Whitehall is a medium-sized township located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 29,109 people and six associated neighborhoods, Whitehall is the 25th largest community in Pennsylvania.
A relatively large number of people in Whitehall telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.28% 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.
The overall education level of Whitehall is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 26.74% of adults 25 and older in the township have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Whitehall in 2022 was $37,001, which is middle income relative to Pennsylvania, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $148,004 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 23.52% of the township’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Whitehall include German, Irish, Syrian, Italian, and English.
Whitehall also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 16.55%.
The most common language spoken in Whitehall is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.