Red Oak vs Wilburton

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

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

Wilburton has the higher population (2,861 vs 582 in Red Oak). Wilburton has the higher median household income ($39,195 vs $35,676 in Red Oak). Wilburton has the higher median home value ($94,400 vs $70,000 in Red Oak).

Population, income & housing

	Red Oak	Wilburton
Population	582	2,861
Median age	36.2 yrs	29.1 yrs
Median household income	$35,676	$39,195
Median home value	$70,000	$94,400
Median gross rent	$725	$716
Housing units	271	1,250
Homeownership rate	70.7%	57.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.3%	8.9%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	9.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Red Oak	Wilburton
Population	576 → 582 (+1.0%)	2,619 → 2,861 (+9.2%)
Median household income	$32,813 → $35,676 (+8.7%)	$33,464 → $39,195 (+17.1%)
Median home value	$62,500 → $70,000 (+12.0%)	$75,400 → $94,400 (+25.2%)
Median gross rent	$535 → $725 (+35.5%)	$651 → $716 (+10.0%)

Red Oak

Population

576582

Median household income

$32,813$35,676

Median home value

$62,500$70,000

Median gross rent

$535$725

Wilburton

Population

2,6192,861

Median household income

$33,464$39,195

Median home value

$75,400$94,400

Median gross rent

$651$716

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Red Oak	Wilburton
Under 5	6.7%	7.9%
5 to 17	29.2%	18.4%
18 to 24	2.6%	18.8%
25 to 34	8.4%	14.1%
35 to 44	21.3%	11.2%
45 to 54	5.7%	7.7%
55 to 64	12.2%	11.0%
65 to 74	7.6%	5.5%
75 and over	6.4%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Red Oak	Wilburton
White (non-Hispanic)	64.8%	59.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	24.6%	24.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.8%	8.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.8%	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Red Oak	Wilburton
No high school diploma	10.6%	15.4%
High school graduate	43.9%	41.8%
Some college or associate's	33.2%	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	8.4%	6.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	2.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Red Oak	Wilburton
Drove alone	83.9%	87.4%
Carpooled	13.5%	5.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.6%	2.3%
Other means	0.0%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Red Oak	Wilburton
1-unit, detached	75.3%	76.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	8.2%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	3.1%
20 or more units	0.7%	2.3%
Mobile home & other	21.0%	9.0%

Poverty & households

	Red Oak	Wilburton
Poverty rate	30.6%	25.1%
Average household size	2.51	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	24	23
Median year structure built	1976	1974