White Lake vs White Oak

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

White Lake and White Oak 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 145 in White Oak). White Oak has the higher median household income ($93,200 vs $76,667 in White Lake). White Lake has the higher median home value ($186,900 vs $185,500 in White Oak).

Population, income & housing

	White Lake	White Oak
Population	961	145
Median age	52.7 yrs	62.3 yrs
Median household income	$76,667	$93,200
Median home value	$186,900	$185,500
Median gross rent	$1,275	—
Housing units	1,094	117
Homeownership rate	72.5%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.0%	22.6%
Unemployment rate	0.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	White Lake	White Oak
Population	1,000 → 961 (-3.9%)	351 → 145 (-58.7%)
Median household income	$53,958 → $76,667 (+42.1%)	$43,173 → $93,200 (+115.9%)
Median home value	$144,000 → $186,900 (+29.8%)	$134,100 → $185,500 (+38.3%)
Median gross rent	$783 → $1,275 (+62.8%)	—

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

White Oak

Population

351145

Median household income

$43,173$93,200

Median home value

$134,100$185,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	White Lake	White Oak
Under 5	2.4%	0.0%
5 to 17	15.8%	5.5%
18 to 24	4.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	4.8%	0.0%
35 to 44	14.4%	22.1%
45 to 54	10.2%	7.6%
55 to 64	16.1%	24.1%
65 to 74	19.9%	26.2%
75 and over	12.5%	14.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	White Lake	White Oak
White (non-Hispanic)	82.3%	57.2%
Black or African American	5.7%	42.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	5.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	White Lake	White Oak
No high school diploma	5.1%	0.0%
High school graduate	30.2%	19.7%
Some college or associate's	31.7%	57.7%
Bachelor's degree	22.3%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	10.7%	14.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	White Lake	White Oak
Drove alone	74.5%	74.0%
Carpooled	5.1%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	13.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.0%	26.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	White Lake	White Oak
1-unit, detached	49.6%	56.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	6.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	38.0%	43.6%

Poverty & households

	White Lake	White Oak
Poverty rate	6.4%	11.0%
Average household size	2.57	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	28	—
Median year structure built	1986	1984