Demographics of Red Oak city, Texas

Red Oak city, Texas had 20,394 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +5,949 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Red Oak city, in four figures

20,394
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 17,077 ±64.; +41.2%
Change since July 2020: +5,949 people.; 34.0 ±2.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $104,561 ±$15,941
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Red Oak city, Texas's population grew 41.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Red Oak city, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Red Oak city, Texas's population grew 41.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Red Oak city, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	14,445	100.0	100.0
2021	15,420	106.7	100.2
2022	17,412	120.5	100.7
2023	18,675	129.3	101.6
2024	19,397	134.3	102.5
2025	20,394	141.2	103.1

Population of Red Oak city, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	14,445	—
2021	15,420	+975
2022	17,412	+1,992
2023	18,675	+1,263
2024	19,397	+722
2025	20,394	+997

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 34.0 ±2.1: for men 30.2 ±7.7 and for women 35.3 ±1.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Red Oak city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	1,404 ±403	8.2% ±2.4	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,893 ±635	22.8% ±3.7	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,412 ±417	8.3% ±2.4	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,632 ±720	27.1% ±4.2	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,984 ±550	23.3% ±3.2	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,752 ±335	10.3% ±2.0	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $104,561 ±$15,941, and income per person $36,662 ±$2,749, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,476 ±$263 in Texas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Red Oak city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	124 to 442	2.3% to 8.2%	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	647 ±316	12.1% ±5.8	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	883 ±275	16.5% ±5.0	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	670 ±263	12.5% ±4.8	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,467 ±355	27.4% ±6.3	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	836 ±272	15.6% ±4.9	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	561 ±249	10.5% ±4.6	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Red Oak city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	442 to 1,332	2.6% to 7.9%	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	169 to 637	3.4% to 11.9%	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	198 to 594	2.2% to 6.4%	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	24 to 152	1.1% to 6.3%	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Red Oak city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Red Oak city	Texas	United States
Housing units	5,540 ±416	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.5% ±2.9	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0.2% to 6.8%	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	75.5% ±5.6	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	24.5% ±6.9	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$366,100 ±$16,690	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,920 ±$646	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	2007 ±3	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Red Oak city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,726 ±755	21.8% ±4.4	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,665 ±846	27.3% ±5.0	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	7,367 ±1,028	43.1% ±6.0	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	139 to 427	0.8% to 2.5%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 230	0% to 1.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	190 to 1,674	1.1% to 9.8%	3.1% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Red Oak city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	11,931 ±777	69.9% ±4.5	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,283 ±633	19.2% ±3.7	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	2 to 316	< 0.1% to 1.9%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,704 ±510	10.0% ±3.0	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	563 ±206	3.3% ±1.2	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,141 ±416	6.7% ±2.4	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Red Oak city among the places of Texas

188th of 428 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Places of Texas near Red Oak city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Stafford city	17,401 ±101
Addison town	17,290 ±42
Bellaire city	17,206 ±62
Aldine CDP	17,167 ±2,320
Taylor city	17,136 ±46
Red Oak city	17,077 ±64
Groves city	16,976 ±39
Donna city	16,833 ±30
Mercedes city	16,733 ±45
Pampa city	16,659 ±26
Humble city	16,521 ±40

Rankings this appears in

No. 4 Places in Texas by median rent
No. 41 Places in Texas by median household income
No. 46 Places in Texas by homeownership rate
No. 70 Places in Texas by median home value
No. 109 Places in Texas by median age
No. 118 Places in Texas by per capita income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026