How many renters in Forest Oaks, NC pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Forest Oaks, NC, 2020–2024
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100.0% (±35.5 points) of renting households in Forest Oaks, NC spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

100.0% spend 35% or more.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 100.0% (±35.5 points)
Paying 35% or more: 100.0% (±25.1 points)

Rent as a share of income in Forest Oaks

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Forest Oaks	Guilford County	North Carolina	United States
Less than 15%	0.0% (±25.1 points)	13.4%	14.1%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	0.0% (±25.1 points)	11.5%	12.6%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	0.0% (±25.1 points)	12.6%	13.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	0.0% (±25.1 points)	10.5%	11.3%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	0.0% (±25.1 points)	9.7%	9.3%	9.2%
35% or more	100.0% (±25.1 points)	42.3%	39.6%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Forest Oaks against Guilford County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Forest Oaks	Guilford County	North Carolina	United States
Paying 30% or more	100.0% (±35.5 points)	52.0% (±2.3 points)	48.9% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	100.0% (±25.1 points)	42.3% (±2.0 points)	39.6% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	—	31.0% (±1.0 points)	29.5% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$50,442 (±$43,215)	$45,099 (±$1,466)	$48,010 (±$418)	$52,966
Median gross rent	—	$1,163 (±$14)	$1,228 (±$5)	$1,413

In Forest Oaks, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is higher than in Guilford County (52.0%).

It is also higher than in North Carolina (48.9%).

It is higher than the national figure (51.1%).

In Guilford County, Forest Oaks ranks 1 of 11 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 7 of 650.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Forest Oaks

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Forest Oaks
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Forest Oaks	—	100.0% (±35.5 points)	—
Pleasant Garden	3.6 mi	52.7% (±41.8 points)	Not measurably different
Sedalia	7.9 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Greensboro	9.8 mi	54.7% (±2.6 points)	Lower
Whitsett	9.8 mi	10.0% (±77.7 points)	Lower
Liberty	12 mi	58.0% (±23.3 points)	Not measurably different
Gibsonville	12 mi	56.8% (±26.3 points)	Not measurably different
Alamance	13 mi	48.1% (±31.7 points)	Lower
Jamestown	13 mi	36.7% (±28.5 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Greensboro, NC (54.7%), Whitsett, NC (10.0%), Alamance, NC (48.1%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Guilford County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1 (tie)	Forest Oaks	100.0% (±35.5 points)
1 (tie)	Stokesdale	100.0% (±61.0 points)
3	Gibsonville	56.8% (±26.3 points)
4	Greensboro	54.7% (±2.6 points)
5	Pleasant Garden	52.7% (±41.8 points)
6	High Point	45.7% (±4.1 points)
7	Summerfield	41.5% (±38.2 points)

Showing 7 of 11 places in Guilford County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Forest Oaks is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Are renters in Forest Oaks rent-burdened?

100.0% of renting households in Forest Oaks pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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