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:
- FIRST HOSPITAL WYOMING VALLEY (about 14 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA)
- JOHN HEINZ INST OF REHAB MEDICINE (about 15 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA)
- HAZLETON GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; HAZLETON, PA)
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)