White Haven is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 1,173 people and two associated neighborhoods, White Haven is the 799th largest community in Pennsylvania. White Haven has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.
Also of interest is that White Haven has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in White Haven telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.44% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
White Haven is a small borough, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The percentage of adults in White Haven who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.06% of the adults in White Haven have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in White Haven in 2022 was $25,591, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $102,364 for a family of four. However, White Haven contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call White Haven home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of White Haven residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in White Haven include German, Italian, Irish, Polish, and English.
The most common language spoken in White Haven is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.