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Population (year 2000): 2,723. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,820 (+3.6% change)
Males: 1,350 (49.6%), Females: 1,373 (50.4%)
Median resident age: 39.3 years
Median household income: $54,958 (year 2000)
Median house value: $126,800 (year 2000)
Races in Red Oak:
- White Non-Hispanic (89.9%)
- Black (8.0%)
- Hispanic (1.3%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (21.7%), English
(14.0%), German (7.1%), Irish (6.4%), Scottish (3.1%),
Scotch-Irish (1.6%).
Land area: 19.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Red Oak
- High school or higher: 84.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
- Unemployed: 2.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Red Oak town
- Never married: 17.4%
- Now married: 69.2%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 5.7%
- Divorced: 6.1%
1.1% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +587 (+27.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Red Oak:
- LIFECARE HOSPITALS OF NC (about 7 miles; ROCKY
MOUNT, NC)
- NASH GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; ROCKY MOUNT,
NC)
- WILSON MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles; WILSON, NC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Red
Oak:
- ROCKY MOUNT-WILSON RGNL (about 13 miles; ROCKY
MOUNT, NC; ID: RWI)
- PITT-GREENVILLE (about 46 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; ID:
PGV)
- SEYMOUR JOHNSON AFB (about 49 miles; GOLDSBORO, NC;
ID: GSB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Red Oak:
- WILSON INDUSTRIAL AIR CENTER (about 19 miles;
WILSON, NC; ID: W03)
- TARBORO-EDGECOMBE (about 27 miles; TARBORO, NC; ID:
ETC)
- FRANKLIN COUNTY (about 29 miles; LOUISBURG, NC; ID:
LHZ)
Amtrak station near Red Oak:
- 10 miles: ROCKY MOUNT (101 HAMMOND ST.). Services:
ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones,
vending machines, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for
taxi service, intercity bus service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Red Oak:
- VANCE-GRANVILLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles;
HENDERSON, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,076)
- PITT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; GREENVILLE,
NC; FT enrollment: 3,072)
- EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles;
GREENVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 16,633)
- NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY AT RALEIGH (about 53
miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 23,918)
- SHAW UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT
enrollment: 2,299)
- WAKE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57 miles;
RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 4,754)
- MEREDITH COLLEGE (about 58 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT
enrollment: 2,173)
Public primary/middle school in Red Oak:
- RED OAK ELEMENTARY (Students: 436; Location:
5603 RED OAK RD; Grades: KG - 05)
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