Forest Oaks is a city of 4,293 people in North Carolina. The median age is 48.4, about 9 years above the US median. Owners hold 91% of the housing stock. Households here earn about 49% more than in North Carolina as a whole. Few US cities rank higher on income. 1,052 more people live here than in 2000.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $107,604, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 48.4
US median: 38.9
More educated
46% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Forest Oaks
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate0.9% → 20.4%(+19.5 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Black share2.1% → 18.4%(+16.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$315,609 → $349,300(+11%)US over the same years: +67%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)16.9%(54)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)25.3%(81)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era61.3%(196)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 320 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Forest Oaks, decade by decade
Forest Oaks population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
3,071
$138,208
$315,609
37.7%
5.7
2000
3,241
$112,627
$287,821
40.0%
14.1
2010
3,890
$124,547
$316,198
50.1%
40.5
2020
4,209
$115,169
$315,373
47.3%
56.9
2024
4,293
$107,604
$349,300
46.1%
50.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
