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Red Oak township, Montgomery County, IA

5,843 Population
34.8 square miles 167.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.8 ±2.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Montgomery County: 43.5 ±0.5
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$31,005 ±$3,332 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Montgomery County: $37,894 † ±$4,855
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Iowa: $40,877 ±$247
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$52,141 ±$8,108 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Montgomery County: $63,666 ±$5,901
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Iowa: $75,059 ±$418
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

20.6% ±5.5% (1,157  ±311) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Montgomery County: 15.3% † 1,514 (±3.3% / ±332)
  • nearly double the rate in Iowa: 11.1% 344,519 (±0.2% / ±6,799)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

20.2 minutes ±3.4 (45,165  ±9,770) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Montgomery County: 22.3 92,330 (±1.9 / ±10,982)
  • about the same as the figure in Iowa: 19.8 28,362,076 (±0.1 / ±233,595)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

2,633 ±130 Number of households
  • Montgomery County: 4,585 ±149
  • Iowa: 1,315,707 ±3,984
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.1 (5,703  ±117) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Montgomery County: 2.2 10,004 (±0.1 / ±34)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,111,021
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

10.3% ±6.4% (116  ±73) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Montgomery County: 7.5% † 144 (±3.8% / ±72)
  • nearly double the rate in Iowa: 5.7% 41,080 (±0.2% / ±1,625)
  • about double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

2,889 ±118 Number of housing units
  • Montgomery County: 5,005 ±27
  • Iowa: 1,437,699 ±523
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$108,800 ±$22,408 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Montgomery County: $121,400 ±$11,554
  • about half the amount in Iowa: $208,000 ±$1,141
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

12.7% ±4.5% (733  ±259.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Montgomery County: 11.1% † 1,122 (±2.9% / ±293.2)
  • about the same as the rate in Iowa: 12.9% 408,833 (±0.3% / ±7,883.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

89.3% ±8.7% (3,665  ±371.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Montgomery County: 91.7% 6,618 (±5.7% / ±415)
  • a little less than the rate in Iowa: 93.3% 2,008,851 (±0.4% / ±9,325.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
18.4% ±4.2% (756  ±174.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Montgomery County: 20.4% † 1,471 (±2.8% / ±198.8)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Iowa: 31.4% 676,908 (±0.3% / ±5,442.9)
  • about half the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

2.4% ±1.3% (140  ±74) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Montgomery County: 1.6% 163
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Iowa: 5.9% 189,988
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.1% ±2% (319  ±90) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Montgomery County: 7% † 552 (±1.3% / ±105)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Iowa: 6.5% 160,571 (±0.1% / ±2,289)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
319 Total veterans ±90 319 Male ±90 N/A Female ±15

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