Bridgeville (with a 2010 Census population of 106[23]), Brookfield (675[24]) and Buttzville (146[25]) are census-designated places and unincorporated communities located within the township.

[26][27][28] Other unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Cornish, Foul Rift, Hazen, Little York, Manunka Chunk, Sarepta and Summerfield.

[31][32] The Township's economic data (as is all of Warren County) is calculated by the US Census Bureau as part of the Lehigh Valley / Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metropolitan statistical area.

[38] The 2010 United States census counted 4,882 people, 2,115 households, and 1,328 families in the township.

Of all households, 33.5% were made up of individuals and 22.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

[16] The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $68,247 (with a margin of error of +/− $5,170) and the median family income was $81,975 (+/− $7,157).

[39] As of the 2000 United States census[13] there were 4,245 people, 1,668 households, and 1,179 families residing in the township.

25.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

[6][41] At an annual reorganization meeting, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor.

[47] For the 119th United States Congress, New Jersey's 7th congressional district is represented by Thomas Kean Jr. (R, Westfield).

[49] For the 2024-2025 session, the 23rd legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Doug Steinhardt (R, Lopatcong Township) and in the General Assembly by John DiMaio (R, Hackettstown) and Erik Peterson (R, Franklin Township).

[54][55] Constitutional officers of Warren County are: Clerk Holly Mackey (R, Alpha; 2027),[56][57] Sheriff James McDonald Sr. (R, Phillipsburg; 2025)[58][59] and Surrogate Michael J. Doherty (R, Washington; 2025).

[63] Among the township's 2010 Census population, 68.7% (vs. 62.3% in Warren County) were registered to vote, including 82.8% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 81.5% countywide).

[80] Students from the township and from all of Warren County are eligible to attend Ridge and Valley Charter School in Frelinghuysen Township (for grades K–8)[81] or Warren County Technical School in Washington borough (for 9–12),[82] with special education services provided by local districts supplemented throughout the county by the Warren County Special Services School District in Oxford Township (for Pre-K–12).

Part of the Pequest Fish Hatchery also lies within the boundaries of White Township.

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with White Township include: