What percentage of people rent in White Oak, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in White Oak, PA, 2020–2024
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33.8% (±7.2 points) of the occupied homes in White Oak, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,300 renting households against 2,548 that own their home.

In White Oak, the share of households that rent went from 30.6% in 2015–2019 to 33.8% in 2020–2024 (+3.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 33.8% (±7.2 points)
Renting households: 1,300 (±332)
Median renter income: $37,019 (±$11,156)

Who rents and who owns in White Oak

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	White Oak	Allegheny County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	33.8% (±7.2 points)	34.8% (±0.5 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,300 (±332)	190,128 (±2,721)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,548 (±258)	355,674 (±2,959)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.5 (±0.2)	1.9 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$37,019 (±$11,156)	$46,532 (±$1,196)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$81,857 (±$18,722)	$101,709 (±$1,030)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In White Oak, the renter share is not measurably different from Allegheny County (34.8%).

It is not measurably different from Pennsylvania (30.7%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Allegheny County, White Oak ranks 52 of 128 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 510 of 2,557.

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

How renting in White Oak has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	30.6% (±4.3 points)	33.8% (±7.2 points)	+3.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$808 (±$49)	$1,000 (±$129)	+23.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$59,514 (±$6,573)	$59,452 (±$9,840)	−0.1%	Down after inflation

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.

Households that rent in places near White Oak

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with White Oak
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
White Oak	—	33.8% (±7.2 points)	—
Greenock	1.8 mi	16.9% (±13.4 points)	Lower
Versailles	2.3 mi	48.8% (±7.9 points)	Higher
South Versailles Township	2.5 mi	8.3% (±6.6 points)	Lower
McKeesport	2.6 mi	49.1% (±5.1 points)	Higher
North Versailles Township	2.6 mi	32.7% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different
East McKeesport	3.2 mi	34.2% (±7.2 points)	Not measurably different
North Huntingdon Township	3.4 mi	9.9% (±1.7 points)	Lower
Wall	3.7 mi	39.7% (±12.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Greenock, PA (16.9%), South Versailles Township, PA (8.3%), North Huntingdon Township, PA (9.9%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Versailles, PA (48.8%), McKeesport, PA (49.1%).

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

Households that rent across Allegheny County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
46	Wilkins Township	37.4% (±5.6 points)
47	Glassport	36.4% (±7.6 points)
48	Emsworth	35.8% (±5.6 points)
49	Scott Township (Allegheny County)	35.4% (±4.2 points)
50	East McKeesport	34.2% (±7.2 points)
51	Robinson Township (Allegheny County)	33.9% (±4.5 points)
52	White Oak	33.8% (±7.2 points)
53	Munhall	33.3% (±5.3 points)
54	Brackenridge	33.1% (±9.2 points)
55	North Versailles Township	32.7% (±5.8 points)
56	West View	32.2% (±6.3 points)
57	Sewickley	32.0% (±6.7 points)
58	Monroeville	31.3% (±3.0 points)

Showing 13 of 128 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

How many renters are there in White Oak?

White Oak has an estimated 1,300 (±332) renting households, 33.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in White Oak?

In White Oak, the share of households that rent went from 30.6% in 2015–2019 to 33.8% in 2020–2024 (+3.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in White Oak?

A renting household in White Oak has 1.5 people on average, against 2.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in White Oak?

The median renting household in White Oak, PA has an income of $37,019 (±$11,156) a year, against $81,857 for households that own their home.

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) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) 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 DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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