City profile · Indiana · Census ACS 2023

Whitestown, IN

Population, income, housing, safety, climate and schools for Whitestown - drawn straight from Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES, HUD and FEMA, refreshed on the 2024–2025 release cycle.

11,276
Residents
$118,884
Median income
$343,900
Median home
$1,473
Median rent (state)

Whitestown - the verdict

Out of every US city with 1,000+ residents, Whitestown places in the 87th percentile for household income and the 45th percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.

87th
percentile, household income
71st
percentile, home value
58th
percentile, median rent
45th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this

Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.

Data Snapshot: Whitestown, IN

Census ACS 2023 estimates count 11,276 residents in Whitestown, a small town within Indiana. Whitestown households earn a median of $118,884 annually, placing it in the top quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 4.8%. Home values in Whitestown run a median of $343,900, and the median resident age is 30.7 years. 60.0% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 82.3% of working-age residents are in the labor force.

In 2024, 470 residential building permits were authorized in Whitestown (Building Boom), up 130% from five years earlier, per Census BPS data. Whitestown reports a comparatively low crime rate: per-100,000 total crime stands at 1518.0 in FBI UCR data, below the national average (a voluntary reporting program, read this as reporting activity, not a definitive danger score). NOAA climate normals record an annual average temperature of 51.9°F with 41.3 inches of precipitation per year and 22.0 inches of snowfall.

Living costs in Indiana run below the national norm: BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 puts Indiana at 93.3 on a 100-equals-national-average scale (Below Average). A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,473 per month statewide. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts Indiana's average monthly utility costs around $235 (state average). Commute times here average 22.5 minutes, with 73.9% driving alone and 18.1% working from home, per Census ACS commuting data. On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 43.2 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (Low).

Population

11,276 residents

Census ACS 2023 - Indiana

Median Household Income

$118,884 /yr

Poverty 4.8%

Cost of Living Index (state)

93.3 (US=100)

Below Average - BEA RPP 2024, Indiana average

How does Whitestown compare to other US cities?

Here's how Whitestown stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.

Household income 87% higher than other cities
Home value 71% pricier than other cities
Median rent 58% pricier than other cities
Safety 45% safer than other cities

"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.

National percentiles can mask local variation. Looking only at Indiana, Whitestown ranks #71 of 109 Indiana cities by lowest crime rate - a narrower, more locally useful cut than the national comparison above.

How we calculate these percentiles & ranks

For each metric we count every US city with population 1,000+ and a non-null value, then compute what share of them fall below Whitestown's value: round(cities-below ÷ total × 100). Safety is inverted (percentile = share of cities with a higher crime rate) so a higher number always means safer. The in-state rank narrows that same crime-rate comparison to only the cities PlainCities tracks in Indiana, breaking ties alphabetically. See the methodology page for the full source-to-figure lineage.

87thIncome percentile
45thSafety percentile

87th percentile nationally for median household income · 45th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.

Whitestown's profile vs. every US city

Income, affordability, and safety percentile

Whitestown's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown. 3-axis radar comparing 1 series across Income, Affordability, Safety. IncomeAffordabilitySafety 56 Avg. percentile National median
Whitestown's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.

How Whitestown's home value compares nationally

Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)

$343,900 29th percentile more affordable than 29% of 15,600 US cities

$0–$25,000: 5 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $25,000–$50,000: 54 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $50,000–$75,000: 352 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $75,000–$100,000: 1,086 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $100,000–$125,000: 1,516 US cities (10%). Below this entry. $125,000–$150,000: 1,170 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $150,000–$175,000: 1,278 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $175,000–$200,000: 1,229 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $200,000–$225,000: 1,035 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $225,000–$250,000: 976 US cities (6%). Below this entry. $250,000–$275,000: 754 US cities (5%). Below this entry. $275,000–$300,000: 712 US cities (5%). Below this entry. $300,000–$325,000: 521 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $325,000–$350,000: 526 US cities (3%). This entry sits in this band. $350,000–$375,000: 465 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $375,000–$400,000: 393 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $400,000–$425,000: 317 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $425,000–$450,000: 300 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $450,000–$475,000: 307 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $475,000–$500,000: 250 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $500,000–$525,000: 160 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $525,000–$550,000: 156 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $550,000–$575,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $575,000–$600,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $600,000–$625,000: 163 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $625,000–$650,000: 167 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $650,000–$675,000: 135 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $675,000–$700,000: 101 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $700,000–$725,000: 95 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $725,000–$750,000: 71 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $750,000–$775,000: 65 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $775,000–$800,000: 70 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $800,000–$825,000: 57 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $825,000–$850,000: 67 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $850,000–$875,000: 60 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $875,000–$900,000: 58 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $900,000–$925,000: 47 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $925,000–$950,000: 37 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $950,000–$975,000: 31 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $975,000–$1,000,000: 470 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $1,000,000–$1,025,000: 0 US cities (0%). Above this entry. Whitestown $0 $1,025,000 every US city, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023

Income distribution context

Household income distribution - Whitestown, IN Whitestown, IN's reported median household income shown against the U.S. national quintile-share pattern (not Whitestown, IN-specific quintile data). The Lorenz curve traces the national cumulative income share against cumulative population share, perfect equality is the diagonal; observed inequality bows below. $ Household Income Distribution Whitestown, IN median $118,884/yr, vs. U.S. national quintile pattern QUINTILE SHARE OF AGGREGATE INCOME Lowest 20% 3.4% Second 20% 9.2% Middle 20% 15.1% Fourth 20% 23.2% Top 20% 49.1% LORENZ CURVE cumulative income vs. population 100% 0% 100% pop. 0%
Whitestown, IN's median household income (Census ACS 5-year estimate) plotted against the U.S. national income-quintile distribution pattern for context; the quintile shares and Lorenz curve are national figures, not computed specifically for Whitestown, IN. Diagonal = perfect equality.

Key socioeconomic indicators

Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 60.0%

Census ACS S1501, educational attainment

Poverty rate (households below FPL) 4.8%

Census ACS S1701, poverty status

Labor force participation (adults 16+) 82.3%

Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force

Population
11,276
Median Income
$118,884
Median Home Value
$343,900
Median Age
30.7
Poverty Rate
4.8%
Labor force participation
82.3%
Bachelor's Degree+
60.0%

Safety & Crime

Total Crime Rate
1518.0
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
205.7
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
1312.3
per 100,000 residents

Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.

Climate

Avg Temperature
51.9°F
Annual Precipitation
41.3"
Annual Snowfall
22.0"

Schools

Total Schools
2
Public schools in this city

Population Change

Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025

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8,000 residents10,000 residents12,000 residents14,000 residents16,000 residents18,000 residents 202020212022202320242025 10,383 residents 15,767 residents ▲ +51.9%
Whitestown's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.

Housing Supply

Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized

📈 Building Boom
Total Permits (2024)
470
housing units authorized
Single-Family
470
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
41.7
permits per 1,000 residents

5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)

Year Total
2019 204
2020 289
2021 425
2022 402
2023 563
2024 470

Permit volume increased 130% from 2019 to 2024.

Commute Patterns

How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023

Average Commute Time
22.5 minutes
Drive Alone
73.9%
Carpool
5.7%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.0%
Work from Home
18.1%
Other
2.3%

Based on 6,311 workers 16 and over.

Monthly Utility Costs

State-average estimates for Indiana - EIA 2023 residential energy data

Electricity
$110
avg/month
Natural Gas
$80
avg/month
Water & Sewer
$45
avg/month
Total Utilities
$235
estimated/month

Estimates reflect Indiana state averages. Actual costs vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.

Living Costs & Risk

Cost of living is a Indiana state average from BEA; rent and hazard risk are county-level figures from HUD and FEMA for the county Whitestown sits in

Cost of Living Index
93.3
Below Average
US average = 100 · BEA RPP 2024
Typical 2-BR Rent
$1,473/mo
HUD Fair Market Rent
County-level FMR estimate
Natural Hazard Risk
43.2 / 100
Low
FEMA NRI composite score (county)

Similar Cities in Indiana

Danville
11,049 people
Huntertown
10,984 people
Greensburg
11,585 people
Yorktown
11,617 people
Lowell
10,911 people
Peru
10,835 people

Cities of a Similar Size Nationwide

Population-matched peers from other states, closest to Whitestown's 11,276 residents (Census ACS 5-Year 2023).

Storm Lake, IA
11,275 people
Healdsburg, CA
11,274 people
Anderson, CA
11,282 people
Ravenna, OH
11,286 people
Triangle, VA
11,265 people
Newport East, RI
11,262 people

Cities with a Similar Household Income Nationwide

Median-household-income-matched peers from other states, closest to Whitestown's $118,884 (Census ACS 5-Year 2023, table B19013).

Country Walk, FL
$118,881 median income
Nyack, NY
$118,889 median income
Halfway House, PA
$118,878 median income
Kennebunkport, ME
$118,922 median income
Avondale Estates, GA
$118,929 median income
Clyde, CA
$118,828 median income

Race & Ethnicity Composition

Race and ethnicity - Whitestown, IN Race categories sum to one hundred percent per Census methodology. Hispanic or Latino is shown separately as an ethnicity overlay; it cuts across all race categories per OMB Directive 15. Race & Ethnicity Composition Whitestown, IN - Census ACS, OMB race + ethnicity categories RACE, sums to 100% 81.0% 7.4% 7.2% ETHNICITY, Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.8% White 81.0% Black or African American 3.7% Asian 7.4% American Indian 0.0% Native Hawaiian 0.2% Some other race 0.5% Two or more races 7.2% Per OMB Directive 15: Hispanic/Latino ethnicity is reported separately from the race categories.
Race categories sum to 100%. Hispanic or Latino ethnicity is reported separately and cuts across race per Census/OMB methodology.

City-level race and ethnicity, Census ACS 5-year 2023 (tables B02001, B03001), OMB Directive 15 categories.

How Whitestown compares to nearby Indiana cities

Population + median household income, sourced from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 (population) and B19013 (median household income).

City Population Median Household Income
Whitestown (this city) 11,276 $118,884
Danville 11,049 $93,080
Huntertown 10,984 $104,808
Greensburg 11,585 $63,235
Census ACS 5-year FIPS IN FBI UCR NOAA Normals NCES CCD Census BPS 2024 OMB Bulletin 23-01

What do people ask about Whitestown, IN?

What is the population of Whitestown, IN? +

The population of Whitestown, IN stands at 11,276 according to U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.

What is the median household income in Whitestown, IN? +

Whitestown households earn a median of $118,884 annually, based on Census ACS 2023 data.

What is the cost of living in Whitestown? +

BEA does not publish a city-level cost-of-living figure for Whitestown; the closest available measure is the Indiana state average, a cost of living index of 93.3 (U.S. average = 100), rated "Below Average" based on BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 data. Costs within Indiana vary by metro area.

Is Whitestown, IN safe? +

Whitestown has a total crime rate of 1518.0 per 100,000 residents, which is below the national average. This reflects incidents reported to the FBI UCR program, not a definitive safety score -- agency reporting is voluntary and completeness varies by jurisdiction.

What is the median home value in Whitestown, IN? +

A typical home in Whitestown is worth $343,900, according to Census ACS 2023 estimates.

What is the climate like in Whitestown? +

Climate normals put Whitestown's yearly average temperature at 51.9°F, 41.3 inches of precipitation, and 22.0 inches of snowfall per year. Source: NOAA Climate Normals.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.

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