Four Oaks vs Selma

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

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

Selma has the higher population (6,611 vs 2,372 in Four Oaks). Four Oaks has the higher median household income ($69,974 vs $37,440 in Selma). Four Oaks has the higher median home value ($222,100 vs $161,100 in Selma).

Population, income & housing

	Four Oaks	Selma
Population	2,372	6,611
Median age	40.6 yrs	33.6 yrs
Median household income	$69,974	$37,440
Median home value	$222,100	$161,100
Median gross rent	$1,096	$824
Housing units	1,128	2,974
Homeownership rate	50.5%	43.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.8%	12.5%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Four Oaks	Selma
Population	2,144 → 2,372 (+10.6%)	6,746 → 6,611 (-2.0%)
Median household income	$45,714 → $69,974 (+53.1%)	$27,676 → $37,440 (+35.3%)
Median home value	$151,900 → $222,100 (+46.2%)	$105,200 → $161,100 (+53.1%)
Median gross rent	$822 → $1,096 (+33.3%)	$820 → $824 (+0.5%)

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

Selma

Population

6,7466,611

Median household income

$27,676$37,440

Median home value

$105,200$161,100

Median gross rent

$820$824

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Four Oaks	Selma
Under 5	6.2%	5.6%
5 to 17	11.6%	21.2%
18 to 24	7.6%	12.6%
25 to 34	14.2%	13.6%
35 to 44	19.4%	14.2%
45 to 54	12.9%	9.8%
55 to 64	11.9%	8.7%
65 to 74	9.8%	8.2%
75 and over	6.5%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Four Oaks	Selma
White (non-Hispanic)	47.2%	22.8%
Black or African American	20.3%	42.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.5%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.6%
Some other race	0.0%	2.1%
Two or more races	1.8%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	28.2%	30.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Four Oaks	Selma
No high school diploma	9.9%	19.3%
High school graduate	33.0%	25.6%
Some college or associate's	38.2%	42.6%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	8.5%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Four Oaks	Selma
Drove alone	79.5%	85.4%
Carpooled	14.6%	6.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	4.1%	6.0%
Other means	1.8%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Four Oaks	Selma
1-unit, detached	72.7%	60.1%
1-unit, attached	5.9%	7.4%
2 to 4 units	7.5%	13.7%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	6.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.1%
Mobile home & other	11.2%	9.3%

Poverty & households

	Four Oaks	Selma
Poverty rate	12.5%	27.1%
Average household size	2.45	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	40	28
Median year structure built	1986	1968