Four Oaks, NC

Census Place

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2024 Population
2,459
US Senator
Thom Tillis
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Budd
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
40.9
0.739% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
15.3%
22.3% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$72,826
4.08% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$253,700
14.2% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,219
1.69% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Four Oaks, NC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

85.6% of the residents in Four Oaks, NC are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Four Oaks, NC was $253,700, and the homeownership rate was 50.1%.

Most people in Four Oaks, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 43.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Four Oaks, NC was 3 cars per household.

United StatesNorth CarolinaJohnston County, NCRaleigh, NCJohnston County (West) PUMA, NC

Population & Diversity

Four Oaks, NC is home to a population of 2.46k people, from which 85.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 15.9% of Four Oaks, NC residents were born outside of the country (392 people).

In 2024, there were 1.74 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.11k people) in Four Oaks, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 637 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 281 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

85.6%
2024 Citizenship
84.1%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 85.6% of Four Oaks, NC residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Four Oaks, NC was 84.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Four Oaks, NC
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.11k ± 244
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    637 ± 305
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    281 ± 284
23.5%
Hispanic Population
579 people

In 2024, there were 1.74 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.11k people) in Four Oaks, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 637 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 281 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

23.5% of the people in Four Oaks, NC are hispanic (579 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Four Oaks, NC as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for North Carolina.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    224,963 ± 11,520 people
  2. India
    83,219 ± 7,055 people
  3. Honduras
    48,247 ± 5,380 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of North Carolina was Mexico, the natal country of 224,963 North Carolina residents, followed by India with 83,219 and Honduras with 48,247.

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Foreign-Born Population

15.9%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
392 people
17.5%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
415 people

As of 2024, 15.9% of Four Oaks, NC residents (392 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Four Oaks, NC was 17.5%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    42 ± 52
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    16 ± 24
  3. Vietnam
    12 ± 25

Four Oaks, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.63 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Four Oaks, NC employs 1.22k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Four Oaks, NC were Accommodation & Food Services (291 people), Construction (242 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (180 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($103,333), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($67,361), and Manufacturing ($62,500).

Employment

Occupations

1.22k
2024 Value
± 301
−1.69%
1 Year decline
± 35.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Four Oaks, NC declined at a rate of −1.69%, from 1.24k employees to 1.22k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Four Oaks, NC, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (206 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (162 people), and Material Moving Occupations (128 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Four Oaks, NC.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.22k
2024 Value
± 301
−1.69%
1 Year decline
± 35.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Four Oaks, NC declined at a rate of −1.69%, from 1.24k employees to 1.22k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Four Oaks, NC, are Accommodation & Food Services (291 people), Construction (242 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (180 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Four Oaks, NC, though some of these residents may live in Four Oaks, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$48,168
Median earning men ± $3,021
$34,792
Median earning women ± $18,598

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($103,333), Manufacturing ($70,625), and Construction ($48,945).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($49,868), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($47,708), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($42,153).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.
Y-Axis
3.04%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.86M people employed in North Carolina. This represents a 3.04% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Four Oaks, NC was $253,700 in 2024, which is 0.763 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $222,100 to $253,700, a 14.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Four Oaks, NC is 50.1%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Four Oaks, NC have an average commute time of 43.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Four Oaks, NC is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$253,700
Median Property Value 2024
±$72,620
$503
Median Property Taxes
±$146

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Four Oaks, NC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Four Oaks, NC compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

50.1%
Homeownership
2024
65.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 50.1% of the housing units in Four Oaks, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 50.5%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$72,826
Median Household Income
± $17,195
1k
Number of Households
± 236

In 2024, the median household income of the 1k households in Four Oaks, NC grew to $72,826 from the previous year's value of $69,974.

The following chart displays the households in Four Oaks, NC distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Four Oaks, NC is from North Carolina.
0.467
2023 Wage GINI in North Carolina
0.47
2022 Wage GINI in North Carolina

In 2023, the income inequality in North Carolina was 0.467 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.639% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for North Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in North Carolina in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (77%)
  2. Carpooled (15.1%)
  3. Worked At Home (6.29%)

In 2024, 77% of workers in Four Oaks, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (15.1%) and those who worked at home (6.29%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

43.5 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Four Oaks, NC have a longer commute time (43.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 8.74% of the workforce in Four Oaks, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

3 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Four Oaks, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Four Oaks, NC have 3 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

15.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Four Oaks, NC (372 out of 2.43k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Four Oaks, NC is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

77.3% of the population of Four Oaks, NC has health coverage, with 35.9% on employee plans, 12.2% on Medicaid, 13.9% on Medicare, 14.7% on non-group plans, and 0.61% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in North Carolina see 1,413 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,413 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1634 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 299 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.5% were men and 53.5% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.5% under 18 years, 19% between 18 and 34 years, 41.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.5% were men and 53.5% were women.

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Uninsured People

22.7%
Uninsured
35.9%
Employer Coverage
12.2%
Medicaid
13.9%
Medicare
14.7%
Non-Group
0.61%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Four Oaks, NC declined by 2.67% from 23.4% to 22.7%.

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