability
- 14.5%
- No health insurance
- 7.5%
- Limited English
- 3.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.