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A town of 6,186, settled in 1951. Public schools that outperform most of Texas.
Trash day: WednesdayWhite Oak is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B overall, 127th of 640 graded towns in Texas, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is schools: its schools rank ahead of 80% of Texas towns. It also does better than most on safety: it reports less crime per resident than 67% of U.S. towns. Its lowest everyday mark is in health: CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 62% of the country. A typical home there costs about $246K, 3.7 years of the Longview metro’s $67K median household income. White Oak’s average trip to work is 20 minutes, against 25 minutes in Texas’ towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 82% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is White Oak City Park, at 37 acres.
Where White Oak beats most towns.
Where White Oak’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far White Oak is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,250 in 1960, 6,225 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2011 and 2 maps from 1960 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in White Oak, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in White Oak.
White Oak fares better on crime within Texas than nationally and has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns, but it trails even towns with similar incomes on health.
Its public schools are run by White Oak ISD. Three of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is White Oak H S, with 406 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Oak MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 362 | B+ |
| White Oak H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 406 | A |
| White Oak IntTop results in townGrades 3–5 | Grades 3–5 | 311 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
The average commute for its 2,514 working residents takes 19.6 minutes, against 26.7 across Texas.
Most working residents leave White Oak for work: only 7% work in town. White Oak’s median household income is $101,000. Jobs based in White Oak fell to 1,883 in 2023, 224 fewer than in 2013.
| White Oak | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $101,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 6% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.4% | 12% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 78% of U.S. communities. Since 1999, 7 flood insurance claims have been paid out in White Oak.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
At 12.2 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 80% of Texas’s graded towns. Violent crime is rare: 7 reported in 2025, 1.1 per 1,000 residents.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The Longview #2 weather station, 8 miles away, records that about 111 days a year reach 90°, more than in 97% of U.S. towns. July afternoons average 93.6°: hotter than most of the country, but cooler than 76% of Texas places with climate records; January nights average 36.4°.
White Oak has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in White Oak is 94°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| White Oak | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 94°F | 95°F | 85°F |
| January low | 36°F | 37°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical White Oak home is worth about $246,000, up 1% in a year, 17% below the Texas typical home.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Against the 8,435 U.S. towns with household incomes like White Oak’s, it is less healthy than 86%, so it trails even them.
27% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in White Oak. White Oak beats the Texas average on 3 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 20% of adults report frequent mental distress in White Oak.
| White Oak | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 22% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 74% | 79% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 18% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | White Oak | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 13.4% | 19.1% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 16.7% | 19.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.9% | 5.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. White Oak City Park | 0.1 mi | 37 |
| 2. Penick Park | — | 14 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
2 within 15 miles of the center of White Oak
About 3 of every 100 White Oak residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
City in Texas, United States
White Oak is a city in Gregg County, Texas, United States. It was incorporated in 1960. The population was 6,225 as of 2020.
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2 towns share a border with White Oak.
| Town | TX rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Oak | #127 | B | C+ | B+ | A− | C+ |
| Longview | #385 | C− | C | C− | B+ | C− |
| Clarksville City | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Clarksville City isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare White Oak with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. White Oak grades B overall, better than 60% of U.S. towns and #127 of 640 in Texas. It grades C+ for health, B+ for safety and A− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.