White Oak borough, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 7,585 ( 277 from 2010 )
Land area: 6.6 square miles
Population density: 1145.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	7,132	94.03%	2.6%
Black:	160	2.11%	42.2%
Indian:	5	0.07%	28.6%
Asian:	24	0.32%	68.4%
2+ races:	200	2.64%	92.3%
Hispanic:	49	0.65%	32.9%

Total non-White:	453	5.97%	16.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-188	-2.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	-89	-1.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
7,862
7,320	93.11%
277	3.52%
7	0.09%
76	0.97%
104	1.32%
73	0.93%
542	6.89%

2000
8,474
8,051	95.01%
227	2.68%
28	0.33%
22	0.26%
88	1.04%
58	0.68%
423	4.99%

1990
8,761
8,557	97.67%
141	1.61%
18	0.21%
38	0.43%
n/a
7	0.08%
204	2.33%

1980
9,480
9,316	98.27%
77	0.81%
0	0.00%
58	0.61%
n/a
29	0.31%
164	1.73%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-731	-8.6
119	1.4

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-506	-5.8
219	2.5

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-759	-8.0
40	0.4

Age, Family & Household Data for White Oak borough, PA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
54.2
1,232	16.2%
6,353	83.8%
2,193	28.9%

3,692
2.02

1,984	53.7%
1,419	71.5%
133	6.7%
1,708	46.3%

2010
Number	Percent
49.9
1,179	15.0%
6,683	85.0%
1,875	23.8%

3,611
2.12

2,149	59.5%
1,667	77.6%
118	5.5%
1,462	40.5%

2000
Number	Percent
45.4
1,490	17.6%
6,984	82.4%
2,057	24.3%

3,737
2.23

2,411	64.5%
1,986	82.4%
136	5.6%
1,326	35.5%

1990
Number	Percent
41.7
1,631	18.6%
7,130	81.4%
1,901	21.7%

3,726
2.35

2,630	70.6%
2,105	80.0%
126	4.8%
1,096	29.4%

1980
Number	Percent
37.5
1,985	20.9%
7,495	79.1%
1,428	15.1%

3,528
2.63

2,770	78.5%
2,459	88.8%
120	4.3%
758	21.5%

2022 Housing Data for White Oak borough, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	252	6.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	90	2.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	151	4.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	156	4.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	140	3.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	234	6.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	214	5.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	113	3.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	287	7.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	262	7.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	212	5.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	594	16.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	456	12.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	153	4.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	249	6.7%
$200,000 or more	129	3.5%

Median Household Income	57,054
Per Capita Income	39,543

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	95	2.6%
Public Assistance	81	2.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	448	12.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,043	70.5%
Unemployed	234	5.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	3,277	76.0%
Not in Labor Force	1,037	24.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		29.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,332	948	58.4%
Non-Profit	255	291	46.7%
Self-Employed	69	102	40.4%

Local Government	34	142	19.3%
State Government	132	43	75.4%
Federal Government	14	16	46.7%

Total Private + Self	1,401	1,050	57.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	435	492	46.9%
Total	1,836	1,542	54.4%

Pct. Govt.	11.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	284	8.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	610	18.1%
Professional, Technical	790	23.4%
Service Occupations	716	21.2%
All others	978	29.0%

White Collar		49.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	470	13.9%
Health care and social assistance	466	13.8%
Educational services	465	13.8%
Manufacturing	402	11.9%
Transportation and warehousing	228	6.7%
Construction	214	6.3%
Other services	183	5.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	182	5.4%
Public administration	175	5.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	147	4.4%
Finance and insurance	142	4.2%
Accommodation and food services	100	3.0%
Information	70	2.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	60	1.8%
Wholesale trade	50	1.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	15	0.4%
Utilities	9	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	5	0.07%
Puerto Rican	16	0.21%
Cuban	1	0.01%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	27	0.36%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	16	0.21%
Indian	4	0.05%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	7,291	98.2%
Other Indo-European	56	0.8%
Spanish	38	0.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	17	0.2%
Chinese	12	0.2%
Other	11	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	1,679	22.1%
German	1,466	19.3%
English	989	13.0%
Polish	917	12.1%
Italian	727	9.6%
Slovak	507	6.7%
Russian	304	4.0%
Hungarian	301	4.0%
Croatian	281	3.7%
Swedish	250	3.3%
Scotch-Irish	151	2.0%
Scottish	150	2.0%
Slavic	122	1.6%
European	104	1.4%
Greek	85	1.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	7,558	99.6%
Not a citizen	27	0.4%

Native	7,520	99.1%
Foreign-born	65	0.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
45	0.8%	142	2.4%	2,208	37.8%	1,827	31.3%	1,207	20.7%	416	7.1%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	45	0.8%
9-12 Years	142	2.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,208	37.8%
Some College	1,827	31.3%
Bach. Degree	1,207	20.7%
Grad Degree	416	7.1%
Average years of education: 13.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +276	D +61	D + 3.2%
D +337
2020 vs. 2012	R +381	R +75	D + 0.1%
D +306
2020 vs. 2008	R +333	R +322	R + 6.4%
D +11

2016 vs. 2008	R +57	R +383	R + 9.6%
D -326
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	78%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,651	55.0%	Joe Biden (D)	2,101	43.6%	64	1.3%	4,816	6	8	0.07%
2016	70%	Donald Trump (R)	2,375	53.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,764	39.6%	311	7.0%	4,450	5	7	0.07%
2012	63%	Mitt Romney (R)	2,270	55.0%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,795	43.5%	61	1.5%	4,126	8	8	0.07%
2008	66%	John McCain (R)	2,318	51.7%	Barack Obama (D)	2,090	46.6%	73	1.6%	4,481	8	6	0.07%
2004	67%	George W. Bush* (R)	2,290	49.7%	John Kerry (D)	2,274	49.3%	46	1.0%	4,610	1	-1	0.08%
2000	61%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	2,148	50.5%	George W. Bush (R)	1,979	46.6%	123	2.9%	4,250	0	-1	0.09%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, White Oak borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,101

43.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,651

55.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.1%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

4,816

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 8

2016 President, White Oak borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,764

39.6%

Donald Trump (R)

2,375

53.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

166

3.7%

Other

145

3.3%

TOTAL

4,450

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 7

2012 President, White Oak borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,795

43.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

2,270

55.0%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

4,126

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 8

2008 President, White Oak borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

2,090

46.6%

John McCain (R)

2,318

51.7%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

4,481

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 6

2004 President, White Oak borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

2,290

49.7%

John Kerry (D)

2,274

49.3%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

4,610

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): -1

2000 President, White Oak borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,979

46.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

2,148

50.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.7%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

4,250

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -1

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for White Oak borough, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	61%	John Fetterman (D)	1,897	50.7%	Mehmet Oz (R)	1,765	47.2%	81 [+]	2.2%	3,743	1	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 48 (1.3%); Richard Weiss (Green) 17 (0.5%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 10 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 6 (0.2%);
2022	G	61%	Josh Shapiro (D)	2,153	57.5%	Doug Mastriano (R)	1,521	40.6%	68 [+]	1.8%	3,742	-1	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 51 (1.4%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 8 (0.2%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 7 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
2018	S1	55%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	1,826	52.8%	Lou Barletta (R)	1,570	45.4%	61 [+]	1.8%	3,457	3	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 47 (1.4%); Neal Gale (Green) 14 (0.4%);
2018	G	55%	Tom Wolf* (D)	1,903	55.1%	Scott Wagner (R)	1,500	43.4%	51 [+]	1.5%	3,454	3	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 39 (1.1%); Paul Glover (Green) 12 (0.3%);
2016	S3	66%	Pat Toomey* (R)	2,114	50.2%	Katie McGinty (D)	1,836	43.6%	265 [+]	6.3%	4,215	1	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 265 (6.3%);
2014	G	40%	Tom Wolf (D)	1,318	51.4%	Tom Corbett* (R)	1,244	48.6%	0	0.0%	2,562	3	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2014:

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	3,782
Median Value	$120,700

Occupied	3,692	97.6%
Vacant	90	2.4%

Owned	2,517	68.2%
Rented	1,175	31.8%
Median Rent	$953

Single-Family Units	2,859	75.6%
Detached	2,739	72.4%
Attached	120	3.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	752	19.9%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

White Oak borough, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for White Oak borough, PA

2022 Housing Data for White Oak borough, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for White Oak borough, PA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for White Oak borough, PA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for White Oak borough, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for White Oak borough, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for White Oak borough, PA