Midlothian vs Red Oak

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

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

Midlothian has the higher population (37,256 vs 15,909 in Red Oak). Midlothian has the higher median household income ($122,643 vs $104,125 in Red Oak). Midlothian has the higher median home value ($369,400 vs $318,200 in Red Oak).

Population, income & housing

	Midlothian	Red Oak
Population	37,256	15,909
Median age	35.6 yrs	35.8 yrs
Median household income	$122,643	$104,125
Median home value	$369,400	$318,200
Median gross rent	$1,867	$1,527
Housing units	12,507	5,228
Homeownership rate	79.3%	81.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.2%	36.1%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Midlothian	Red Oak
Population	29,743 → 37,256 (+25.3%)	12,724 → 15,909 (+25.0%)
Median household income	$95,306 → $122,643 (+28.7%)	$71,957 → $104,125 (+44.7%)
Median home value	$228,000 → $369,400 (+62.0%)	$207,600 → $318,200 (+53.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,192 → $1,867 (+56.6%)	$1,136 → $1,527 (+34.4%)

Midlothian

Population

29,74337,256

Median household income

$95,306$122,643

Median home value

$228,000$369,400

Median gross rent

$1,192$1,867

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)

	Midlothian	Red Oak
Under 5	7.4%	6.9%
5 to 17	22.5%	23.0%
18 to 24	7.2%	7.4%
25 to 34	12.1%	11.0%
35 to 44	15.9%	16.6%
45 to 54	13.9%	14.5%
55 to 64	9.7%	10.9%
65 to 74	6.8%	6.6%
75 and over	4.5%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Midlothian	Red Oak
White (non-Hispanic)	64.6%	36.1%
Black or African American	10.9%	36.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.4%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.7%
Two or more races	3.8%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	19.7%	21.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Midlothian	Red Oak
No high school diploma	7.6%	5.5%
High school graduate	24.3%	25.1%
Some college or associate's	32.9%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	24.9%	20.7%
Graduate or professional degree	10.2%	15.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Midlothian	Red Oak
Drove alone	79.8%	73.1%
Carpooled	6.5%	10.2%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.7%	14.7%
Other means	0.4%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Midlothian	Red Oak
1-unit, detached	83.4%	85.1%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	4.4%	4.9%
20 or more units	5.0%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	3.3%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Midlothian	Red Oak
Poverty rate	6.5%	6.9%
Average household size	3.06	3.15
Mean commute (minutes)	32	33
Median year structure built	2006	2005