What is the median rent in White Oak, PA?

The median gross rent in White Oak, PA is $1,000 (±$129) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 1,209 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In White Oak, the median gross rent went from $808 in 2015–2019 to $1,000 in 2020–2024 (+23.8%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on .

Median gross rent
$1,000 (±$129)
Rented homes
1,209 (±328)
$2,000 or more
1.2%
Since 2015–2019
+23.8%

How much rent costs in White Oak

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rentWhite OakAllegheny CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Less than $50011.7% (±13.1 points)9.2%8.3%6.3%
$500 to $99938.4% (±16.0 points)27.5%26.4%20.2%
$1,000 to $1,49948.8% (±15.6 points)36.1%32.9%28.1%
$1,500 to $1,9990.0% (±2.6 points)15.9%19.3%21.1%
$2,000 to $2,4990.0% (±2.6 points)6.6%7.7%12.0%
$2,500 to $2,9990.0% (±2.6 points)2.3%2.6%5.5%
$3,000 or more1.2% (±2.0 points)2.4%2.8%6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 48.8% of renting households.

1.2% of rented homes in White Oak cost $2,000 or more a month.

White Oak against Allegheny County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
White OakAllegheny CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Median gross rent$1,000 (±$129)$1,153 (±$10)$1,209 (±$5)$1,413
Rented homes paying rent1,209 (±328)182,577 (±2,661)1,530,443 (±10,042)42,849,984

In White Oak, median gross rent is lower than in Allegheny County ($1,153).

It is also lower than in Pennsylvania ($1,209).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

In Allegheny County, White Oak ranks 68 of 120 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 1042 of 2,369.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in White Oak has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median gross rent$808 (±$49)$1,000 (±$129)+23.8%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent30.6% (±4.3 points)33.8% (±7.2 points)+3.2 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate8.9% (±7.6 points)0.0% (±2.4 points)−8.9 percentage pointsMeasurable decrease

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near White Oak

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with White Oak
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentCompared with this place
White Oak—$1,000 (±$129)—
Greenock1.8 mi$1,030 (±$141)Not measurably different
Versailles2.3 mi$822 (±$50)Lower
South Versailles Township2.5 mi$950 (±$176)Not measurably different
McKeesport2.6 mi$848 (±$106)Not measurably different
North Versailles Township2.6 mi$928 (±$80)Not measurably different
East McKeesport3.2 mi$780 (±$26)Lower
North Huntingdon Township3.4 mi$1,062 (±$114)Not measurably different
Wall3.7 mi$1,160 (±$178)Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Versailles, PA ($822), East McKeesport, PA ($780).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Allegheny County, place by place

RankPlaceMedian gross rent
62Millvale$1,029 (±$93)
63Wilkinsburg$1,025 (±$73)
64Crafton$1,019 (±$78)
65West Deer Township$1,016 (±$373)
66Clairton$1,009 (±$248)
67Findlay Township$1,007 (±$421)
68White Oak$1,000 (±$129)
69Sharpsburg$991 (±$120)
70Fawn Township (Allegheny County)$982 (±$515)
71Bellevue$973 (±$47)
72Port Vue$963 (±$144)
73Springdale Township$961 (±$70)
74Leetsdale$959 (±$216)

Showing 13 of 120 places in Allegheny County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about White Oak

What is the average rent in White Oak, PA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in White Oak is $1,000 (±$129) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in White Oak?

In White Oak, the median gross rent went from $808 in 2015–2019 to $1,000 in 2020–2024 (+23.8%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

How many rentals in White Oak cost more than $2,000 a month?

1.2% of rented homes in White Oak have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 11.7% cost less than $500.

Is rent in White Oak higher than in Allegheny County?

In White Oak, median gross rent is lower than in Allegheny County ($1,153).

It is also lower than in Pennsylvania ($1,209).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for White Oak borough, Pennsylvania (place:84704, in state:42).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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