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Population (year 2000): 2,884. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,839 (-1.6% change)
Males: 1,326 (46.0%), Females: 1,558 (54.0%)
Muskegon County
Zip code:
49461
Median resident age: 40.0 years
Median household income: $37,641 (year 2000)
Median house value: $88,700 (year 2000)
Races in Whitehall:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.5%)
- Hispanic (2.1%)
- American Indian (1.4%)
- Black (0.8%)
- Other race (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (21.6%), Irish (17.2%),
English (10.2%), Dutch (8.3%), French (7.3%), United States
(6.3%).
Elevation: 593 feet
Land area: 3.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Whitehall
- High school or higher: 86.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
- Unemployed: 3.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Whitehall city
- Never married: 22.4%
- Now married: 53.4%
- Separated: 1.6%
- Widowed: 13.8%
- Divorced: 8.7%
2.5% Foreign born (1.8% Europe, 0.4% Latin
America, 0.3% Oceania).
Population change in the 1990s: -144 (-4.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Whitehall:
- HACKLEY HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; MUSKEGON, MI)
- MERCY GENERAL HEALTH PARTNERS (about 12 miles;
MUSKEGON, MI)
- SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL-WESTERN MICH (about 12
miles; MUSKEGON, MI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Whitehall:
- MUSKEGON COUNTY (about 18 miles; MUSKEGON, MI; ID:
MKG)
- GERALD R. FORD INTERNATIONAL (about 69 miles; GRAND
RAPIDS, MI; ID: GRR)
- KALAMAZOO/BATTLE CREEK INTERNATIONAL (about 98
miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; ID: AZO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Whitehall:
- DOUBLE JJ RESORT RANCH (about 8 miles; ROTHBURY, MI;
ID: 42N)
- OCEANA COUNTY (about 16 miles; HART/SHELBY, MI; ID:
C04)
- FREMONT MUNI (about 25 miles; FREMONT, MI; ID: 3FM)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Whitehall:
- MUSKEGON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 16 miles;
MUSKEGON, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,365)
- GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles;
ALLENDALE, MI; FT enrollment: 15,124)
- HOPE COLLEGE (about 47 miles; HOLLAND, MI; FT
enrollment: 2,918)
- GRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57 miles;
GRAND RAPIDS, MI; FT enrollment: 7,590)
- AQUINAS COLLEGE (about 60 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI;
FT enrollment: 2,022)
- FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; BIG RAPIDS,
MI; FT enrollment: 8,593)
- CALVIN COLLEGE (about 65 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; FT
enrollment: 4,148)
Public high school in Whitehall:
- WHITEHALL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 675;
Location: 541 E. SLOCUM STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Whitehall:
- SHORELINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 635;
Location: 205 E. MARKET STREET; Grades: KG - 03)
- WHITEHALL EALY ELEM. SCHOOL (Students: 498;
Location: 425 E. SOPHIA STREET; Grades: 04 - 06)
- WHITEHALL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 347;
Location: 401 S. ELIZABETH STREET; Grades: 07 - 08)
- YOUTH HOME (Students: 30; Location: 1830
WHITE LAKE DRIVE; Grades: UG - UG)
Library in Whitehall:
- WHITE LAKE COMMUNITY LIBRARY (Operating
income: $304,715; Location: 3900 WHITE LAKE DRIVE;
29,903 books; 1,187 audio materials; 656 video
materials; 115 serial subscriptions)
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