Whitehall township, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 29,066 ( 2,328 from 2010 )
Land area: 12.6 square miles
Population density: 2311.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	18,978	65.29%	9.1%
Black:	1,897	6.53%	37.4%
Indian:	2	0.01%	93.3%
Asian:	1,168	4.02%	6.1%
2+ races:	992	3.41%	127.5%
Hispanic:	6,021	20.71%	111.1%

Total non-White:	10,088	34.71%	72.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-1,910	-8.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	4,238	19.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
26,738
20,888	78.12%
1,381	5.16%
30	0.11%
1,101	4.12%
436	1.63%
2,852	10.67%
5,850	21.88%

2000
24,896
21,968	88.24%
617	2.48%
12	0.05%
883	3.55%
227	0.91%
1,148	4.61%
2,928	11.76%

1990
22,779
21,793	95.67%
315	1.38%
0	0.00%
347	1.52%
n/a
324	1.42%
986	4.33%

1980
21,538
20,923	97.14%
186	0.86%
6	0.03%
179	0.83%
n/a
238	1.11%
615	2.86%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-1,080	-4.3
2,922	11.7

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

175	0.8
1,942	8.5

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

870	4.0
371	1.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Whitehall township, PA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
39.0
5,932	20.4%
23,134	79.6%
5,155	17.7%

11,581
2.50

7,874	68.0%
5,587	71.0%
679	8.6%
3,707	32.0%

2010
Number	Percent
41.6
5,707	21.3%
21,031	78.7%
4,832	18.1%

11,039
2.40

7,137	64.7%
5,400	75.7%
676	9.5%
3,902	35.3%

2000
Number	Percent
39.4
5,253	21.1%
19,643	78.9%
4,489	18.0%

10,381
2.37

6,821	65.7%
5,729	84.0%
346	5.1%
3,560	34.3%

1990
Number	Percent
37.4
4,482	19.7%
18,297	80.3%
3,731	16.4%

9,323
2.43

6,560	70.4%
5,381	82.0%
331	5.0%
2,763	29.6%

1980
Number	Percent
33.3
5,023	23.3%
16,515	76.7%
2,341	10.9%

8,214
2.62

6,130	74.6%
5,221	85.2%
364	5.9%
2,084	25.4%

2022 Housing Data for Whitehall township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	392	3.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	295	2.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	348	3.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	472	4.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	491	4.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	426	3.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	634	5.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	371	3.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	794	6.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	1,096	9.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	683	5.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,951	16.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	908	7.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	917	7.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,068	9.2%
$200,000 or more	735	6.3%

Median Household Income	69,046
Per Capita Income	36,070

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	253	2.2%
Public Assistance	279	2.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,308	11.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	11,664	79.2%
Unemployed	561	3.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	12,225	83.0%
Not in Labor Force	2,503	17.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		20.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	6,659	4,976	57.2%
Non-Profit	468	1,218	27.8%
Self-Employed	588	273	68.3%

Local Government	504	745	40.4%
State Government	79	171	31.6%
Federal Government	115	17	87.1%

Total Private + Self	7,247	5,249	58.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,166	2,151	35.2%
Total	8,413	7,400	53.2%

Pct. Govt.	10.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,980	12.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	3,648	23.0%
Professional, Technical	2,663	16.8%
Service Occupations	2,809	17.7%
All others	4,740	29.9%

White Collar		52.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	2,315	14.6%
Health care and social assistance	2,252	14.2%
Manufacturing	2,149	13.6%
Educational services	1,406	8.9%
Transportation and warehousing	1,239	7.8%
Construction	998	6.3%
Accommodation and food services	818	5.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	794	5.0%
Other services	688	4.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	609	3.8%
Finance and insurance	577	3.6%
Public administration	522	3.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	368	2.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	322	2.0%
Wholesale trade	311	2.0%
Information	265	1.7%
Utilities	207	1.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	464	1.60%
Puerto Rican	2,956	10.17%
Cuban	51	0.18%
Dominican	1,849	6.36%

Total Central American	181	0.62%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	181	0.62%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	376	1.29%
Argentinean	23	0.08%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	28	0.10%
Colombian	60	0.21%
Ecuadorian	234	0.81%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	31	0.11%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	144	0.50%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	496	1.71%
Indian	316	1.09%
Malaysian	78	0.27%
Korean	76	0.26%
Chinese	35	0.12%
Filipino	29	0.10%
Japanese	1	0.00%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	21,436	77.6%
Spanish	2,724	9.9%
Arabic	2,112	7.6%
Other Indo-European	340	1.2%
Vietnamese	325	1.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	153	0.6%
Other	141	0.5%
Chinese	123	0.4%
German, other Germanic	85	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	6,997	24.1%
Syrian	2,696	9.3%
Irish	2,518	8.7%
Italian	2,201	7.6%
English	1,087	3.7%
American	990	3.4%
Polish	921	3.2%
Pennsylvania German	874	3.0%
Slovak	688	2.4%
Austrian	638	2.2%
Hungarian	469	1.6%
Dutch	337	1.2%
Ukrainian	297	1.0%
Scottish	270	0.9%
Lebanese	238	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	27,112	93.3%
Not a citizen	1,954	6.7%

Native	24,526	84.4%
Foreign-born	4,540	15.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
925	4.5%	747	3.6%	7,672	37.3%	5,980	29.1%	3,678	17.9%	1,562	7.6%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	925	4.5%
9-12 Years	747	3.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	7,672	37.3%
Some College	5,980	29.1%
Bach. Degree	3,678	17.9%
Grad Degree	1,562	7.6%
Average years of education: 13.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +775	D +773	D + 5.5%
D +1,548
2020 vs. 2012	R +1,781	R +388	R + 4.9%
D +1,393
2020 vs. 2008	R +2,017	R +1,349	R + 12.8%
D +668

2016 vs. 2008	R +1,242	R +2,122	R + 18.3%
D -880
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	64%	Joe Biden (D)	7,500	52.0%	Donald Trump* (R)	6,783	47.0%	135	0.9%	14,418	-2	0	0.21%
2016	57%	Donald Trump (R)	6,008	48.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	5,952	48.1%	419	3.4%	12,379	0	3	0.20%
2012	53%	Barack Obama* (D)	6,107	54.1%	Mitt Romney (R)	5,002	44.3%	178	1.6%	11,287	-2	-3	0.20%
2008	57%	Barack Obama (D)	6,832	58.0%	John McCain (R)	4,766	40.5%	175	1.5%	11,773	-4	-5	0.20%
2004	57%	John Kerry (D)	6,178	53.7%	George W. Bush* (R)	5,228	45.5%	94	0.8%	11,500	-3	-5	0.20%
2000	48%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	4,899	51.9%	George W. Bush (R)	4,196	44.4%	353	3.7%	9,448	-2	-3	0.19%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Whitehall township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

7,500

52.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

6,783

47.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

135

0.9%

TOTAL

14,418

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): 0

2016 President, Whitehall township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

5,952

48.1%

Donald Trump (R)

6,008

48.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

291

2.4%

Other

128

1.0%

TOTAL

12,379

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): 3

2012 President, Whitehall township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

6,107

54.1%

Mitt Romney (R)

5,002

44.3%

Other

178

1.6%

TOTAL

11,287

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): -3

2008 President, Whitehall township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

6,832

58.0%

John McCain (R)

4,766

40.5%

Other

175

1.5%

TOTAL

11,773

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -5

2004 President, Whitehall township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

5,228

45.5%

John Kerry (D)

6,178

53.7%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

11,500

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): -5

2000 President, Whitehall township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

4,196

44.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

4,899

51.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

261

2.8%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

9,448

Turnout: 48%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): -3

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Whitehall township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	46%	John Fetterman (D)	5,449	52.8%	Mehmet Oz (R)	4,537	44.0%	334 [+]	3.2%	10,320	-2	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 173 (1.7%); Richard Weiss (Green) 71 (0.7%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 66 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 24 (0.2%);
2022	G	46%	Josh Shapiro (D)	5,985	58.0%	Doug Mastriano (R)	4,122	39.9%	218 [+]	2.1%	10,325	-2	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 101 (1.0%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 60 (0.6%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 47 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 10 (0.1%);
2018	S1	44%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	5,559	57.6%	Lou Barletta (R)	3,952	40.9%	148 [+]	1.5%	9,659	-2	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 98 (1.0%); Neal Gale (Green) 50 (0.5%);
2018	G	44%	Tom Wolf* (D)	5,849	60.4%	Scott Wagner (R)	3,637	37.6%	191 [+]	2.0%	9,677	-3	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 128 (1.3%); Paul Glover (Green) 63 (0.7%);
2016	S3	56%	Pat Toomey* (R)	5,863	47.9%	Katie McGinty (D)	5,808	47.4%	579 [+]	4.7%	12,250	-1	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 579 (4.7%);
2014	G	29%	Tom Wolf (D)	3,670	58.7%	Tom Corbett* (R)	2,585	41.3%	0	0.0%	6,255	-4	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2014:

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	12,001
Median Value	$230,500

Occupied	11,581	96.5%
Vacant	420	3.5%

Owned	7,260	62.7%
Rented	4,321	37.3%
Median Rent	$1,362

Single-Family Units	8,298	69.1%
Detached	5,897	49.1%
Attached	2,401	20.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	2,808	23.4%
Mobile Homes	131	1.1%

Whitehall township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Whitehall township, PA

2022 Housing Data for Whitehall township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Whitehall township, PA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Whitehall township, PA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Whitehall township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Whitehall township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Whitehall township, PA