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Whitehall TownshipPA

Whitehall Township, PA is a 25K-resident city in Lehigh County with a median household income of $89,404.

Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Whitehall Township, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Whitehall Township has a population larger than 55% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $236,200.

Data updated 2026-09-04

25K
Population (place)
Top 45%
By size
$89,404
Median income (place)
$236,200
Median home (place)
6.7%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Whitehall Township

Whitehall Township posts a median household income higher than 60% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Top 40%
by median income, US cities

Where Whitehall Township income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$89,404 Top 40% higher than 60% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Whitehall Township $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in PA

Population among 88 PA places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Philadelphia is the largest PA city on this list; Franklin Park leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in PA

Median household income among the same 88-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Franklin Park posts the highest place-level median income in PA; Philadelphia is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Whitehall Township, PA beyond the headline numbers

Whitehall Township sits inside Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, at roughly 40.67°N, -75.50°W. Population 24,896, $89,404 median household income. Median home value $236,200, median rent $915. Poverty rate 6.7%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

At 6.7%, poverty in Whitehall Township, PA runs below the midpoint of reporting cities -- enough to matter locally, not enough to dominate the city's profile.

Housing is inexpensive against local pay -- the median home in Whitehall Township runs about 2.6 years of median household income, in the cheapest quarter of reporting cities.

16.5% of Whitehall Township workers are remote, above the midpoint of reporting cities.

4.3% of Whitehall Township workers commute by public transit, a larger share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

At 43.2 years, Whitehall Township's median age is in the oldest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Whitehall Township from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
24,896
Whitehall Township · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$89,404
Near average
Median Home Value (place)
$236,200
-43% vs avg
Median Age (place)
43.2
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Lehigh County): Whitehall Township's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
379K+8%
Median Income
$80,079+46%
Median Home Value
$300,400+53%
Poverty Rate
11.6%-15%
Unemployment
5.9%-42%

Economics

Economics indicators for Whitehall Township, PA
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$915/mo
Poverty Rate
6.7% -46% vs avg
Unemployment 6.3%
Bachelor's Degree+ 43.1%
Work From Home 16.5%
Public Transit 4.3%

Population

White 78.1%
African American 4.3%
Asian 14.4%
Two or More Ethnicities 1.4%

Health Profile 2 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
34.3%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 65.2%

What alerts and safety updates affect Whitehall Township?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Whitehall Township right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet PA-WHITEHALL-TOWNSHIP · Whitehall Township

Whitehall Township: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Whitehall Township; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Pennsylvania state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 5

What is the population of Whitehall Township, PA?
Whitehall Township, PA has a population of 24,896 people, located in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
What is the median household income in Whitehall Township?
The median household income in Whitehall Township, PA is $89,404 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 6.7%.
What is the median home value in Whitehall Township?
The median home value in Whitehall Township, PA is $236,200. Median rent is $915/month.
What are the top health concerns in Whitehall Township?
The top health indicators in Whitehall Township include Short Sleep Duration (34.3%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in Whitehall Township?
The median age in Whitehall Township, PA is 43.2 years. 43.1% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Whitehall Township, both outside Pennsylvania so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside PA (6.7% here).

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside PA ($89,404 here).

Compare Whitehall Township with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Using Whitehall Township's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Lehigh County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.