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  • FIPS 18181
  • Largest town: Monticello

White County, Indiana

White County had 24,833 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 505.1 square miles of land. It ranks 62nd of 92 in Indiana by population and 9th by land area.

Population
24,833
#62 of 92 in Indiana · #1,627 in US
Area
505.1 sq mi
#9 of 92 in Indiana · #2,055 in US
Density
49 / sq mi
#79 of 92 in Indiana · #1,490 in US
Median household income
$67,077
#44 of 92 in Indiana · #1,200 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

White County within Indiana. Pin: Indianapolis.

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White County population, land area and income

White County had 24,833 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 505.1 square miles of land. It ranks 62nd of 92 in Indiana by population and 9th by land area. That works out to 49.2 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Indiana has 34,874 residents; White County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $67,077 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

24,833

3144th1st

1627th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

505 sq mi

3144th1st

2055th of 3,144 (US)

Density

49.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

1490th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$67,077

3143rd1st

1200th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Indiana (92)

Population

24,833

92nd1st

62nd of 92 (IN)

Land area

505 sq mi

92nd1st

9th of 92 (IN)

Density

49.2 / sq mi

92nd1st

79th of 92 (IN)

Median household income

$67,077

92nd1st

44th of 92 (IN)

How White County's population changed since 2020

White County gained 159 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.6%. That ranks 50th of 92 in Indiana for growth. The median Indiana county changed by +0.8%, and the state as a whole by +2.0%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, White County recorded 1,109 births and 1,300 deaths, a natural change of -191. Net international migration added +386 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -63. The largest single component was international migration, which added 386 people.

24.7k202024.6k202124.7k202224.8k202324.8k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
1,109
Deaths
1,300
Net international migration
+386
Net domestic migration
-63
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+58

Where White County is

The Census internal point of White County is at 40.751000, -86.864300. It sits in UTM zone 16N. The map shades Indiana's 92 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with White County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Vigo County: +0.0%Fayette County: -0.1%Grant County: -0.1%Noble County: +0.7%Clay County: -0.0%Fulton County: -2.3%Henry County: +0.3%Jasper County: +1.5%Carroll County: +2.0%Huntington County: +0.8%Howard County: +0.6%Tipton County: -0.4%Starke County: +0.3%Lawrence County: +0.4%Jennings County: +0.2%Jay County: -1.5%Greene County: +1.3%Blackford County: -2.4%Madison County: +3.1%Parke County: +2.1%DeKalb County: +2.4%Scott County: +1.5%Benton County: +1.7%Wells County: +2.3%Wabash County: -0.5%Union County: -2.8%Marshall County: +0.8%Putnam County: +3.1%Clinton County: -0.8%Hamilton County: +8.8%Hancock County: +10.8%Jackson County: +2.0%Hendricks County: +8.5%Johnson County: +5.1%Decatur County: -0.2%Lake County: +0.8%Newton County: +2.5%Fountain County: +2.1%Crawford County: +0.0%Perry County: +0.9%Martin County: +0.6%Dearborn County: +1.3%Morgan County: +2.8%Monroe County: +0.0%Switzerland County: +2.5%Ohio County: +1.2%Sullivan County: -0.2%Franklin County: +1.5%Adams County: +2.0%Jefferson County: -0.5%Knox County: -1.1%Ripley County: +0.8%Vanderburgh County: +0.0%Gibson County: -0.1%LaGrange County: +1.5%Dubois County: -0.0%Harrison County: +0.8%Randolph County: -0.3%Brown County: +1.1%Shelby County: +1.3%Tippecanoe County: +2.8%Daviess County: +2.2%Delaware County: +1.1%Elkhart County: +0.2%Whitley County: +1.6%Allen County: +3.4%Montgomery County: +1.8%Miami County: -0.8%St. Joseph County: +0.4%Kosciusko County: +0.6%Floyd County: +1.8%Rush County: -0.1%Wayne County: -0.2%Posey County: -0.5%Clark County: +5.0%Orange County: -0.1%Marion County: +0.5%Boone County: +10.7%Porter County: +1.5%Steuben County: +1.2%Vermillion County: +0.8%Cass County: -0.6%Owen County: +2.5%White County: +0.6%Washington County: +0.4%Pulaski County: -0.8%Pike County: -1.1%Warren County: +0.3%Warrick County: +3.7%Spencer County: +1.8%LaPorte County: -0.8%Bartholomew County: +3.1%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -0.2%
  2. < +0.4%
  3. < +1.2%
  4. < +2.1%
  5. ≥ +2.1%
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Orange pin: White County internal point. Dark pin: Indianapolis.

Internal point

Decimal
40.751000, -86.864300
DMS
40°45'3.60"N 86°51'51.48"W
UTM
16N 511455.4E 4511125.2N
Geohash
dp4pz67rg
Plus code
86GMQ42P+C7

Towns in White County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in White County, 9,088 people together, or 37% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside White County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Monticello with 5,519.

  1. 01Monticello5,519
  2. 02Monon1,929
  3. 03Brookston1,640
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering White County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for White County. The most populous is Tippecanoe County, IN, with 191,650 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Indianapolis and the nearest big city

Indianapolis is 77.4 miles SSE of White County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Carmel, IN (population 103,606), 66.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is West Lafayette, IN (population 46,338), 21.4 miles away.

White County FIPS code

The FIPS code of White County is 18181: state code 18 for Indiana plus county code 181. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $67,077.

Questions people ask

What is the population of White County, Indiana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 24,833. That is up 159 people (0.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 24,674.

What is the FIPS code of White County?

18181. The first two digits (18) are Indiana; the last three (181) identify the county.

What is the largest town in White County?

Monticello, with 5,519 residents inside White County in 2024.

Which counties border White County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Tippecanoe County, IN; Cass County, IN; Jasper County, IN; Carroll County, IN; Pulaski County, IN; Benton County, IN.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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