Population in Red Oak, TX

Population in Red Oak, TX was 20,394 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 5.1% from 2024. That is the 156th highest of 256 cities in 2025.

2025, persons20,394
Change on 2024+5.1%
Rank156th of 256Cities in Texas ranked
Series high20,3942025
Series low14,4452020
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Population in Red Oak, TX, 2020 to 2025

14K16K18K20K22K2020202120222023202420252020: 14,445 persons2021: 15,420 persons2022: 17,412 persons2023: 18,675 persons2024: 19,397 persons2025: 20,394 persons
persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-05-14.
All 6 values
Periodpersons
202520,394
202419,397
202318,675
202217,412
202115,420
202014,445

Compared with Texas and United States

Place2025
Red Oak, TX20,394
Texas31,709,821
United States341,784,857

Rankings

Definition

Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón). Norway: Statistics Norway, 1 January. United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. United Kingdom regions and local authorities: Office for National Statistics estimates for 30 June. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

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How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals) (Population, Red Oak, TX, 2020 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/

MLA 9

Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals), Population, Red Oak, TX, 2020 to 2025. U.S. Census Bureau, 14 May 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/population/red-oak-tx. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). Population, Red Oak, TX, 2020 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/population/red-oak-tx.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals), Population, Red Oak, TX, 2020 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/population/red-oak-tx (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals): Population, Red Oak, TX, 2020 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/population/red-oak-tx. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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What is the population in Red Oak, TX?

Population in Red Oak, TX was 20,394 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 5.1% from 2024. That is the 156th highest of 256 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest population in Red Oak, TX?

20,394 in 2025, the highest value since 2020 in this series.

Population elsewhere in Texas

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