Red Oak, NC Demographic Data
Red Oak, NC Summary
Red Oak is located in Nash County in North Carolina
- Population: 3,404
- Area: 19.53 sq. miles
- Land Area: 19.52 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.01 sq. miles
- Population Density: 174.27 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 179.46 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Red Oak, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,617
47%
50.8
Male
1,815
53%
49.2
Total Population
3,432
323,128,000
Red Oak, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
93
2.7%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
200
5.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
235
6.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
190
5.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
181
5.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
162
4.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
460
13.4%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
536
15.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
366
10.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
329
9.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
479
14.0%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
109
3.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
92
2.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
2,783
81.1%
77.2
Female
1,342
48.2%
51.3
Male
1,441
51.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
2,697
78.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
815
23.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
680
19.8%
15.2
Female
308
45.3%
55.8
Male
372
54.7%
44.2
Median Age (years)
51
0.0%
0.0
Red Oak, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
3,432
100.0%
96.8
White
2,999
87.4%
72.6
Black or African American
433
12.6%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
0
0.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
82
2.4%
17.8
Mexican
0
0.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
27
0.8%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
55
1.6%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
3,350
97.6%
82.2
Red Oak, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
15
0.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
242
9.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
737
29.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
495
19.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
324
12.8%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
543
21.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
177
7.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
257
10.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
2,276
89.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
720
28.4%
31.2
Red Oak, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
614
21.1%
33.7%
Now Married
1,981
68.2%
47.5
Divorced
122
4.2%
11.0%
Separated
0
0.0%
2.0
Widowed
187
6.4
5.8%
Red Oak, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
3,197
95.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
142
4.3%
21.6%
Spanish
82
2.5%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
35
1.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
25
0.7%
1.1%
Red Oak, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
126
9.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
70
5.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
40
2.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
97
7.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
111
8.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
304
22.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
164
12.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
224
16.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
114
8.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
120
8.8%
6.4
Median household income
66,081
57,617
Per capita income
34,706
31,128
Red Oak, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
53
3.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
154
9.3%
9.8
Construction
42
2.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
280
16.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
81
4.9%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
187
11.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
33
2.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
185
11.2%
11.4
Public administration
55
3.3%
4.6
Retail trade
407
24.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
43
2.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
139
8.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
127
7.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
551
33.2%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
76
4.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
665
40.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
240
14.5%
18.1%
Red Oak, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,597
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,217
76.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
278
17.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
18
1.1%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
84
5.3%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
18.4
26.6
Red Oak, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
43
3.1%
8.7
1 vehicles
211
15.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
438
32.0%
37.1
3 or more
678
49.5%
21.0
Red Oak, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,370
91.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,215
88.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
155
11.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
127
8.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.3
0.0%
2.5
Red Oak, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,497
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
39
2.6%
9.1
4 rooms
39
2.6%
16.5
5 rooms
213
14.2%
19.8
6 rooms
431
28.8%
17.8
7 rooms
293
19.6%
12.0
8 rooms
107
7.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
375
25.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
7
0.0
Red Oak, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,497
1-unit, detached
1,200
80.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
29
1.9%
5.9
2-units
0
0.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
0
0.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
268
17.9%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Red Oak, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
18
1.2%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
45
3.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
15
1.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
34
2.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
275
18.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
276
18.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
331
22.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
440
29.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
63
4.2%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Red Oak, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
0
0.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
578
42.2%
4.7
Electricity
741
54.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
17
1.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
34
2.5%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Red Oak, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
941
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
Less than $500
12
1.3%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
28
3.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
108
11.5%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
147
15.6%
20.1%
$500 to $999
257
27.3%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
389
41.3%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
510
54.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
180
19.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
104
11.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
147
15.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Red Oak, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
28
41,631,300
$1,000 to $1,499
0
0.0%
28.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$500 to $999
13
46.4%
41.0%
Less than $500
15
53.6%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
127
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
0
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
15
53.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
0
0.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
13
46.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
0
0.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
0
0.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
127
0.0%
0.0%
Red Oak, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,215
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
92
7.6%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
156
12.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
150
12.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
220
18.1%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
362
29.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
181
14.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
40
3.3%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
14
1.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
197,900
205,000