CITY · 1990 CENSUS

White Oak

Maryland · 18,671 residents · 3.12 sq mi

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White Oak is a city of 18,671 people in Maryland. 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 20% nationally. Median home value sits at $190,800. 46% of homes are owner-occupied. Renters pay $720 a month at the median. The median household earns $44,144, about 47% above the national median.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.9

US median: 33.0

More educated

44% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

18,671

−11%vs 2000

vs 20,973 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

33.9

−1%vs 2000

vs 34.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.12 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202417K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.6%(1,229)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.8%(1,077)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.3%(986)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.5%(842)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.8%(1,464)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3422.4%(4,176)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.6%(3,101)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.8%(1,827)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.4%(1,748)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.7%(1,436)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.4%(640)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(145)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$44,144

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $54,276 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$21,399

−17%vs 2000

vs $25,893 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

5.9%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$190,800

+25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $201,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$720

+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $873 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

45.7%

+3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 42.4% in 2000

54.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic35.9%(7,538)

Black36.3%(7,606)

Hispanic / Latino13%(2,722)

Asian11.2%(2,341)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic60.2%(11,241)

Black27.8%(5,194)

Hispanic / Latino7.6%(1,414)

Asian8.5%(1,580)

Other3.5%(656)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Central American9.6%(1,657)

Guatemalan4.5%(786)

Salvadoran3%(528)

Mexican3%(518)

Dominican2.8%(488)

Nicaraguan1.8%(317)

South American0.7%(127)

Uruguayan0.5%(78)

Colombian0.2%(36)

Puerto Rican0.2%(33)

Honduran0.2%(26)

Bolivian0.1%(13)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Spaniard0.1%(12)

Asian origin

Kazakh1.8%(309)

Asian Indian1.7%(303)

Filipino1.6%(269)

Vietnamese0.7%(117)

Indonesian0.5%(92)

Chinese0.5%(80)

Cambodian0.4%(67)

Mongolian0.4%(63)

Korean0.4%(62)

Taiwanese0.1%(17)

Ancestry

Subsaharan African31.5%(5,458)

Ethiopian10.6%(1,844)

English2.8%(486)

Irish2.5%(437)

American2.2%(382)

German2.1%(371)

West Indian2.1%(368)

Italian1.8%(304)

Haitian1.5%(259)

Portuguese1.1%(199)

Nigerian1.1%(194)

Jamaican0.6%(97)

+ 30 more ancestry groups with data

Polish0.3%(59)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(55)

Russian0.3%(51)

Scottish0.3%(49)

Ghanaian0.2%(43)

Turkish0.2%(43)

Arab0.2%(26)

Somali0.1%(23)

French0.1%(21)

Moroccan0.1%(19)

Danish0.1%(19)

Swedish0.1%(19)

Swiss0.1%(19)

Norwegian0.1%(18)

Romanian0.1%(18)

Dutch0.1%(17)

Ukrainian0.1%(17)

Hungarian0.1%(14)

Iranian0.1%(12)

Barbadian0.1%(12)

Greek0.1%(11)

Slovak0.1%(11)

Austrian0.1%(10)

Finnish0.1%(10)

French Canadian0.1%(10)

Bulgarian0.1%(9)

Croatian0.1%(9)

Brazilian0%(8)

Lebanese0%(7)

Macedonian0%(7)

RANKED:Largest Subsaharan African population · Largest Ethiopian population · Largest Central American population · Largest Guatemalan population · Largest Salvadoran population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

43.7%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 46.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

90.3%

+2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

20.3%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

29.9 min

+13%vs 2000

vs 26.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married49.5%(3,240)

Married43.5%(2,851)

Widowed1.5%(100)

Divorced5.4%(356)

Women 15+

Never married41.9%(3,074)

Married39.7%(2,915)

Widowed9.4%(688)

Divorced9%(658)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

14.0%

−7.8 ptssince 2013

from 21.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

37.5%

−12.7 ptssince 2020

from 50.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.7%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 8.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

10.7%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 11.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

37.2%

+3.2 ptssince 2020

from 34.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.8%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 0.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

48.3%

−10.1 ptssince 2020

from 58.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

47.1%

+4.7 ptssince 2020

from 42.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)67.4%(319)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)23.3%(110)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era14.8%(70)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.9%(9)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 473 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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