Town of
Whitestown
Demographics

Demographic Information

What are the 2000 Census Numbers?
Total population 18,635

SEX AND AGE
Male 8,992 -- 48.3%
Female 9,643 -- 51.7%

Under 5 years 978 -- 5.2%
5 to 9 years 1,185 -- 6.4%
10 to 14 years 1,284 -- 6.9%
15 to 19 years 1,235 -- 6.6%
20 to 24 years 934 -- 5.0%
25 to 34 years 2,244 -- 12.0%
35 to 44 years 2,864 -- 15.4%
45 to 54 years 2,698 -- 14.5%
55 to 59 years 988 -- 5.3%
60 to 64 years 777 -- 4.2%
65 to 74 years 1,592 -- 8.5%
75 to 84 years 1,451 -- 7.8%
85 years and over 405 -- 2.2%

Median age (years) 40.1

18 years and over 14,379 -- 77.2%
Male 6,813 -- 36.6%
Female 7,566 -- 40.6%

21 years and over 13,754 -- 73.8%

62 years and over 3,899 -- 20.9%

65 years and over 3,448 -- 18.5%
Male 1,384 -- 7.4% Female 2,064 -- 11.1%

RACE

One race 18,506 --- 99.3%
White 18,126 -- 97.3%
Black or African American 220 -- 1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 17 -- 0.1%
Asian 90 -- 0.5%
Asian Indian 21 -- 0.1%
Chinese 13 -- 0.1%
Filipino 14 -- 0.1%
Japanese 6 -- 0.0%
Korean 14 -- 0.1%
Vietnamese 9 -- 0.0%
Other Asian 13 -- 0.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 1 -- 0.0%
Native Hawaiian 0 -- 0.0%
Guamanian or Chamorro 0 -- 0.0%
Samoan 0 -- 0.0%
Other Pacific Islander 1 -- 0.0%
Some other race 52 -- 0.3%
Two or more races 129 -- 0.7%

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races

White 18,241 -- 97.9%
Black or African American 249 -- 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 53 -- .3%
Asian 110 -- 0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 4 -- 0.0%
Some other race 112 -- 0.6%

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE

Total population 18,635 -- 100.0%

Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 246 -- 1.3%
Mexican 37 -- 0.2%
Puerto Rican 125 -- 0.7%
Cuban 4 -- 0.0%
Other Hispanic or Latino 80 -- 0.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino 18,389 -- 98.7%
White alone 17,973 -- 96.4%

RELATIONSHIP

Total population 18,635 -- 100.0%

In households 18,019 -- 96.7%
Householder 7,544 -- 40.5%
Spouse 3,930 -- 21.1%
Child 5,373 -- 28.8%
Own child under 18 years 3,933 -- 21.1%
Other relatives 542 -- 2.9%
Under 18 years 159 -- 0.9%
Non-relatives 630 -- 3.4%
Unmarried partner 371 -- 2.0%
In group quarters 616 -- 3.3%
Institutionalized population 601 -- 3.2%
Non-institutionalized population 15 -- 0.1%

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

Total households 7,544 -- 100.0%

Family households (families) 5,025 -- 66.6%
With own children under 18 years 2,174 -- 28.8%
Married-couple family 3,930 -- 52.1%
With own children under 18 years 1,588 -- 21.0%
Female householder, no husband present 848 -- 11.2%

With own children under 18 years 470 -- 6.2%
Non-family households 2,519 -- 33.4%
Householder living alone 2,211 -- 29.3%
Householder 65 years and over 1,117 -- 14.8%

Households with individuals under 18 years 2,289 -- 30.3%
Households with individuals 65 years and over 2,492 -- 33.0%

Average household size 2.39
Average family size 2.96

HOUSING OCCUPANCY

Total housing units 7,945

Occupied housing units 7,544 -- 95.0 %
Vacant housing units 401 -- 5.0 %
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 17 -- 0.2%

Homeowner vacancy rate 1.6%
Rental vacancy rate 6.7%

HOUSING TENURE

Occupied housing units 7,544

Owner-occupied housing units 5,468 -- 72.5%
Renter-occupied housing units 2,076 -- 27.5 %

Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.55
Average household size of renter-occupied unit 1.96