White Haven is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 1,178 people and two associated neighborhoods, White Haven is the 799th largest community in Pennsylvania. White Haven has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs.Unlike some boroughs where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, White Haven is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, White Haven is a borough of service providers, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in White Haven who work in food service (15.06%), office and administrative support (12.10%), and sales jobs (9.63%). 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 13.72% 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. Being a small borough, White Haven does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of White Haven citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.88% of adults in White Haven have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in White Haven in 2022 was $27,559, 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 $110,236 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.
