Red Oak is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 18,624 people and six associated neighborhoods, Red Oak is the 200th largest community in Texas. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Red Oak, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Red Oak, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Red Oak鈥檚 real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Red Oak does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $104,125.00. 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 managers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Red Oak who work in management occupations (13.71%), office and administrative support (12.45%), and sales jobs (9.98%). A relatively large number of people in Red Oak telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 14.69% 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. In Red Oak, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.45 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Being a small city, Red Oak does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Red Oak are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 36.13% of adults in Red Oak have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Red Oak in 2022 was $38,156, which is upper middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $152,624 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 Black or African-American, followed by White. 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 21.32% of the city鈥檚 residents. Important ancestries of people in Red Oak include English, Irish, German, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Red Oak is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.