Red Oak (Texas)

Ellis County

48-61196

Red Oak is a city in Ellis County in the U.S. state of Texas in the United States.

Geography

The city is located in the central northeast Texas on Interstate 35, approximately 32 km south of Dallas in the north of the county and has a total area of 20.3 km ² without significant water surface.

Demographic data

According to the census of 2000, there were 4,301 people in 1,570 households and 1,238 families. The population density was 212.4 inhabitants per km ². The racial the population was composed of 85.98 % White, 5.42 % African American, 0.53 % Native American, 0.88 % Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander residents from the and 4.65 % from other ethnic groups. Approximately 2.53% were of mixed descent, and 11.69% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 1,570 households, 43.9 % had children under the age of 18 living with them. 58.5 % were married couples living together. 16.6% were single mothers and 21.1 % were non-families. 19.0 % of all households were single-person households and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.10 persons to.

30.6 % of the population were under 18 years old, 8.2 % from 18 to 24, 31.4 % 25-44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 7.3% who were 65 years or older. The average age was 33 years. For every 100 females of all ages were 89.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, 87.2 males.

The median income for a household was $ 48,583, and the median income for a family $ 61,250. Males have a median income of $ 38,227 versus $ 26,276 for females. The per capita income was $ 20,049. 6.2% of the population and 6.3% of families are below the poverty line. Of which 9.1 % have children under the age of 18 and 5.5 % of those 65 or older.

Sons and daughters of the town

• Boxcar Willie, country singer, whose career in the mid 1970s in England began