Dortches vs Red Oak

A side-by-side comparison of Dortches and Red Oak: population, income, housing, and more.

Dortches and Red Oak are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Red Oak has the higher population (3,372 vs 1,317 in Dortches). Red Oak has the higher median household income ($81,464 vs $72,955 in Dortches). Red Oak has the higher median home value ($236,200 vs $230,600 in Dortches).

Population, income & housing

	Dortches	Red Oak
Population	1,317	3,372
Median age	42.4 yrs	51.2 yrs
Median household income	$72,955	$81,464
Median home value	$230,600	$236,200
Median gross rent	—	$818
Housing units	502	1,538
Homeownership rate	79.7%	83.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.1%	30.1%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dortches	Red Oak
Population	921 → 1,317 (+43.0%)	3,445 → 3,372 (-2.1%)
Median household income	$64,250 → $72,955 (+13.5%)	$71,780 → $81,464 (+13.5%)
Median home value	$186,200 → $230,600 (+23.8%)	$197,900 → $236,200 (+19.4%)
Median gross rent	$902 → $1,096 (+21.5%)	—

Dortches

Population

9211,317

Median household income

$64,250$72,955

Median home value

$186,200$230,600

Median gross rent

$902$1,096

Red Oak

Population

3,4453,372

Median household income

$71,780$81,464

Median home value

$197,900$236,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dortches	Red Oak
Under 5	9.6%	4.8%
5 to 17	16.2%	12.6%
18 to 24	10.9%	2.9%
25 to 34	7.7%	11.3%
35 to 44	11.6%	7.1%
45 to 54	13.4%	19.9%
55 to 64	12.5%	9.8%
65 to 74	10.4%	21.9%
75 and over	7.7%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dortches	Red Oak
White (non-Hispanic)	59.5%	85.4%
Black or African American	26.3%	8.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.4%	1.4%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	10.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dortches	Red Oak
No high school diploma	5.8%	4.3%
High school graduate	27.9%	30.7%
Some college or associate's	41.3%	35.0%
Bachelor's degree	13.6%	18.9%
Graduate or professional degree	11.5%	11.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dortches	Red Oak
Drove alone	79.9%	84.0%
Carpooled	9.7%	6.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.4%	5.5%
Other means	0.0%	3.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dortches	Red Oak
1-unit, detached	86.1%	93.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.7%
Mobile home & other	13.9%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	Dortches	Red Oak
Poverty rate	9.6%	2.8%
Average household size	2.94	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	20	26
Median year structure built	1986	1987