Kemp Mill vs White Oak

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

Kemp Mill 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 14,437 in Kemp Mill). Kemp Mill has the higher median household income ($160,750 vs $80,118 in White Oak). Kemp Mill has the higher median home value ($567,300 vs $520,200 in White Oak).

Population, income & housing

	Kemp Mill	White Oak
Population	14,437	16,458
Median age	39.4 yrs	33.1 yrs
Median household income	$160,750	$80,118
Median home value	$567,300	$520,200
Median gross rent	$2,105	$1,784
Housing units	5,078	6,397
Homeownership rate	84.3%	26.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	62.5%	40.9%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	8.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kemp Mill	White Oak
Population	14,733 → 14,437 (-2.0%)	19,020 → 16,458 (-13.5%)
Median household income	$116,542 → $160,750 (+37.9%)	$73,877 → $80,118 (+8.4%)
Median home value	$424,700 → $567,300 (+33.6%)	$401,800 → $520,200 (+29.5%)
Median gross rent	$2,070 → $2,105 (+1.7%)	$1,682 → $1,784 (+6.1%)

Kemp Mill

Population

14,73314,437

Median household income

$116,542$160,750

Median home value

$424,700$567,300

Median gross rent

$2,070$2,105

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)

	Kemp Mill	White Oak
Under 5	7.0%	9.5%
5 to 17	18.5%	17.3%
18 to 24	7.9%	9.9%
25 to 34	11.2%	16.4%
35 to 44	15.2%	14.4%
45 to 54	11.3%	11.7%
55 to 64	13.2%	8.2%
65 to 74	8.5%	9.4%
75 and over	7.1%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kemp Mill	White Oak
White (non-Hispanic)	53.9%	9.4%
Black or African American	13.6%	61.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	8.7%	7.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.5%	0.4%
Two or more races	4.2%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	18.0%	18.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kemp Mill	White Oak
No high school diploma	8.4%	12.3%
High school graduate	10.3%	19.7%
Some college or associate's	18.9%	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	24.7%	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	37.7%	22.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kemp Mill	White Oak
Drove alone	54.1%	61.2%
Carpooled	8.5%	9.3%
Public transit	8.0%	11.7%
Walked	1.3%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	26.1%	13.9%
Other means	1.9%	3.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kemp Mill	White Oak
1-unit, detached	75.9%	15.1%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	13.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	35.5%
20 or more units	22.0%	31.7%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Kemp Mill	White Oak
Poverty rate	9.1%	17.1%
Average household size	2.96	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	34	36
Median year structure built	1962	1975