Despite the fact that it is a small city, Whitehall has quite a few people who take public transportation – mostly the bus - for their daily commute to work. This helps to fill a real need in the city for affordable transportation.
The percentage of people in Whitehall with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 12.35% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Whitehall in 2022 was $27,436, which is lower middle income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $109,744 for a family of four. However, Whitehall contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Whitehall is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Whitehall home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Whitehall residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Whitehall also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.60% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Whitehall include German, English, Irish, Ethiopian, and Italian.
In addition, Whitehall has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (15.70%).
The most common language spoken in Whitehall is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
