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

Name: Rent burden in Four Oaks, NC, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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53.8% (±26.4 points) of renting households in Four Oaks, NC spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

42.2% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 31.6% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 53.8% (±26.4 points)
Paying 35% or more: 42.2% (±24.2 points)
Median share of income: 31.6% (±20.4 points)

Rent as a share of income in Four Oaks

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Four Oaks	Johnston County	North Carolina	United States
Less than 15%	9.2% (±8.5 points)	15.2%	14.1%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	30.4% (±28.4 points)	11.2%	12.6%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	4.9% (±6.9 points)	12.9%	13.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	1.7% (±2.7 points)	12.6%	11.3%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	11.6% (±10.5 points)	11.1%	9.3%	9.2%
35% or more	42.2% (±24.2 points)	37.1%	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.

Four Oaks against Johnston County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Four Oaks	Johnston County	North Carolina	United States
Paying 30% or more	53.8% (±26.4 points)	48.2% (±4.9 points)	48.9% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	42.2% (±24.2 points)	37.1% (±4.3 points)	39.6% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	31.6% (±20.4 points)	29.3% (±1.6 points)	29.5% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	—	$49,305 (±$5,124)	$48,010 (±$418)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,081 (±$101)	$1,146 (±$76)	$1,228 (±$5)	$1,413

In Four Oaks, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Johnston County (48.2%).

It is not measurably different from North Carolina (48.9%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Johnston County, Four Oaks ranks 7 of 11 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 245 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 Four Oaks

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Four Oaks
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Four Oaks	—	53.8% (±26.4 points)	—
Smithfield	6.5 mi	61.5% (±16.5 points)	Not measurably different
Benson	8.0 mi	43.8% (±20.6 points)	Not measurably different
Selma	9.6 mi	62.0% (±16.1 points)	Not measurably different
Wilson's Mills	10 mi	66.3% (±42.0 points)	Not measurably different
Pine Level	10 mi	58.0% (±40.9 points)	Not measurably different
Newton Grove	14 mi	80.3% (±32.8 points)	Not measurably different
Dunn	14 mi	40.1% (±8.5 points)	Not measurably different
Coats	14 mi	59.5% (±15.1 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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 Johnston County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Micro	76.8% (±33.9 points)
2	Wilson's Mills	66.3% (±42.0 points)
3	Selma	62.0% (±16.1 points)
4	Smithfield	61.5% (±16.5 points)
5	Pine Level	58.0% (±40.9 points)
6	Clayton	54.2% (±10.4 points)
7	Four Oaks	53.8% (±26.4 points)
8	Archer Lodge	45.2% (±45.8 points)
9	Benson	43.8% (±20.6 points)
10	Kenly	43.3% (±19.3 points)
11	Princeton	24.1% (±14.1 points)

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

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Four Oaks

Are renters in Four Oaks rent-burdened?

53.8% of renting households in Four Oaks pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Four Oaks spend on rent?

The median renting household in Four Oaks, NC spends 31.6% (±20.4 points) of its household income on gross rent.

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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