Jefferson Hills vs Whitehall

A side-by-side comparison of Jefferson Hills and Whitehall: population, income, housing, and more.

Jefferson Hills and Whitehall are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Whitehall has the higher population (14,863 vs 12,313 in Jefferson Hills). Jefferson Hills has the higher median household income ($117,518 vs $85,000 in Whitehall). Jefferson Hills has the higher median home value ($309,600 vs $229,200 in Whitehall).

Population, income & housing

	Jefferson Hills	Whitehall
Population	12,313	14,863
Median age	44.1 yrs	43.7 yrs
Median household income	$117,518	$85,000
Median home value	$309,600	$229,200
Median gross rent	$1,276	$909
Housing units	5,077	7,079
Homeownership rate	85.4%	74.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	45.6%	41.5%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jefferson Hills	Whitehall
Population	11,200 → 12,313 (+9.9%)	13,517 → 14,863 (+10.0%)
Median household income	$93,140 → $117,518 (+26.2%)	$66,484 → $85,000 (+27.9%)
Median home value	$228,600 → $309,600 (+35.4%)	$162,600 → $229,200 (+41.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,119 → $1,276 (+14.0%)	$779 → $909 (+16.7%)

Jefferson Hills

Population

11,20012,313

Median household income

$93,140$117,518

Median home value

$228,600$309,600

Median gross rent

$1,119$1,276

Whitehall

Population

13,51714,863

Median household income

$66,484$85,000

Median home value

$162,600$229,200

Median gross rent

$779$909

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jefferson Hills	Whitehall
Under 5	4.2%	7.1%
5 to 17	16.5%	11.0%
18 to 24	7.4%	6.3%
25 to 34	8.6%	14.2%
35 to 44	15.2%	12.8%
45 to 54	10.5%	10.2%
55 to 64	14.1%	14.8%
65 to 74	13.8%	11.6%
75 and over	9.7%	12.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jefferson Hills	Whitehall
White (non-Hispanic)	90.7%	80.6%
Black or African American	2.7%	4.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	3.4%	12.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.6%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jefferson Hills	Whitehall
No high school diploma	6.9%	6.3%
High school graduate	24.0%	27.2%
Some college or associate's	23.5%	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	25.9%	27.2%
Graduate or professional degree	19.6%	14.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jefferson Hills	Whitehall
Drove alone	75.7%	69.2%
Carpooled	4.4%	9.9%
Public transit	0.2%	5.9%
Walked	0.2%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.5%	13.6%
Other means	0.9%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jefferson Hills	Whitehall
1-unit, detached	80.7%	63.5%
1-unit, attached	8.9%	10.1%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	4.8%
5 to 19 units	5.2%	5.8%
20 or more units	1.5%	15.7%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Jefferson Hills	Whitehall
Poverty rate	2.0%	8.2%
Average household size	2.57	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	28	30
Median year structure built	1982	1958