White TownshipPA
A town of 14,933.
What should you know before moving to White Township?
White Township's standout: natural-hazard risk is low. Overall it grades B, 638th among Pennsylvania's 1032 graded towns. It also does better than most on schools: its schools outperform 73% of the state's. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: homes are expensive, about $203K for a typical one and 3.4 times the Indiana area’s $60K median household income. 25% of working residents work locally in White Township, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 6.3% and U.S. towns at 8%. Only 46 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns score lower on history. The biggest place to walk is IUP Co-Op Park, 253 acres with 1.4 miles of trail.
What makes White Township stand out
Where White Township beats most towns.
Jobs vs. working residents
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
Every workday, about 9,241 people come to White Township for work
Where White Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How White Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far White Township is from typical.
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Moving to White Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in White Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in White Township.
White Township draws workers from Indiana and beyond and is healthier than towns with similar incomes.
About one in four working residents works right in White Township
10,582 jobs are based in White Township, 2 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
About one in 4 of White Township’s working residents works in town. 15% of residents live below the poverty line in White Township. Since 2013, White Township has lost 1,521 jobs, to 10,582 in 2023.
| White Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 8.5% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $66,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
White Township earns a B+ for schools
Its public schools are run by Indiana Area SD. Two of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Indiana Area SHS, with 913 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Pike El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–3 | Grades PK–3 | 445 | A |
| Indiana Area SHSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 913 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
White Township faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 97% of U.S. communities. Since 1981, 37 flood insurance claims have been paid out in White Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Older than Pennsylvania overall
People 65 and older are 29% of residents (20% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 31% of residents (38% statewide). 16% of White Township residents are under 18. White Township has lost 2.7% of its people since 2020, down to 14,933 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| White Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 29% | 21% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 16% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 40% | 29% | 29% |
| Median age | 44.9 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| White Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 6.7% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.2% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.4% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.8% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 7.8% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.7% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.4% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 15% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30.2% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 15.1% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.4% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 19.2% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
White Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
White Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. White Township’s July high is 82°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| White Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 3.1% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Whites Woods Nature Center | 1.9 mi | 228 |
| 2. IUP Co-Op Park | 1.4 mi | 253 |
| 3. Mack Memorial Park | 0.7 mi | 54 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
White Township ranks healthier than 56% of the country’s towns
Against the 10,118 U.S. towns with household incomes like White Township’s, it is healthier than 75%, so its B isn’t only a matter of income. Its B for health tops all 6 graded neighbors; Armstrong Township (B−) comes closest.
White Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| White Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 35% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | White Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults getting cholesterol checked | 82.3% | 85.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about White Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of White Township
About 8 of every 100 White Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
White Township’s neighbors
7 towns share a border with White Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Township | #638 | B | C+ | — | B+ | B |
| Brush Valley Township | — | — | A− | — | A | C+ |
| Center Township | #635 | B | B− | — | A− | B− |
| Rayne Township | #906 | C | B− | — | A− | C |
| Washington Township | — | — | A− | — | A− | C |
| Cherryhill Township | — | — | B+ | — | B− | C+ |
| Armstrong Township | #544 | B | B+ | — | B+ | B− |
| Lucerne Mines | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Brush Valley Township, Washington Township and Cherryhill Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. White Township, Brush Valley Township, Center Township, Rayne Township, Washington Township, Cherryhill Township and Armstrong Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Lucerne Mines isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare White Township with a neighbor →
Questions about White Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is White Township, PA a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. White Township grades B overall, better than 56% of U.S. towns and #638 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B for health and B+ for schools.
Is White Township, PA expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.