Red Oak (Iowa)

Montgomery County

19-66135

Red Oak is a city in Montgomery County, Iowa, United States. In the 2000 census, a total population of 6,197 was recorded. It is the county seat ( county seat ) of Montgomery County.

Geography

The geographic coordinates of the city are 41 ° 0'42 "North and 95 ° 13'38 " west longitude.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.7 km ², of which 9.5 km ² of land and 0.2 km ² (1.60 %) is water.

Demography

According to the 2000 census, bore 6,197 people, 2,670 households, and 1,650 families residing in the city. The population density is 650.2 inhabitants per km ². 97.42 % of the population are White, 0.11 % African American, 0.50 % Native American, 0.37 % Asian, 0.02 % Pacific Islander, 1.11 % from other races, and 0.47% mixed race. 2.15% are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 2,670 households 28.7 % have children under 18 years. 47.6 % are married couples living together, 10.7% are single mothers, 38.2 % are non-families, 33.8 % consists of single-person households and 16.8 % live in people older than 65, the average household size is 2, 27, the average family size is 2.89.

24.6 % of the population are under the age of 18, 7.0 % from 18 to 24, 25.7 % from 25 to 44, 21.9% between 45 and 64, 20.8% older than 65 is the average age 40. The ratio of women to men is 100:83,0, for people older than 18 years, the ratio 100:79,9.

The average annual household income is $ 30,098, the average income for a family $ 37,007. Males have a median income of $ 28,942, women only $ 20,047. The per capita income for the city is $ 15,793. 10.3 % of the population and 7.9 % of families are below the poverty line, including 14.8 % have children younger than 18 years and 6.2 % have someone older than 65

Traffic

The Red Oak Municipal Airport has the IATA code RDK.

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