Red Oak

Population: 5,542
Median household income: $52,996
Median home value: $91,600

Red Oak, a community in Montgomery County, Iowa, has 5,542 residents. At $52,996, its median household income sits below Montgomery County's $63,190.

From 2019 to 2023, Red Oak's population grew 3.4% from 5,362 to 5,542, while its median home value rose 11.2% from $82,400 to $91,600.

79.7% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1960.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,542
Median age: 39.7 yrs
Median household income: $52,996
Median home value: $91,600
Median gross rent: $768
Housing units: 2,712
Homeownership rate: 65.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,3625,542

Median household income

$43,085$52,996

Median home value

$82,400$91,600

Median gross rent

$642$768

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,362	$43,085	$82,400	$642
2020	5,323	$50,524	$77,400	$647
2021	5,576	$48,533	$80,500	$691
2022	5,563	$50,984	$92,900	$720
2023	5,542	$52,996	$91,600	$768

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1718.1%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3412.3%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 5413.5%

55 to 6411.5%

65 to 748.6%

75 and over11.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	283	5.1%
5 to 17	1,001	18.1%
18 to 24	441	8.0%
25 to 34	682	12.3%
35 to 44	640	11.5%
45 to 54	746	13.5%
55 to 64	640	11.5%
65 to 74	474	8.6%
75 and over	635	11.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,967	89.6%
Black or African American	53	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	29	0.5%
Asian	52	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	54	1.0%
Some other race	37	0.7%
Two or more races	255	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	95	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.5%

High school graduate40.4%

Some college or associate's34.8%

Bachelor's degree10.5%

Graduate or professional degree4.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	362	9.5%
High school graduate	1,541	40.4%
Some college or associate's	1,328	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	402	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	184	4.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone79.4%

Carpooled9.1%

Public transit0.5%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,936	79.4%
Carpooled	222	9.1%
Public transit	11	0.5%
Walked	22	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	246	10.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,453	66.3%
15 to 29 min	103	4.7%
30 to 44 min	188	8.6%
45 to 59 min	145	6.6%
60+ min	302	13.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.16
Poverty rate: 16.5% (890 of 5,408)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,581	63.2%
Nonfamily households	921	36.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,502	92.3%
Vacant	210	7.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,627	65.0%
Renter-occupied	875	35.0%

1-unit, detached79.7%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units10.7%

5 to 19 units4.5%

20 or more units2.8%

Mobile home & other1.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,162	79.7%
1-unit, attached	9	0.3%
2 to 4 units	290	10.7%
5 to 19 units	123	4.5%
20 or more units	76	2.8%
Mobile home & other	52	1.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1966135
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.93 sq mi
Water area: 0.06 sq mi
Center point: 41.0141, -95.2244