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Whitehall, PA
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Whitehall profile


Living in Whitehall



Whitehall is a medium-sized township located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 29,122 people and six associated neighborhoods, Whitehall is the 25th largest community in Pennsylvania.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.95% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

The overall education level of Whitehall is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 25.48% of adults 25 and older in the township have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Whitehall in 2018 was $36,070, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $144,280 for a family of four. However, Whitehall contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Whitehall is an extremely ethnically-diverse township. The people who call Whitehall home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Whitehall residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Whitehall also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.71% of the township’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Whitehall include German, Syrian, Irish, Italian, and English.

Whitehall also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 15.62%.

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