North Carolina · Census place 24198
Forest Oaks CDP, NC
Quick answer
Forest Oaks CDP has 4,095 residents, ranking #203 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $108,250, the median home is worth $294,400 and median gross rent runs $1,732 a month.
- Population
- 4,095Forest Oaks CDP residents
- Median household income
- $108,250Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $294,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,732Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 48.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 91.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Forest Oaks CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Forest Oaks CDP median would spend about 19.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.3% of residents and 91.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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