Palmer vs Red Oak

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

Palmer 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 2,449 in Palmer). Red Oak has the higher median household income ($104,125 vs $87,379 in Palmer). Red Oak has the higher median home value ($318,200 vs $203,400 in Palmer).

Population, income & housing

	Palmer	Red Oak
Population	2,449	15,909
Median age	31.4 yrs	35.8 yrs
Median household income	$87,379	$104,125
Median home value	$203,400	$318,200
Median gross rent	$1,709	$1,527
Housing units	799	5,228
Homeownership rate	73.3%	81.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.5%	36.1%
Unemployment rate	8.1%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Palmer	Red Oak
Population	2,279 → 2,449 (+7.5%)	12,724 → 15,909 (+25.0%)
Median household income	$56,250 → $87,379 (+55.3%)	$71,957 → $104,125 (+44.7%)
Median home value	$93,700 → $203,400 (+117.1%)	$207,600 → $318,200 (+53.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,034 → $1,709 (+65.3%)	$1,136 → $1,527 (+34.4%)

Palmer

Population

2,2792,449

Median household income

$56,250$87,379

Median home value

$93,700$203,400

Median gross rent

$1,034$1,709

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)

	Palmer	Red Oak
Under 5	8.3%	6.9%
5 to 17	22.1%	23.0%
18 to 24	9.0%	7.4%
25 to 34	17.7%	11.0%
35 to 44	19.6%	16.6%
45 to 54	8.9%	14.5%
55 to 64	7.2%	10.9%
65 to 74	5.5%	6.6%
75 and over	1.8%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Palmer	Red Oak
White (non-Hispanic)	59.9%	36.1%
Black or African American	1.1%	36.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.8%	0.7%
Two or more races	1.7%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	35.3%	21.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Palmer	Red Oak
No high school diploma	13.3%	5.5%
High school graduate	45.6%	25.1%
Some college or associate's	27.6%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	10.6%	20.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	15.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Palmer	Red Oak
Drove alone	85.7%	73.1%
Carpooled	6.4%	10.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.7%	14.7%
Other means	0.0%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Palmer	Red Oak
1-unit, detached	71.8%	85.1%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	4.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	24.7%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Palmer	Red Oak
Poverty rate	8.3%	6.9%
Average household size	3.29	3.15
Mean commute (minutes)	29	33
Median year structure built	1988	2005