Red Oak is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 17,396 people and six associated neighborhoods, Red Oak is the 200th largest community in Texas. Much of the housing stock in Red Oak was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Red Oak economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Red Oak, where the median household income is $105,309.00. Red Oak real estate is some of the most expensive in Texas, although Red Oak house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some cities, Red Oak isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Red Oak are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Red Oak is a city of sales and office workers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Red Oak who work in management occupations (15.80%), office and administrative support (14.39%), and sales jobs (11.19%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 14.14% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One downside of living in Red Oak is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Red Oak, the average commute to work is 35.33 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Being a small city, Red Oak does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of Red Oak citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.86% of adults in Red Oak have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Red Oak in 2022 was $37,415, which is upper middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $149,660 for a family of four. However, Red Oak contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Red Oak is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Red Oak home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Red Oak residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Red Oak also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.24% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Red Oak include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Jamaican. The most common language spoken in Red Oak is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
