About White Oak

White Oak is a medium-sized town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 20,897 people and just one neighborhood, White Oak is the 67th largest community in Maryland.

White Oak is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 89.07% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, White Oak is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in White Oak who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.93%), sales jobs (9.98%), and management occupations (9.95%).

Also of interest is that White Oak has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Because there are quite a few people attending college in White Oak, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, White Oak provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.

White Oak, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the town.

In addition to being popular with young singles, White Oak is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates." While both of these categories describe educated professionals, urban sophisticates are quite a different demographic. Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

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 35.42 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

White Oak Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in White Oak. 46.73% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 14.96%.

The per capita income in White Oak in 2000 was $25,893, which is upper middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $103,572 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. White Oak also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.26% of the town's residents. Important ancestries of people in White Oak include German, Irish, African, English, Italian, Other Subsaharan African, and Russian.

White Oak also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 34.97%.

The languages spoken by people in White Oak are also diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in White Oak is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish, African, French, Vietnamese, and Korean.