Kilgore vs White Oak

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

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

Kilgore has the higher population (13,444 vs 6,208 in White Oak). White Oak has the higher median household income ($95,193 vs $58,141 in Kilgore). White Oak has the higher median home value ($219,200 vs $154,600 in Kilgore).

Population, income & housing

	Kilgore	White Oak
Population	13,444	6,208
Median age	33.2 yrs	32.7 yrs
Median household income	$58,141	$95,193
Median home value	$154,600	$219,200
Median gross rent	$1,082	$1,134
Housing units	5,190	2,400
Homeownership rate	69.1%	74.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.7%	19.5%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kilgore	White Oak
Population	14,827 → 13,444 (-9.3%)	6,331 → 6,208 (-1.9%)
Median household income	$56,715 → $58,141 (+2.5%)	$64,118 → $95,193 (+48.5%)
Median home value	$122,200 → $154,600 (+26.5%)	$171,100 → $219,200 (+28.1%)
Median gross rent	$833 → $1,082 (+29.9%)	$1,089 → $1,134 (+4.1%)

Kilgore

Population

14,82713,444

Median household income

$56,715$58,141

Median home value

$122,200$154,600

Median gross rent

$833$1,082

White Oak

Population

6,3316,208

Median household income

$64,118$95,193

Median home value

$171,100$219,200

Median gross rent

$1,089$1,134

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kilgore	White Oak
Under 5	8.4%	8.2%
5 to 17	20.7%	19.6%
18 to 24	10.8%	4.8%
25 to 34	12.5%	19.9%
35 to 44	13.5%	7.8%
45 to 54	10.1%	12.8%
55 to 64	12.3%	14.9%
65 to 74	5.4%	5.6%
75 and over	6.3%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kilgore	White Oak
White (non-Hispanic)	50.7%	67.7%
Black or African American	13.6%	5.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.4%
Asian	0.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.6%	8.2%
Hispanic or Latino	28.1%	18.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kilgore	White Oak
No high school diploma	19.1%	8.3%
High school graduate	30.3%	32.1%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	40.0%
Bachelor's degree	14.4%	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kilgore	White Oak
Drove alone	83.1%	87.7%
Carpooled	9.8%	4.3%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.1%	4.9%
Other means	0.8%	3.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kilgore	White Oak
1-unit, detached	80.7%	71.0%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	14.0%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	1.6%
20 or more units	2.9%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	7.2%	13.0%

Poverty & households

	Kilgore	White Oak
Poverty rate	19.6%	9.3%
Average household size	2.86	3.01
Mean commute (minutes)	25	20
Median year structure built	1972	1981