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Population (year 2000): 14,444. Estimated
population in July 2005: 13,744 (-4.8% change)
Males: 6,708 (46.4%), Females: 7,736 (53.6%)
Zip code:
18052
Median resident age: 43.8 years
Median household income: $45,111 (year 2000)
Median house value: $102,900 (year 2000)
Races in Whitehall:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.2%)
- Black (1.4%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (36.2%), Irish (20.2%),
Italian (17.3%), Polish (10.5%), English (7.5%), Slovak (4.1%).
Land area: 3.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Whitehall
- High school or higher: 90.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 10.7%
- Unemployed: 5.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 29.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Whitehall borough
- Never married: 22.9%
- Now married: 58.0%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 10.3%
- Divorced: 8.2%
4.4% Foreign born (3.4% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +51 (+0.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Whitehall:
- JEFFERSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 2 miles;
PITTSBURGH, PA)
- UPMC SOUTH SIDE (about 5 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA)
- MERCY HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH (about 6 miles;
PITTSBURGH, PA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Whitehall:
- ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 5 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; ID:
AGC)
- PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL (about 19 miles;
PITTSBURGH, PA; ID: PIT)
- ARNOLD PALMER REGIONAL (about 42 miles; LATROBE, PA;
ID: LBE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Whitehall:
- FINLEYVILLE AIRPARK (about 9 miles; FINLEYVILLE, PA;
ID: G05)
- INTER COUNTY (about 16 miles; IRWIN, PA; ID: 31D)
- ROSTRAVER (about 17 miles; MONONGAHELA, PA; ID: FWQ)
Amtrak station near Whitehall:
- 6 miles: PITTSBURGH (1100 LIBERTY AVE.). Services:
ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones,
vending machines, ATM, free short-term parking, paid
long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for
taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit
connection.
College/University in Whitehall:
- EMPIRE BEAUTY SCHOOL (Full-time enrollment:
51; Location: 1634 MACARTHUR RD; Private, for-profit;
Website: www.empirebeauty.com)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Whitehall:
- UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-MAIN CAMPUS (about 6 miles;
PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 22,930)
- DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA;
FT enrollment: 8,199)
- ART INSTITUTE PITTSBURGH (about 6 miles; PITTSBURGH,
PA; FT enrollment: 2,246)
- POINT PARK COLLEGE (about 6 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA;
FT enrollment: 2,189)
- CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles;
PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 7,903)
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 8
miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 9,058)
- ROBERT MORRIS COLLEGE (about 17 miles; MOON
TOWNSHIP, PA; FT enrollment: 3,426)
Public high school in Whitehall:
- WHITEHALL HS (Students: 1,289; Grades: 09 -
12)
Public primary/middle schools in Whitehall:
- WHITEHALL-COPLAY MS (Students: 1,298; Grades:
05 - 08)
- GEORGE D STECKEL EL SCH (Students: 880;
Grades: 02 - 04)
- CLARENCE M GOCKLEY EL SCH (Students: 502;
Grades: KG - 01)
Private primary/middle schools in Whitehall:
- ST ELIZABETH REGIONAL SCHOOL (Students: 309;
Location: 431 PERSHING BLVD; Grades: PK - 8)
- CHRIST THE KING SCHOOL (Students: 273;
Location: 3008 SOUTH RUCH ST; Grades: KG - 8)
- LITTLE PEOPLE DAY CARE SCHOOL (Students: 68;
Location: 1325 FAIRMONT STREET; Grades: PK - KG)
- LEHIGH VALLEY SDA SCHOOL (Students: 43;
Location: 3950 MECHANICSVILLE ROAD; Grades: 1 - 8)
Library in Whitehall:
- WHITEHALL TOWNSHIP PUB LIBRARY (Operating
income: $527,626; Location: 3700 MECHANICSVILLE RD;
92,088 books; 5,078 audio materials; 3,545 video
materials; 212 serial subscriptions)
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