Four Oaks is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 2,530 people and five associated neighborhoods, Four Oaks is the 299th largest community in North Carolina.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Four Oaks is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 35.32% of the Four Oaks workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Four Oaks is a town of construction workers and builders, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Four Oaks who work in management occupations (11.69%), food service (11.21%), and office and administrative support (10.40%). One downside of living in Four Oaks, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 38.28 minutes every day commuting to work. As is often the case in a small town, Four Oaks doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.In terms of college education, Four Oaks is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 18.85% of adults 25 and older in Four Oaks have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Four Oaks in 2022 was $33,310, 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 $133,240 for a family of four. However, Four Oaks contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Four Oaks is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Four Oaks home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Four Oaks residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Four Oaks also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 28.16% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Four Oaks include English, German, European, Polish, and Italian. In addition, Four Oaks has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (17.50%). The most common language spoken in Four Oaks is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
