With 2,459 people, Four Oaks is a city in North Carolina. Since 2000 the city has risen by half, up 1,035 people. 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. The average commute runs 43 minutes. Owners hold 50% of the housing stock. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $253,700.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $72,826, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
16% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 83%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Four Oaks
What changed most since 1990
White share85.2% → 45.0%(−40.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share0.8% → 23.5%(+22.7 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Population1,308 → 2,459(+88%)US over the same years: +35%
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)40%(42)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)44.8%(47)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era11.4%(12)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 105 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
Four Oaks, decade by decade
Four 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
1,308
$46,859
$123,364
8.3%
32.0
2000
1,424
$53,606
$138,264
17.1%
50.8
2010
1,921
$40,045
$162,990
13.4%
64.1
2020
2,158
$64,036
$190,169
19.0%
73.3
2024
2,459
$72,826
$253,700
16.4%
84.2
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.
