Carnegie vs White Oak

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

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

Carnegie has the higher population (8,015 vs 7,520 in White Oak). White Oak has the higher median household income ($64,838 vs $62,327 in Carnegie). Carnegie has the higher median home value ($168,800 vs $145,000 in White Oak).

Population, income & housing

	Carnegie	White Oak
Population	8,015	7,520
Median age	41.7 yrs	54.3 yrs
Median household income	$62,327	$64,838
Median home value	$168,800	$145,000
Median gross rent	$880	$999
Housing units	4,691	3,867
Homeownership rate	53.1%	68.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.7%	31.0%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carnegie	White Oak
Population	7,883 → 8,015 (+1.7%)	7,540 → 7,520 (-0.3%)
Median household income	$52,612 → $62,327 (+18.5%)	$59,514 → $64,838 (+8.9%)
Median home value	$123,700 → $168,800 (+36.5%)	$107,000 → $145,000 (+35.5%)
Median gross rent	$758 → $880 (+16.1%)	$808 → $999 (+23.6%)

Carnegie

Population

7,8838,015

Median household income

$52,612$62,327

Median home value

$123,700$168,800

Median gross rent

$758$880

White Oak

Population

7,5407,520

Median household income

$59,514$64,838

Median home value

$107,000$145,000

Median gross rent

$808$999

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carnegie	White Oak
Under 5	7.5%	1.9%
5 to 17	9.2%	15.4%
18 to 24	4.9%	6.3%
25 to 34	17.0%	9.5%
35 to 44	14.4%	9.2%
45 to 54	11.0%	9.5%
55 to 64	14.9%	19.4%
65 to 74	12.9%	15.5%
75 and over	8.2%	13.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carnegie	White Oak
White (non-Hispanic)	79.5%	92.7%
Black or African American	9.9%	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	3.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.5%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carnegie	White Oak
No high school diploma	5.9%	3.2%
High school graduate	27.3%	35.4%
Some college or associate's	31.0%	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	25.7%	21.9%
Graduate or professional degree	10.0%	9.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carnegie	White Oak
Drove alone	61.6%	73.1%
Carpooled	7.7%	5.9%
Public transit	6.3%	1.0%
Walked	1.9%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	21.9%	18.0%
Other means	0.2%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carnegie	White Oak
1-unit, detached	52.4%	71.4%
1-unit, attached	12.3%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	14.4%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	5.2%	12.8%
20 or more units	15.5%	5.6%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Carnegie	White Oak
Poverty rate	10.5%	6.3%
Average household size	1.87	1.99
Mean commute (minutes)	25	25
Median year structure built	1952	1956