Four Oaks vs Kenly

A side-by-side comparison of Four Oaks and Kenly: population, income, housing, and more.

Four Oaks and Kenly are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Four Oaks has the higher population (2,372 vs 2,351 in Kenly). Four Oaks has the higher median household income ($69,974 vs $46,229 in Kenly). Four Oaks has the higher median home value ($222,100 vs $183,300 in Kenly).

Population, income & housing

	Four Oaks	Kenly
Population	2,372	2,351
Median age	40.6 yrs	34.8 yrs
Median household income	$69,974	$46,229
Median home value	$222,100	$183,300
Median gross rent	$1,096	$780
Housing units	1,128	956
Homeownership rate	50.5%	52.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.8%	7.7%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Four Oaks	Kenly
Population	2,144 → 2,372 (+10.6%)	1,892 → 2,351 (+24.3%)
Median household income	$45,714 → $69,974 (+53.1%)	$21,455 → $46,229 (+115.5%)
Median home value	$151,900 → $222,100 (+46.2%)	$83,900 → $183,300 (+118.5%)
Median gross rent	$822 → $1,096 (+33.3%)	$687 → $780 (+13.5%)

Four Oaks

Population

2,1442,372

Median household income

$45,714$69,974

Median home value

$151,900$222,100

Median gross rent

$822$1,096

Kenly

Population

1,8922,351

Median household income

$21,455$46,229

Median home value

$83,900$183,300

Median gross rent

$687$780

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Four Oaks	Kenly
Under 5	6.2%	12.1%
5 to 17	11.6%	15.7%
18 to 24	7.6%	7.9%
25 to 34	14.2%	14.7%
35 to 44	19.4%	15.6%
45 to 54	12.9%	9.1%
55 to 64	11.9%	12.4%
65 to 74	9.8%	6.0%
75 and over	6.5%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Four Oaks	Kenly
White (non-Hispanic)	47.2%	62.1%
Black or African American	20.3%	27.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	28.2%	7.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Four Oaks	Kenly
No high school diploma	9.9%	15.6%
High school graduate	33.0%	34.9%
Some college or associate's	38.2%	41.8%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	2.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8.5%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Four Oaks	Kenly
Drove alone	79.5%	78.7%
Carpooled	14.6%	9.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	9.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.1%	2.3%
Other means	1.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Four Oaks	Kenly
1-unit, detached	72.7%	66.1%
1-unit, attached	5.9%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	7.5%	13.8%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	2.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.2%	15.6%

Poverty & households

	Four Oaks	Kenly
Poverty rate	12.5%	16.9%
Average household size	2.45	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	40	27
Median year structure built	1986	1971