Four Oaks, North Carolina

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Four Oaks is a town in Johnston County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,424 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Four Oaks is located at 35°26′50″N, 78°25′34″W (35.447278, -78.426157)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.8 km² (1.1 mi²). 2.7 km² (1.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.93% is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,424 people, 614 households, and 386 families residing in the town. The population density was 518.7/km² (1,341.5/mi²). There were 667 housing units at an average density of 243.0/km² (628.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 78.23% White, 16.22% African American, 0.63% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 3.72% from other races, and 1.05% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.65% of the population.

There were 614 households out of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.3% were married couples living together, 15.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.1% were non-families. 32.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the town the population was spread out with 24.6% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 83.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $29,427, and the median income for a family was $41,875. Males had a median income of $31,875 versus $25,444 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,473. About 12.8% of families and 17.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.0% of those under age 18 and 21.1% of those age 65 or over.