Red Oak is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 17,396 people and six associated neighborhoods, Red Oak is the 200th largest community in Texas. Much of the housing stock in Red Oak was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Red Oak economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Red Oak, where the median household income is $105,309.00. Red Oak real estate is some of the most expensive in Texas, although Red Oak house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Red Oak is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Red Oak is a city of sales and office workers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Red Oak who work in management occupations (15.80%), office and administrative support (14.39%), and sales jobs (11.19%). A relatively large number of people in Red Oak telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 14.14% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One downside of living in Red Oak is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Red Oak, the average commute to work is 35.33 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Red Oak is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.In terms of college education, Red Oak is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 29.86% of adults in Red Oak have a college degree. The per capita income in Red Oak in 2022 was $37,415, which is upper middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $149,660 for a family of four. However, Red Oak contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Red Oak is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Red Oak home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Red Oak residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Red Oak also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.24% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Red Oak include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Jamaican. The most common language spoken in Red Oak is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
