Ovilla vs Red Oak

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

Ovilla 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 4,239 in Ovilla). Ovilla has the higher median household income ($125,777 vs $104,125 in Red Oak). Ovilla has the higher median home value ($396,000 vs $318,200 in Red Oak).

Population, income & housing

	Ovilla	Red Oak
Population	4,239	15,909
Median age	44.1 yrs	35.8 yrs
Median household income	$125,777	$104,125
Median home value	$396,000	$318,200
Median gross rent	—	$1,527
Housing units	1,547	5,228
Homeownership rate	92.1%	81.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.9%	36.1%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ovilla	Red Oak
Population	3,903 → 4,239 (+8.6%)	12,724 → 15,909 (+25.0%)
Median household income	$106,333 → $125,777 (+18.3%)	$71,957 → $104,125 (+44.7%)
Median home value	$245,600 → $396,000 (+61.2%)	$207,600 → $318,200 (+53.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,136 → $1,527 (+34.4%)

Ovilla

Population

3,9034,239

Median household income

$106,333$125,777

Median home value

$245,600$396,000

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)

	Ovilla	Red Oak
Under 5	4.7%	6.9%
5 to 17	23.2%	23.0%
18 to 24	2.8%	7.4%
25 to 34	5.3%	11.0%
35 to 44	16.7%	16.6%
45 to 54	13.8%	14.5%
55 to 64	17.9%	10.9%
65 to 74	7.6%	6.6%
75 and over	8.0%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ovilla	Red Oak
White (non-Hispanic)	63.6%	36.1%
Black or African American	17.3%	36.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	2.4%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	3.8%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	13.0%	21.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ovilla	Red Oak
No high school diploma	4.8%	5.5%
High school graduate	19.7%	25.1%
Some college or associate's	28.7%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	32.9%	20.7%
Graduate or professional degree	14.0%	15.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ovilla	Red Oak
Drove alone	67.5%	73.1%
Carpooled	17.3%	10.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.0%	14.7%
Other means	0.3%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ovilla	Red Oak
1-unit, detached	97.9%	85.1%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Ovilla	Red Oak
Poverty rate	1.7%	6.9%
Average household size	2.85	3.15
Mean commute (minutes)	36	33
Median year structure built	1997	2005