Middlesex vs Red Oak

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

Middlesex 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 1,005 in Middlesex). Red Oak has the higher median household income ($81,464 vs $49,931 in Middlesex). Red Oak has the higher median home value ($236,200 vs $213,800 in Middlesex).

Population, income & housing

	Middlesex	Red Oak
Population	1,005	3,372
Median age	39.6 yrs	51.2 yrs
Median household income	$49,931	$81,464
Median home value	$213,800	$236,200
Median gross rent	$875	$818
Housing units	567	1,538
Homeownership rate	63.2%	83.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.8%	30.1%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Middlesex	Red Oak
Population	1,145 → 1,005 (-12.2%)	3,445 → 3,372 (-2.1%)
Median household income	$39,000 → $49,931 (+28.0%)	$71,780 → $81,464 (+13.5%)
Median home value	$119,800 → $213,800 (+78.5%)	$197,900 → $236,200 (+19.4%)
Median gross rent	$642 → $875 (+36.3%)	—

Middlesex

Population

1,1451,005

Median household income

$39,000$49,931

Median home value

$119,800$213,800

Median gross rent

$642$875

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)

	Middlesex	Red Oak
Under 5	5.8%	4.8%
5 to 17	14.3%	12.6%
18 to 24	11.3%	2.9%
25 to 34	13.3%	11.3%
35 to 44	15.8%	7.1%
45 to 54	7.7%	19.9%
55 to 64	14.6%	9.8%
65 to 74	7.8%	21.9%
75 and over	9.4%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Middlesex	Red Oak
White (non-Hispanic)	51.8%	85.4%
Black or African American	24.8%	8.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.6%	1.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	19.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Middlesex	Red Oak
No high school diploma	14.7%	4.3%
High school graduate	43.1%	30.7%
Some college or associate's	30.5%	35.0%
Bachelor's degree	10.0%	18.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1.7%	11.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Middlesex	Red Oak
Drove alone	74.8%	84.0%
Carpooled	14.2%	6.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.6%	5.5%
Other means	0.0%	3.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Middlesex	Red Oak
1-unit, detached	76.5%	93.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.6%	4.7%
Mobile home & other	11.8%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	Middlesex	Red Oak
Poverty rate	10.8%	2.8%
Average household size	2.31	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	28	26
Median year structure built	1978	1987