Texas · Census place 61196
Red Oak city, TX
Quick answer
Red Oak city has 15,909 residents, ranking #198 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $104,125, the median home is worth $318,200 and median gross rent runs $1,527 a month.
- Population
- 15,909Red Oak city residents
- Median household income
- $104,125Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $318,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,527Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 81.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Red Oak city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Red Oak city median would spend about 17.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.9% of residents and 81.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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