White Oak

Population: 7,520
Median household income: $64,838
Median home value: $145,000

White Oak, a community in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, has 7,520 residents. At $64,838, its median household income sits below Allegheny County's $76,393.

From 2019 to 2023, White Oak's population held roughly steady from 7,540 to 7,520, while its median home value rose 35.5% from $107,000 to $145,000.

31.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 68.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,520
Median age: 54.3 yrs
Median household income: $64,838
Median home value: $145,000
Median gross rent: $999
Housing units: 3,867
Homeownership rate: 68.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,5407,520

Median household income

$59,514$64,838

Median home value

$107,000$145,000

Median gross rent

$808$999

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,540	$59,514	$107,000	$808
2020	7,472	$49,939	$116,500	$814
2021	7,623	$52,403	$118,600	$881
2022	7,585	$57,054	$120,700	$953
2023	7,520	$64,838	$145,000	$999

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 51.9%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 246.3%

25 to 349.5%

35 to 449.2%

45 to 549.5%

55 to 6419.4%

65 to 7415.5%

75 and over13.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	141	1.9%
5 to 17	1,158	15.4%
18 to 24	475	6.3%
25 to 34	717	9.5%
35 to 44	692	9.2%
45 to 54	713	9.5%
55 to 64	1,458	19.4%
65 to 74	1,165	15.5%
75 and over	1,001	13.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,971	92.7%
Black or African American	227	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.1%
Asian	16	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	6	0.1%
Some other race	13	0.2%
Two or more races	214	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	69	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.2%

High school graduate35.4%

Some college or associate's30.4%

Bachelor's degree21.9%

Graduate or professional degree9.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	181	3.2%
High school graduate	2,036	35.4%
Some college or associate's	1,748	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	1,258	21.9%
Graduate or professional degree	523	9.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone73.1%

Carpooled5.9%

Public transit1.0%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home18.0%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,522	73.1%
Carpooled	203	5.9%
Public transit	35	1.0%
Walked	54	1.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	622	18.0%
Other means	13	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	780	27.6%
15 to 29 min	1,029	36.4%
30 to 44 min	485	17.2%
45 to 59 min	255	9.0%
60+ min	278	9.8%

Households

Average household size: 1.99
Poverty rate: 6.3% (463 of 7,320)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,905	51.3%
Nonfamily households	1,810	48.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,715	96.1%
Vacant	152	3.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,534	68.2%
Renter-occupied	1,181	31.8%

1-unit, detached71.4%

1-unit, attached4.0%

2 to 4 units4.6%

5 to 19 units12.8%

20 or more units5.6%

Mobile home & other1.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,761	71.4%
1-unit, attached	154	4.0%
2 to 4 units	179	4.6%
5 to 19 units	495	12.8%
20 or more units	215	5.6%
Mobile home & other	63	1.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4284704
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 6.62 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 40.3388, -79.7961

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