Clarkton vs White Lake

A side-by-side comparison of Clarkton and White Lake: population, income, housing, and more.

Clarkton and White Lake are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

White Lake has the higher population (961 vs 875 in Clarkton). White Lake has the higher median home value ($186,900 vs $137,500 in Clarkton). Since 2019, Clarkton's population has grown faster (+6.8% vs -3.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Clarkton	White Lake
Population	875	961
Median age	30.5 yrs	52.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$76,667
Median home value	$137,500	$186,900
Median gross rent	$1,125	$1,275
Housing units	312	1,094
Homeownership rate	61.7%	72.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.7%	33.0%
Unemployment rate	8.9%	0.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clarkton	White Lake
Population	819 → 875 (+6.8%)	1,000 → 961 (-3.9%)
Median household income	$22,292 → $23,618 (+5.9%)	$53,958 → $76,667 (+42.1%)
Median home value	$91,700 → $137,500 (+49.9%)	$144,000 → $186,900 (+29.8%)
Median gross rent	$504 → $1,125 (+123.2%)	$783 → $1,275 (+62.8%)

Clarkton

Population

819875

Median household income

$22,292$23,618

Median home value

$91,700$137,500

Median gross rent

$504$1,125

White Lake

Population

1,000961

Median household income

$53,958$76,667

Median home value

$144,000$186,900

Median gross rent

$783$1,275

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clarkton	White Lake
Under 5	7.8%	2.4%
5 to 17	32.0%	15.8%
18 to 24	7.8%	4.0%
25 to 34	7.0%	4.8%
35 to 44	11.4%	14.4%
45 to 54	3.9%	10.2%
55 to 64	9.3%	16.1%
65 to 74	10.6%	19.9%
75 and over	10.3%	12.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clarkton	White Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	30.7%	82.3%
Black or African American	60.9%	5.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	5.8%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	8.3%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clarkton	White Lake
No high school diploma	17.9%	5.1%
High school graduate	22.9%	30.2%
Some college or associate's	48.6%	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	7.2%	22.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	10.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clarkton	White Lake
Drove alone	87.0%	74.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	5.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	13.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.4%	7.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clarkton	White Lake
1-unit, detached	63.5%	49.6%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	18.9%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	0.3%	6.0%
20 or more units	1.9%	4.6%
Mobile home & other	14.1%	38.0%

Poverty & households

	Clarkton	White Lake
Poverty rate	48.2%	6.4%
Average household size	3.51	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	24	28
Median year structure built	1975	1986