White Haven, Pennsylvania Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 1,182. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,153 (-2.5% change)
Males: 551 (46.6%), Females: 631 (53.4%)

Luzerne County

Zip code: 18661

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.9 years
Median household income: $37,437
Median house value: $82,100

Population by Race

Races in White Haven:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.6%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)
  • Asian Indian (0.8%)

Ancestries: German (26.3%), Irish (20.4%), Polish (14.5%), Italian (12.4%), English (7.4%), Dutch (6.1%).

Elevation: 1221 feet

Land area: 1.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in White Haven

  • High school or higher: 82.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
  • Unemployed: 1.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in White Haven borough

  • Never married: 25.5%
  • Now married: 55.5%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 9.5%
  • Divorced: 7.7%

3.0% Foreign born (1.9% Asia, 0.8% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +39 (+3.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near White Haven:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to White Haven:

  • WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON INTL (about 20 miles; WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON, PA; Abbreviation: AVP)
  • LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL (about 37 miles; ALLENTOWN, PA; Abbreviation: ABE)
  • READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 50 miles; READING, PA; Abbreviation: RDG)

Other public-use airports nearest to White Haven:

  • HAZLETON MUNI (about 16 miles; HAZLETON, PA; Abbreviation: HZL)
  • WILKES-BARRE WYOMING VALLEY (about 17 miles; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Abbreviation: WBW)
  • JAKE ARNER MEMORIAL (about 18 miles; LEHIGHTON, PA; Abbreviation: 22N)

Colleges and Universities

College/University in White Haven:

  • BILL ALLENS POCONO INSTITUTE OF TAXIDERMY (Location: RD 2 BOX 2038; Private, for-profit)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to White Haven:

  • WILKES UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,438)
  • LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; NANTICOKE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,582)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON (about 26 miles; SCRANTON, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,093)
  • MARYWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; SCRANTON, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,203)
  • LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,145)
  • KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 37 miles; KUTZTOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 7,101)
  • MUHLENBERG COLLEGE (about 37 miles; Allentown, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,334)

Schools

Public high school in White Haven:

  • YOUTH FORESTRY CAMP #2 (Students: 30; Grades: 08 – 12)