What percentage of people rent in Four Oaks, NC?

Name: Renters and owners in Four Oaks, NC, 2020–2024
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49.9% (±14.2 points) of the occupied homes in Four Oaks, NC are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 501 renting households against 503 that own their home.

In Four Oaks, the share of households that rent went from 44.9% in 2015–2019 to 49.9% in 2020–2024 (+5.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 49.9% (±14.2 points)
Renting households: 501 (±183)

Who rents and who owns in Four Oaks

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Four Oaks	Johnston County	North Carolina	United States
Renter-occupied share	49.9% (±14.2 points)	23.9% (±1.4 points)	33.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	501 (±183)	20,499 (±1,263)	1,428,852 (±8,279)	45,017,354
Owning households	503 (±127)	65,092 (±1,328)	2,853,493 (±14,473)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.6)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.4)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$49,305 (±$5,124)	$48,010 (±$418)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$91,394 (±$28,062)	$98,880 (±$4,108)	$88,911 (±$521)	$100,009

In Four Oaks, the renter share is higher than in Johnston County (23.9%).

It is also higher than in North Carolina (33.4%).

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

In Johnston County, Four Oaks ranks 3 of 11 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 91 of 663.

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

How renting in Four Oaks has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	44.9% (±8.3 points)	49.9% (±14.2 points)	+5.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$822 (±$146)	$1,081 (±$101)	+31.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$45,714 (±$10,899)	$72,826 (±$17,195)	+59.3%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Four Oaks

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Four Oaks
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Four Oaks	—	49.9% (±14.2 points)	—
Smithfield	6.5 mi	41.3% (±8.1 points)	Not measurably different
Benson	8.0 mi	45.4% (±11.2 points)	Not measurably different
Selma	9.6 mi	56.9% (±9.4 points)	Not measurably different
Wilson's Mills	10 mi	13.1% (±7.5 points)	Lower
Pine Level	10 mi	19.2% (±6.4 points)	Lower
Newton Grove	14 mi	28.1% (±13.7 points)	Lower
Dunn	14 mi	46.0% (±4.7 points)	Not measurably different
Coats	14 mi	51.6% (±10.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Wilson's Mills, NC (13.1%), Pine Level, NC (19.2%), Newton Grove, NC (28.1%).

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

Households that rent across Johnston County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Selma	56.9% (±9.4 points)
2	Princeton	50.3% (±11.8 points)
3	Four Oaks	49.9% (±14.2 points)
4	Kenly	45.8% (±12.0 points)
5	Benson	45.4% (±11.2 points)
6	Smithfield	41.3% (±8.1 points)
7	Clayton	37.3% (±4.4 points)
8	Micro	33.8% (±17.8 points)
9	Archer Lodge	20.3% (±10.5 points)

Showing 9 of 11 places in Johnston County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Four Oaks

How many renters are there in Four Oaks?

Four Oaks has an estimated 501 (±183) renting households, 49.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Four Oaks?

In Four Oaks, the share of households that rent went from 44.9% in 2015–2019 to 49.9% in 2020–2024 (+5.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Four Oaks?

A renting household in Four Oaks has 2.3 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Four Oaks town, North Carolina (place:24520, in state:37).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.