Castle Shannon vs White Oak

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

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

Castle Shannon has the higher population (8,237 vs 7,520 in White Oak). White Oak has the higher median household income ($64,838 vs $62,426 in Castle Shannon). Castle Shannon has the higher median home value ($182,400 vs $145,000 in White Oak).

Population, income & housing

	Castle Shannon	White Oak
Population	8,237	7,520
Median age	41.9 yrs	54.3 yrs
Median household income	$62,426	$64,838
Median home value	$182,400	$145,000
Median gross rent	$1,002	$999
Housing units	4,044	3,867
Homeownership rate	60.9%	68.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.4%	31.0%
Unemployment rate	0.4%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Castle Shannon	White Oak
Population	8,213 → 8,237 (+0.3%)	7,540 → 7,520 (-0.3%)
Median household income	$62,149 → $62,426 (+0.4%)	$59,514 → $64,838 (+8.9%)
Median home value	$125,500 → $182,400 (+45.3%)	$107,000 → $145,000 (+35.5%)
Median gross rent	$859 → $1,002 (+16.6%)	$808 → $999 (+23.6%)

Castle Shannon

Population

8,2138,237

Median household income

$62,149$62,426

Median home value

$125,500$182,400

Median gross rent

$859$1,002

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)

	Castle Shannon	White Oak
Under 5	3.5%	1.9%
5 to 17	13.4%	15.4%
18 to 24	6.9%	6.3%
25 to 34	19.4%	9.5%
35 to 44	16.1%	9.2%
45 to 54	7.6%	9.5%
55 to 64	13.3%	19.4%
65 to 74	10.3%	15.5%
75 and over	9.6%	13.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Castle Shannon	White Oak
White (non-Hispanic)	85.4%	92.7%
Black or African American	4.7%	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	2.7%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.4%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.5%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Castle Shannon	White Oak
No high school diploma	6.3%	3.2%
High school graduate	29.2%	35.4%
Some college or associate's	28.1%	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	26.5%	21.9%
Graduate or professional degree	9.8%	9.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Castle Shannon	White Oak
Drove alone	64.7%	73.1%
Carpooled	8.2%	5.9%
Public transit	13.9%	1.0%
Walked	2.4%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.9%	18.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Castle Shannon	White Oak
1-unit, detached	57.5%	71.4%
1-unit, attached	6.1%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	13.1%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	9.2%	12.8%
20 or more units	14.1%	5.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Castle Shannon	White Oak
Poverty rate	8.4%	6.3%
Average household size	2.19	1.99
Mean commute (minutes)	25	25
Median year structure built	1954	1956