Colesville vs White Oak

A side-by-side comparison of Colesville and White Oak: population, income, housing, and more.

Colesville and White Oak are places in Maryland. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

White Oak has the higher population (16,458 vs 14,075 in Colesville). Colesville has the higher median household income ($131,022 vs $80,118 in White Oak). Colesville has the higher median home value ($593,900 vs $520,200 in White Oak).

Population, income & housing

	Colesville	White Oak
Population	14,075	16,458
Median age	48.4 yrs	33.1 yrs
Median household income	$131,022	$80,118
Median home value	$593,900	$520,200
Median gross rent	$1,906	$1,784
Housing units	5,239	6,397
Homeownership rate	84.7%	26.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	56.3%	40.9%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	8.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colesville	White Oak
Population	13,992 → 14,075 (+0.6%)	19,020 → 16,458 (-13.5%)
Median household income	$125,497 → $131,022 (+4.4%)	$73,877 → $80,118 (+8.4%)
Median home value	$463,000 → $593,900 (+28.3%)	$401,800 → $520,200 (+29.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,897 → $1,906 (+0.5%)	$1,682 → $1,784 (+6.1%)

Colesville

Population

13,99214,075

Median household income

$125,497$131,022

Median home value

$463,000$593,900

Median gross rent

$1,897$1,906

White Oak

Population

19,02016,458

Median household income

$73,877$80,118

Median home value

$401,800$520,200

Median gross rent

$1,682$1,784

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Colesville	White Oak
Under 5	3.8%	9.5%
5 to 17	17.7%	17.3%
18 to 24	6.9%	9.9%
25 to 34	7.3%	16.4%
35 to 44	9.3%	14.4%
45 to 54	13.5%	11.7%
55 to 64	13.0%	8.2%
65 to 74	16.0%	9.4%
75 and over	12.5%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colesville	White Oak
White (non-Hispanic)	30.8%	9.4%
Black or African American	33.6%	61.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	11.1%	7.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.4%
Two or more races	6.0%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	17.0%	18.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colesville	White Oak
No high school diploma	10.2%	12.3%
High school graduate	15.0%	19.7%
Some college or associate's	18.6%	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	26.8%	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	29.4%	22.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colesville	White Oak
Drove alone	56.5%	61.2%
Carpooled	4.4%	9.3%
Public transit	4.5%	11.7%
Walked	0.9%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	29.5%	13.9%
Other means	4.3%	3.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colesville	White Oak
1-unit, detached	82.4%	15.1%
1-unit, attached	6.9%	13.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	0.2%	35.5%
20 or more units	10.5%	31.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Colesville	White Oak
Poverty rate	5.3%	17.1%
Average household size	2.84	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	31	36
Median year structure built	1968	1975