Four Oaks is a somewhat small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 10,048 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Four Oaks is the 96th largest community in North Carolina.

When you are in Four Oaks, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 39.1% of Four Oaks's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Four Oaks is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Four Oaks who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.59%), sales jobs (10.30%), and management occupations (4.68%).

One downside of living in Four Oaks, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.26 minutes every day commuting to work.

Four Oaks is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Four Oaks isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 98.19% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

As is often the case in a small town, Four Oaks doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Four Oaks Information and Demographics

In Four Oaks, just 11.40% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Four Oaks in 2000 was $18,089, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $72,356 for a family of four.

Four Oaks is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Four Oaks home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Four Oaks is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Four Oaks include English, Irish, and German.

The most common language spoken in Four Oaks is English. Some people also speak Spanish.