Wisconsin · Census place 86975
Whiting, WI population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Whiting, Wisconsin (Whiting, WI — Census place “Whiting village”) is 1,496 residents, ranking #316 of 807 places in Wisconsin. Median household income is $72,257, the median home is worth $206,300 and median gross rent runs $1,017 a month. Looking for the Whiting Wisconsin ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Whiting, WI: 54481.
- Population
- 1,496Whiting village residents
- Median household income
- $72,257Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $206,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,017Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 45.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 73.8%Owner-occupied households
Whiting ZIP codes (Wisconsin)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Whiting.
The Whiting WI ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Whiting village
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Whiting village median would spend about 16.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.3% of residents and 73.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Whiting village, WI in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Whiting village is a small town in Wisconsin, with 1,496 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #316 of 807 ranked by population — larger than 60% of them. The median age here is 45.2 years against 39.1 nationally, a markedly older profile that usually tracks retirees staying put and younger households leaving for work. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Whiting village earn a median of $72,257 a year, 8% below the national figure of $78,538 and within a couple of points of the $73,880 median for the 395 Wisconsin cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 6.3% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Whiting village is valued at $206,300, 32% below the national figure and 3% below the $211,900 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,017 a month, 27.7% below the national figure, or roughly $12,204 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 16.9% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 73.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Wisconsin.
- Cadott village 1,495
- Woodville village 1,497
- Random Lake village 1,494
- Spring Green village 1,499
- West Baraboo village 1,493
- Crandon city 1,499
- Bonduel village 1,492
- Fall Creek village 1,502
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Whiting village?
- Whiting village has 1,496 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #316 of 807 in Wisconsin.
- What is the median household income in Whiting village?
- Median household income in Whiting village is $72,257 a year, 8% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Whiting village?
- Median gross rent is $1,017 a month and the median home value is $206,300, so rent absorbs about 16.9% of median household income.
- Is Whiting village affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Whiting village is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Whiting village data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.