About White Oak

White Oak is a very small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 1,076 people and just one neighborhood, White Oak is the 332nd largest community in Georgia.

When you are in White Oak, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 40.2% of White Oak's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, White Oak is a town of sales and office workers, transportation and shipping workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in White Oak who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.77%), sales jobs (11.14%), and teaching (5.68%).

One of the nice things about White Oak is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the town are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities. This is definately true of White Oak, which supports a strong tourist economy.

One downside of living in White Oak is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In White Oak, the average commute to work is 34.94 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

White Oak is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of White Oak isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 100% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

Being a small town, White Oak does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

White Oak Information and Demographics

In White Oak, just 11.01% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 14.96%.

The per capita income in White Oak in 2000 was $15,450, which is middle income relative to Georgia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $61,800 for a family of four.

White Oak is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call White Oak home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in White Oak is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in White Oak include Irish, English, Scottish, Polish, German, and French Canadian.

The most common language spoken in White Oak is English. Some people also speak Spanish.