Ferris vs Red Oak

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

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

Red Oak has the higher population (15,909 vs 2,932 in Ferris). Red Oak has the higher median household income ($104,125 vs $71,583 in Ferris). Red Oak has the higher median home value ($318,200 vs $219,600 in Ferris).

Population, income & housing

	Ferris	Red Oak
Population	2,932	15,909
Median age	30.3 yrs	35.8 yrs
Median household income	$71,583	$104,125
Median home value	$219,600	$318,200
Median gross rent	$1,145	$1,527
Housing units	1,018	5,228
Homeownership rate	68.2%	81.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.6%	36.1%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ferris	Red Oak
Population	2,692 → 2,932 (+8.9%)	12,724 → 15,909 (+25.0%)
Median household income	$59,129 → $71,583 (+21.1%)	$71,957 → $104,125 (+44.7%)
Median home value	$91,500 → $219,600 (+140.0%)	$207,600 → $318,200 (+53.3%)
Median gross rent	$983 → $1,145 (+16.5%)	$1,136 → $1,527 (+34.4%)

Ferris

Population

2,6922,932

Median household income

$59,129$71,583

Median home value

$91,500$219,600

Median gross rent

$983$1,145

Red Oak

Population

12,72415,909

Median household income

$71,957$104,125

Median home value

$207,600$318,200

Median gross rent

$1,136$1,527

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ferris	Red Oak
Under 5	10.3%	6.9%
5 to 17	25.1%	23.0%
18 to 24	7.7%	7.4%
25 to 34	12.6%	11.0%
35 to 44	10.4%	16.6%
45 to 54	15.0%	14.5%
55 to 64	8.2%	10.9%
65 to 74	6.7%	6.6%
75 and over	4.0%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ferris	Red Oak
White (non-Hispanic)	22.0%	36.1%
Black or African American	18.9%	36.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	2.6%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	56.5%	21.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ferris	Red Oak
No high school diploma	17.6%	5.5%
High school graduate	30.1%	25.1%
Some college or associate's	34.8%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	13.3%	20.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	15.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ferris	Red Oak
Drove alone	79.6%	73.1%
Carpooled	9.2%	10.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.2%	14.7%
Other means	0.0%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ferris	Red Oak
1-unit, detached	86.5%	85.1%
1-unit, attached	5.4%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	4.4%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	4.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Ferris	Red Oak
Poverty rate	9.7%	6.9%
Average household size	3.14	3.15
Mean commute (minutes)	31	33
Median year structure built	1983	2005