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.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Whitehall rank slightly lower than the national average. 14.11% of adults 25 and older in Whitehall have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Whitehall in 2022 was $25,315, which is low income relative to Ohio, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $101,260 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 10.15% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Whitehall include German, Irish, English, Ethiopian, and Italian.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Whitehall's cultural character, accounting for 15.13% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Whitehall is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
