| White Oak, Texas | |
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| — City — | |
| White Oak Municipal Building | |
| Location of White Oak, Texas | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Gregg |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.1 sq mi (23.7 km2) |
| • Land | 9.1 sq mi (23.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 413 ft (126 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 6,469 |
| • Density | 706.9/sq mi (273/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 75693 |
| Area code(s) | 903 |
| FIPS code | 48-78436[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1349958[2] |
White Oak is a city in Gregg County, Texas, United States. The population was 6,469 at the 2010 census.[3]
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White Oak is located at (32.532349, -94.857638)[4].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.1 square miles (24 km2), of which 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2), or 0.55%, is water.
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 5,624 people, 2,004 households, and 1,595 families residing in the city. The population density was 618.9 people per square mile (238.9/km²). There were 2,118 housing units at an average density of 233.1 per square mile (90.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.58% White, 1.94% African American, 1.00% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.03% from other races, and 1.35% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.20% of the population.
There were 2,004 households out of which 44.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.7% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.4% were non-families. 17.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.17.
In the city the population was spread out with 31.0% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $43,802, and the median income for a family was $50,781. Males had a median income of $44,063 versus $2,530 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,486. About 9.9% of families and 11.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.4% of those under age 18 and 14.0% of those age 65 or over.
The City of White Oak is served by the White Oak Independent School District - Home of the Roughnecks.
The largest graduating class from White Oak High School was the class of 2007 graduating with a total of 108 people, they were also the first class to have over 100 people.
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