Red Oak, Iowa Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Red Oak is 8th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Income below poverty line

Red Oak is 12th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Residents 65 or older

Red Oak is 15th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Red Oak is 19th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Race - White

Red Oak is 20th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Female residents

Size Demographics
	Red Oak	Rank	Iowa	US
Current population (2012)	5,640	66th	3,074,186	313,914,040
Size in square miles	4.0	77th	55,857.1	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	1,455.1	33rd	54.5	87.4

Age Demographics
	Red Oak	Rank	Iowa	US
Residents younger than 5	6.3%	60th	6.4%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	24.4%	33rd	23.5%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	20.1%	12th	15.3%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Red Oak	Rank	Iowa	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	84.3%	71st	90.3%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	14.3%	76th	24.9%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Red Oak	Rank	Iowa	US
Race - White	96.3%	19th	92.8%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.3%	76th	3.2%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.4%	15th	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.2%	81st	2.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	43rd	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.3%	53rd	1.6%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	29th	5.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	93.8%	27th	88.0%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Red Oak	Rank	Iowa	US
Female residents	52.4%	20th	50.4%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	2.9%	40th	4.2%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Red Oak	Rank	Iowa	US
Housing units	2,887	61st	1,340,529	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	17.2%	69th	18.5%	25.9%
Households	2,526	62nd	1,219,137	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	68.7%	48th	73.0%	66.1%
Home median value	$79,300	70th	$121,300	$186,200
People per household	2.2	63rd	2.4	2.6

Income Demographics
	Red Oak	Rank	Iowa	US
Income per capita	$19,861	72nd	$26,110	$27,915
Income per household	$30,524	80th	$50,451	$52,762
Income below poverty line	19.5%	8th	11.9%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Red Oak	Rank	Iowa	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	502	70th	259,931	27,092,908
Retail sales	$63,811	68th	$39,234,649	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$11,156	66th	$13,172	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$7,336	59th	$4,737,719	$613,795,732