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Population (year 2000): 6,197. Estimated
population in July 2005: 5,919 (-4.5% change)
Males: 2,810 (45.3%), Females: 3,387 (54.7%)
Montgomery County
Zip codes:
51566.
Median resident age: 39.8 years
Median household income: $30,098 (year 2000)
Median house value: $57,300 (year 2000)
Races in Red Oak:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.4%)
- Hispanic (2.1%)
- Other race (1.1%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (28.0%), Irish (14.1%),
English (10.7%), United States (10.0%), Swedish (9.8%), Dutch
(3.7%).
Elevation: 1049 feet
Land area: 3.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Red Oak
- High school or higher: 79.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
- Unemployed: 7.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 14.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Red Oak city
- Never married: 17.5%
- Now married: 55.6%
- Separated: 3.1%
- Widowed: 10.7%
- Divorced: 13.0%
2.0% Foreign born (1.6% Latin America, 0.4%
Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: -79 (-1.3%).
Hospital/medical center in Red Oak:
- MONTGOMERY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (1201
HIGHLAND AVENUE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Red Oak:
- SHENANDOAH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles;
SHENANDOAH, IA)
- CLARINDA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 23 miles;
CLARINDA, IA)
- MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (about 23 miles; CLARINDA,
IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Red
Oak:
- EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 50 miles; OMAHA, NE; ID: OMA)
- ROSECRANS MEMORIAL (about 89 miles; ST JOSEPH, MO;
ID: STJ)
- LINCOLN MUNI (about 106 miles; LINCOLN, NE; ID: LNK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Red Oak:
- RED OAK MUNI (about 2 miles; RED OAK, IA; ID: RDK)
- SHENANDOAH MUNI (about 22 miles; SHENANDOAH, IA; ID:
SDA)
- SCHENCK FIELD (about 25 miles; CLARINDA, IA; ID:
ICL)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Red Oak:
- IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles;
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,840)
- BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; BELLEVUE, NE;
FT enrollment: 2,723)
- NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles;
MARYVILLE, MO; FT enrollment: 5,620)
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 55 miles;
OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 6,175)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 69 miles;
OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 10,150)
- CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT
enrollment: 5,806)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 69
miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 2,448)
Public high schools in Red Oak:
- RED OAK HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 362; Location:
2011 N 8TH ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
- WEBSTER ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL (Students: 20;
Location: 904 BROAD STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Red Oak:
- INMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 388;
Location: 900 INMAN DRIVE; Grades: PK - 03)
- RED OAK MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 303;
Location: 308-A CORNING ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 168;
Location: 400 W. 2ND STREET; Grades: 04 - 05)
- RIGHT START PRE-SCHOOL (Students: 12;
Location: 904 BROAD STREET; Grades: PK - PK)
Library in Red Oak:
- RED OAK PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$161,211; Location: 400 N. 2ND STREET; 34,925 books; 803
audio materials; 613 video materials; 103 serial
subscriptions)
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