of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.1% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.0% were non-families. 30.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.97. In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.8% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.0 males. The median income for a household in the town was $35,114, and the median income for a family was $42,438. Males had a median income of $34,653 versus $21,221 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,766. About 7.0% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.1% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over. Education The town is served by Whitko Community School Corporation and contains South Whitley Elementary and Whitko Jr/Sr High School. The town has a lending library, the South Whitley Community Public Library. Media WIOE-FM 101.1 is licensed to South Whitley, but is located in nearby Warsaw. Notable people Janie Fricke, country music singer Will Cuppy, humorist and journalist Hugo Fox, principal bassoonist in Chicago Symphony Orchestra Albert Fredrick Ottomar Germann, scientist and academic Jennie Bain Wilson, writer of Christian hymns References Towns in Whitley County, Indiana Towns in Indiana Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area