White Oak is a somewhat small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 7,434 people and two associated neighborhoods, White Oak is the 169th largest community in Pennsylvania.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 15.73% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In terms of college education, White Oak is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 27.77% of adults 25 and older in the borough have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in White Oak in 2018 was $39,543, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $158,172 for a family of four. However, White Oak contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call White Oak home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of White Oak residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in White Oak include Irish, German, English, Polish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in White Oak is English. Other important languages spoken here include Slavic languages and Serbo-Croatian.