White Haven

Population: 985
Median household income: $54,643
Median home value: $141,200

White Haven, a community in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, has 985 residents. At $54,643, its median household income sits below Luzerne County's $62,321.

Between 2019 and 2023, White Haven's population declined 11.5% from 1,113 to 985, while its median home value rose 43.9% from $98,100 to $141,200.

The median resident is 38.7 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 19.9% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 985
Median age: 38.7 yrs
Median household income: $54,643
Median home value: $141,200
Median gross rent: $1,185
Housing units: 499
Homeownership rate: 72.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,113985

Median household income

$46,750$54,643

Median home value

$98,100$141,200

Median gross rent

$916$1,185

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,113	$46,750	$98,100	$916
2020	1,057	$44,840	$96,100	$937
2021	1,054	$48,667	$102,500	$962
2022	1,068	$56,979	$129,200	$1,101
2023	985	$54,643	$141,200	$1,185

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1719.9%

18 to 245.4%

25 to 349.7%

35 to 4413.8%

45 to 5414.6%

55 to 6410.4%

65 to 7412.0%

75 and over8.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	55	5.6%
5 to 17	196	19.9%
18 to 24	53	5.4%
25 to 34	96	9.7%
35 to 44	136	13.8%
45 to 54	144	14.6%
55 to 64	102	10.4%
65 to 74	118	12.0%
75 and over	85	8.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	897	91.1%
Black or African American	10	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	14	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	64	6.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.7%

High school graduate43.8%

Some college or associate's29.7%

Bachelor's degree16.3%

Graduate or professional degree5.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	32	4.7%
High school graduate	298	43.8%
Some college or associate's	202	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	111	16.3%
Graduate or professional degree	38	5.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone69.1%

Carpooled15.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	277	69.1%
Carpooled	62	15.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	7	1.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	55	13.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	118	34.1%
15 to 29 min	96	27.7%
30 to 44 min	85	24.6%
45 to 59 min	21	6.1%
60+ min	26	7.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.30
Poverty rate: 18.8% (185 of 985)

	Count	Share
Family households	252	59.4%
Nonfamily households	172	40.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1945

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	424	85.0%
Vacant	75	15.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	307	72.4%
Renter-occupied	117	27.6%

1-unit, detached71.7%

1-unit, attached8.2%

2 to 4 units8.4%

5 to 19 units1.0%

20 or more units0.6%

Mobile home & other10.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	358	71.7%
1-unit, attached	41	8.2%
2 to 4 units	42	8.4%
5 to 19 units	5	1.0%
20 or more units	3	0.6%
Mobile home & other	50	10.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4284552
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 1.2 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 41.0597, -75.7869