Red Oak

Population: 3,372
Median household income: $81,464
Median home value: $236,200

Located in Nash County, North Carolina, Red Oak is a community with a population of 3,372. At $81,464, its median household income sits above Nash County's $60,704.

Between 2019 and 2023, Red Oak's population declined 2.1% from 3,445 to 3,372, while its median home value rose 19.4% from $197,900 to $236,200.

84.0% of workers drive to work alone. 93.6% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,372
Median age: 51.2 yrs
Median household income: $81,464
Median home value: $236,200
Median gross rent: $818
Housing units: 1,538
Homeownership rate: 83.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.1%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,4453,372

Median household income

$71,780$81,464

Median home value

$197,900$236,200

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,445	$71,780	$197,900	—
2020	3,446	$73,010	$206,300	—
2021	3,329	$70,673	$219,400	—
2022	3,357	$80,242	$233,400	—
2023	3,372	$81,464	$236,200	$818

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1712.6%

18 to 242.9%

25 to 3411.3%

35 to 447.1%

45 to 5419.9%

55 to 649.8%

65 to 7421.9%

75 and over9.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	163	4.8%
5 to 17	426	12.6%
18 to 24	97	2.9%
25 to 34	380	11.3%
35 to 44	239	7.1%
45 to 54	671	19.9%
55 to 64	331	9.8%
65 to 74	739	21.9%
75 and over	326	9.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,881	85.4%
Black or African American	271	8.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	47	1.4%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	173	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.3%

High school graduate30.7%

Some college or associate's35.0%

Bachelor's degree18.9%

Graduate or professional degree11.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	115	4.3%
High school graduate	824	30.7%
Some college or associate's	939	35.0%
Bachelor's degree	508	18.9%
Graduate or professional degree	300	11.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone84.0%

Carpooled6.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.5%

Other means3.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,196	84.0%
Carpooled	96	6.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	79	5.5%
Other means	53	3.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	395	29.4%
15 to 29 min	558	41.5%
30 to 44 min	111	8.3%
45 to 59 min	44	3.3%
60+ min	237	17.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.27
Poverty rate: 2.8% (95 of 3,372)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,143	76.9%
Nonfamily households	344	23.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,487	96.7%
Vacant	51	3.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,243	83.6%
Renter-occupied	244	16.4%

1-unit, detached93.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units4.7%

Mobile home & other1.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,440	93.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	72	4.7%
Mobile home & other	26	1.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3755640
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 20 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 36.0613, -77.9038