Whiteland is a somewhat small town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 5,511 people and two associated neighborhoods, Whiteland is the 137th largest community in Indiana.

A relatively large number of people in Whiteland telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.27% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Because of many things, Whiteland is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Whiteland really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Whiteland perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

Whiteland is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

In terms of college education, Whiteland is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 31.60% of adults in Whiteland have a college degree.

The per capita income in Whiteland in 2022 was $38,364, which is wealthy relative to Indiana, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $153,456 for a family of four. However, Whiteland contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Whiteland is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Whiteland home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Whiteland residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Whiteland include German, Other Subsaharan African, Irish, English, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Whiteland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.