White OakMS
With 314 residents, it is a town in Mississippi.
Is White Oak a good place to live?
Only 3 of the 102 Mississippi towns we compare have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than White Oak. White Oak has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
314 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in White Oak.
Most of White Oak’s workers commute out: the town has 0.0 jobs for each of them
The top destinations are Tunica Resorts (19%), Tunica (9%) and Memphis (8%). For most workers, White Oak is a place to come home to: only 1% work in town. A fifth of White Oak residents live below the poverty line, against 21% in Mississippi’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Half of commuters travel less than 22 miles.
| White Oak | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 19% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 20% | 21% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
White Oak has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
White Oak’s risk rating from FEMA stands at 69 of 100, where Mississippi’s towns sit at 58 of 100 and U.S. towns at 44 of 100. FEMA puts 26% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 21% to drought.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In White Oak, expect mild winters and hot summers
For White Oak, the midsummer high is 91°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More of White Oak’s adults sleep under 7 hours than in the typical Mississippi or U.S. town
Only one of the 102 Mississippi towns we compare has a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than White Oak. White Oak: 10% of adults binge drink.
| White Oak | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 12% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 49% | 39% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 52% | 45% | 35% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 24% | 14% |
| What stands out | White Oak | MS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.4% | 7.6% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 10.2% | 13.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 39.9% | 18.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about White Oak
Moving to White Oak: who provides what
White Oak is unincorporated, so Tunica County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
99% of working residents leave White Oak for work
Where White Oak’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of White Oak; the nearest are
About 8 of every 100 White Oak residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Mississippi.
Questions about White Oak
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Is White Oak, MS a good place to live?
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