Four Oaks vs Smithfield

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

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

Smithfield has the higher population (11,798 vs 2,372 in Four Oaks). Four Oaks has the higher median household income ($69,974 vs $37,827 in Smithfield). Four Oaks has the higher median home value ($222,100 vs $217,000 in Smithfield).

Population, income & housing

	Four Oaks	Smithfield
Population	2,372	11,798
Median age	40.6 yrs	42.7 yrs
Median household income	$69,974	$37,827
Median home value	$222,100	$217,000
Median gross rent	$1,096	$601
Housing units	1,128	5,447
Homeownership rate	50.5%	49.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.8%	26.0%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	8.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Four Oaks	Smithfield
Population	2,144 → 2,372 (+10.6%)	12,400 → 11,798 (-4.9%)
Median household income	$45,714 → $69,974 (+53.1%)	$36,335 → $37,827 (+4.1%)
Median home value	$151,900 → $222,100 (+46.2%)	$142,200 → $217,000 (+52.6%)
Median gross rent	$822 → $1,096 (+33.3%)	$688 → $601 (-12.6%)

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

Smithfield

Population

12,40011,798

Median household income

$36,335$37,827

Median home value

$142,200$217,000

Median gross rent

$688$601

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Four Oaks	Smithfield
Under 5	6.2%	4.2%
5 to 17	11.6%	19.1%
18 to 24	7.6%	6.8%
25 to 34	14.2%	10.4%
35 to 44	19.4%	11.1%
45 to 54	12.9%	13.0%
55 to 64	11.9%	15.8%
65 to 74	9.8%	12.4%
75 and over	6.5%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Four Oaks	Smithfield
White (non-Hispanic)	47.2%	52.9%
Black or African American	20.3%	26.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	2.5%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.8%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	28.2%	17.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Four Oaks	Smithfield
No high school diploma	9.9%	21.2%
High school graduate	33.0%	29.2%
Some college or associate's	38.2%	23.7%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	18.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8.5%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Four Oaks	Smithfield
Drove alone	79.5%	84.1%
Carpooled	14.6%	7.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	0.0%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	4.1%	4.9%
Other means	1.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Four Oaks	Smithfield
1-unit, detached	72.7%	58.7%
1-unit, attached	5.9%	5.2%
2 to 4 units	7.5%	12.3%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	6.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	12.3%
Mobile home & other	11.2%	5.3%

Poverty & households

	Four Oaks	Smithfield
Poverty rate	12.5%	31.4%
Average household size	2.45	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	40	24
Median year structure built	1986	1973