Four Oaks

Population: 2,372
Median household income: $69,974
Median home value: $222,100

Located in Johnston County, North Carolina, Four Oaks is a community with a population of 2,372. At $69,974, its median household income sits below Johnston County's $79,838.

From 2019 to 2023, Four Oaks's population grew 10.6% from 2,144 to 2,372, while its median home value rose 46.2% from $151,900 to $222,100.

The median resident is 40.6 years old. The largest age group is 35 to 44, 19.4% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,372
Median age: 40.6 yrs
Median household income: $69,974
Median home value: $222,100
Median gross rent: $1,096
Housing units: 1,128
Homeownership rate: 50.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.8%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,1442,372

Median household income

$45,714$69,974

Median home value

$151,900$222,100

Median gross rent

$822$1,096

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,144	$45,714	$151,900	$822
2020	2,225	$52,833	$156,900	$916
2021	2,191	$52,159	$158,100	$935
2022	2,269	$66,014	$186,000	$1,087
2023	2,372	$69,974	$222,100	$1,096

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1711.6%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 3414.2%

35 to 4419.4%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6411.9%

65 to 749.8%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	146	6.2%
5 to 17	274	11.6%
18 to 24	180	7.6%
25 to 34	337	14.2%
35 to 44	460	19.4%
45 to 54	305	12.9%
55 to 64	283	11.9%
65 to 74	233	9.8%
75 and over	154	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,120	47.2%
Black or African American	482	20.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	60	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	42	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	668	28.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.9%

High school graduate33.0%

Some college or associate's38.2%

Bachelor's degree10.3%

Graduate or professional degree8.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	176	9.9%
High school graduate	585	33.0%
Some college or associate's	677	38.2%
Bachelor's degree	183	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	151	8.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 40 min

Drove alone79.5%

Carpooled14.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.1%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	978	79.5%
Carpooled	180	14.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	50	4.1%
Other means	22	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	149	12.6%
15 to 29 min	237	20.1%
30 to 44 min	258	21.9%
45 to 59 min	212	18.0%
60+ min	324	27.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.45
Poverty rate: 12.5% (294 of 2,349)

	Count	Share
Family households	544	56.1%
Nonfamily households	426	43.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	970	86.0%
Vacant	158	14.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	490	50.5%
Renter-occupied	480	49.5%

1-unit, detached72.7%

1-unit, attached5.9%

2 to 4 units7.5%

5 to 19 units2.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other11.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	820	72.7%
1-unit, attached	66	5.9%
2 to 4 units	85	7.5%
5 to 19 units	31	2.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	126	11.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3724520
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2.81 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 35.4456, -78.4176