Aquadale vs Red Cross

A side-by-side comparison of Aquadale and Red Cross: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Red Cross has the higher population (740 vs 357 in Aquadale). Aquadale has the higher median household income ($108,984 vs $58,375 in Red Cross). Red Cross has the higher median home value ($217,200 vs $117,200 in Aquadale).

Population, income & housing

	Aquadale	Red Cross
Population	357	740
Median age	49.4 yrs	42.3 yrs
Median household income	$108,984	$58,375
Median home value	$117,200	$217,200
Median gross rent	—	$691
Housing units	171	342
Homeownership rate	69.0%	76.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.1%	10.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Aquadale	Red Cross
Population	637 → 357 (-44.0%)	689 → 740 (+7.4%)
Median household income	$93,313 → $108,984 (+16.8%)	$51,563 → $58,375 (+13.2%)
Median home value	$101,700 → $117,200 (+15.2%)	$155,500 → $217,200 (+39.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$631 → $691 (+9.5%)

Aquadale

Population

637357

Median household income

$93,313$108,984

Median home value

$101,700$117,200

Red Cross

Population

689740

Median household income

$51,563$58,375

Median home value

$155,500$217,200

Median gross rent

$631$691

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Aquadale	Red Cross
Under 5	0.0%	4.2%
5 to 17	3.9%	16.8%
18 to 24	14.3%	6.1%
25 to 34	22.4%	13.9%
35 to 44	2.5%	11.1%
45 to 54	34.5%	7.7%
55 to 64	7.3%	17.7%
65 to 74	11.5%	12.6%
75 and over	3.6%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Aquadale	Red Cross
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	94.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Aquadale	Red Cross
No high school diploma	0.0%	6.1%
High school graduate	41.1%	43.7%
Some college or associate's	41.8%	40.0%
Bachelor's degree	3.1%	7.8%
Graduate or professional degree	14.0%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Aquadale	Red Cross
Drove alone	82.4%	79.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	14.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.6%	5.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Aquadale	Red Cross
1-unit, detached	100.0%	69.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	22.8%

Poverty & households

	Aquadale	Red Cross
Poverty rate	0.0%	7.6%
Average household size	2.09	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	23	28
Median year structure built	1945	1980