Oakboro vs Red Cross

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

Oakboro 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.

Oakboro has the higher population (2,453 vs 740 in Red Cross). Oakboro has the higher median household income ($76,071 vs $58,375 in Red Cross). Oakboro has the higher median home value ($235,800 vs $217,200 in Red Cross).

Population, income & housing

	Oakboro	Red Cross
Population	2,453	740
Median age	38.2 yrs	42.3 yrs
Median household income	$76,071	$58,375
Median home value	$235,800	$217,200
Median gross rent	$1,028	$691
Housing units	964	342
Homeownership rate	79.9%	76.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.8%	10.2%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oakboro	Red Cross
Population	2,004 → 2,453 (+22.4%)	689 → 740 (+7.4%)
Median household income	$60,833 → $76,071 (+25.0%)	$51,563 → $58,375 (+13.2%)
Median home value	$161,300 → $235,800 (+46.2%)	$155,500 → $217,200 (+39.7%)
Median gross rent	$846 → $1,028 (+21.5%)	$631 → $691 (+9.5%)

Oakboro

Population

2,0042,453

Median household income

$60,833$76,071

Median home value

$161,300$235,800

Median gross rent

$846$1,028

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)

	Oakboro	Red Cross
Under 5	9.0%	4.2%
5 to 17	12.4%	16.8%
18 to 24	10.8%	6.1%
25 to 34	14.1%	13.9%
35 to 44	15.7%	11.1%
45 to 54	10.4%	7.7%
55 to 64	12.6%	17.7%
65 to 74	11.2%	12.6%
75 and over	4.0%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oakboro	Red Cross
White (non-Hispanic)	72.1%	94.6%
Black or African American	12.4%	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	5.5%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	9.9%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oakboro	Red Cross
No high school diploma	10.3%	6.1%
High school graduate	30.4%	43.7%
Some college or associate's	37.5%	40.0%
Bachelor's degree	18.2%	7.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oakboro	Red Cross
Drove alone	82.9%	79.6%
Carpooled	8.3%	14.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.8%	5.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oakboro	Red Cross
1-unit, detached	94.1%	69.0%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	6.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	22.8%

Poverty & households

	Oakboro	Red Cross
Poverty rate	5.6%	7.6%
Average household size	2.60	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	34	28
Median year structure built	1986	1980