What is the population of Whitehall borough?

Whitehall borough has 14,863 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #46 of 2,002 in Pennsylvania.

What is the median household income in Whitehall borough?

Median household income in Whitehall borough is $85,000 a year, 8.2% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Whitehall borough?

Median gross rent is $909 a month and the median home value is $229,200, so rent absorbs about 12.8% of median household income.

Is Whitehall borough affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 2.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Whitehall borough is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 12.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Whitehall, PA population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Whitehall, Pennsylvania (Whitehall, PA — Census place “Whitehall borough”) is 14,863 residents, ranking #46 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $85,000, the median home is worth $229,200 and median gross rent runs $909 a month. Looking for the Whitehall Pennsylvania ZIP code list? 2 ZIP codes serve Whitehall, PA: 15227, 15236.

Population: 14,863Whitehall borough residents
Median household income: $85,000Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $229,200Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $909Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 43.7 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 74.1%Owner-occupied households

Whitehall ZIP codes (Pennsylvania)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Whitehall.

The Whitehall PA ZIP code list below covers 2 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

What the numbers mean in Whitehall borough

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Whitehall borough median would spend about 12.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8.2% of residents and 74.1% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Whitehall borough, PA in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Whitehall borough is a mid-size town in Pennsylvania, with 14,863 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #46 of 2,002 ranked by population — larger than 97% of them. The median age here is 43.7 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Whitehall borough earn a median of $85,000 a year, 8.2% above the national figure of $78,538 and 20% above the $71,118 median for the 982 Pennsylvania cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 8.2% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Whitehall borough is valued at $229,200, 24.5% below the national figure and 19% above the $193,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $909 a month, 35.3% below the national figure, or roughly $10,908 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 12.8% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.7×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 74.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

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What is the population of Whitehall borough?: Whitehall borough has 14,863 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #46 of 2,002 in Pennsylvania.
What is the median household income in Whitehall borough?: Median household income in Whitehall borough is $85,000 a year, 8.2% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Whitehall borough?: Median gross rent is $909 a month and the median home value is $229,200, so rent absorbs about 12.8% of median household income.
Is Whitehall borough affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 2.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Whitehall borough is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 12.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Whitehall borough data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.