Red Oak vs Waxahachie

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

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

Waxahachie has the higher population (43,591 vs 15,909 in Red Oak). Red Oak has the higher median household income ($104,125 vs $82,449 in Waxahachie). Red Oak has the higher median home value ($318,200 vs $307,900 in Waxahachie).

Population, income & housing

	Red Oak	Waxahachie
Population	15,909	43,591
Median age	35.8 yrs	32.6 yrs
Median household income	$104,125	$82,449
Median home value	$318,200	$307,900
Median gross rent	$1,527	$1,495
Housing units	5,228	16,095
Homeownership rate	81.9%	62.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.1%	28.1%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Red Oak	Waxahachie
Population	12,724 → 15,909 (+25.0%)	35,376 → 43,591 (+23.2%)
Median household income	$71,957 → $104,125 (+44.7%)	$65,589 → $82,449 (+25.7%)
Median home value	$207,600 → $318,200 (+53.3%)	$176,300 → $307,900 (+74.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,136 → $1,527 (+34.4%)	$1,088 → $1,495 (+37.4%)

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

Waxahachie

Population

35,37643,591

Median household income

$65,589$82,449

Median home value

$176,300$307,900

Median gross rent

$1,088$1,495

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Red Oak	Waxahachie
Under 5	6.9%	7.4%
5 to 17	23.0%	19.4%
18 to 24	7.4%	10.6%
25 to 34	11.0%	16.4%
35 to 44	16.6%	13.6%
45 to 54	14.5%	11.0%
55 to 64	10.9%	8.7%
65 to 74	6.6%	8.2%
75 and over	3.2%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Red Oak	Waxahachie
White (non-Hispanic)	36.1%	55.1%
Black or African American	36.8%	15.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	1.7%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.5%
Some other race	0.7%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.2%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	21.3%	24.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Red Oak	Waxahachie
No high school diploma	5.5%	10.4%
High school graduate	25.1%	24.8%
Some college or associate's	33.3%	36.7%
Bachelor's degree	20.7%	17.1%
Graduate or professional degree	15.4%	11.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Red Oak	Waxahachie
Drove alone	73.1%	81.8%
Carpooled	10.2%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.7%	8.7%
Other means	1.9%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Red Oak	Waxahachie
1-unit, detached	85.1%	74.1%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	3.7%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	4.9%	7.4%
20 or more units	2.5%	10.8%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	2.2%

Poverty & households

	Red Oak	Waxahachie
Poverty rate	6.9%	8.8%
Average household size	3.15	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	33	27
Median year structure built	2005	2000