With 7,584 people, River Oaks is a city in Texas. 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. 77% of homes are owner-occupied. Density works out to 3,738 people per square mile. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $223,800. People stay put here: 96% were in the same home a year ago.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $63,500, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
14% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 141%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about River Oaks
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share9.2% → 65.6%(+56.4 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
White share89.4% → 31.6%(−57.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree8.9% → 13.8%(+5.0 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)16%(60)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.9%(75)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era64.9%(244)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 376 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
River Oaks, decade by decade
River Oaks population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
6,580
$57,974
$112,323
8.9%
24.0
2000
6,985
$56,888
$92,722
10.2%
54.3
2010
7,427
$66,318
$117,963
9.9%
65.6
2020
7,646
$71,142
$142,778
13.6%
66.1
2024
7,584
$63,500
$223,800
13.8%
58.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
