Whitehall is a medium-sized township located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 29,656 people and six associated neighborhoods, Whitehall is the 25th largest community in Pennsylvania.Whitehall is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Whitehall is a township of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Whitehall who work in office and administrative support (10.53%), sales jobs (7.39%), and management occupations (7.38%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.20% 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%: 27.21% of adults 25 and older in the township have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Whitehall in 2022 was $38,546, 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 $154,184 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 25.62% of the township’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Whitehall include German, Irish, Syrian, Italian, and English. Foreign born people are also an important part of Whitehall's cultural character, accounting for 17.01% of the township’s population. The most common language spoken in Whitehall is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
