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Population (year 2000): 3,241
Males: 1,601  (49.4%)
Females: 1,640  (50.6%)

Guilford County

Median resident age:  44.3 years
North Carolina median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 27406.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $61,400 (it was $61,827 in 2000)
Forest Oaks  $61,400
North Carolina:  $40,729

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $187,500 (it was $156,600 in 2000)
Forest Oaks  $187,500
North Carolina:  $127,600

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Races in Forest Oaks:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.1%)
  • Black (4.5%)
  • Two or more races (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Forest Oaks: 96.9 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (19.4%), German (17.6%), United States (13.1%), Irish (8.3%), Scotch-Irish (7.7%), Scottish (6.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 5.07 square miles.

Population density: 639 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Forest Oaks

  • High school or higher: 92.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 9.2%
  • Unemployed: 3.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Forest Oaks CDP

  • Never married: 17.2%
  • Now married: 70.5%
  • Separated: 1.2%
  • Widowed: 4.2%
  • Divorced: 6.9%

68 residents are foreign born (1.0% Europe, 1.0% Latin America).

This place:  2.1%
North Carolina:  5.3%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Forest Oaks:  0.6% ($997)
North Carolina:  0.8% ($826)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Greensboro, NC (10.3 miles , pop. 223,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (418.6 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Pleasant Garden, NC (4.3 miles ), Sedalia, NC (8.4 miles ), McLeansville, NC (8.8 miles ), Greensboro, NC (10.3 miles ), Whitsett, NC (11.6 miles ), Liberty, NC (12.8 miles ), Randleman, NC (13.5 miles ), Gibsonville, NC (14.0 miles ).

Latitude: 35.98 N, Longitude: 79.70 W


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Most common industries for males:



  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Machinery (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Construction (5%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (4%)
  • Furniture and related products (4%)
  • Health care (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (19%)
  • Health care (13%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (8%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Engineers (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (14%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Customer service representatives (4%)


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Average climate in Forest Oaks, North Carolina

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Forest Oaks-area historical tornado activity is slightly below North Carolina state average. It is 11% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/7/1965, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 24.6 miles away from the Forest Oaks place center killed one person and injured 4 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 5/5/1989, a category 3 tornado 31.7 miles away from the place center injured 30 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Forest Oaks:
  • KINDRED HOSPITAL GREENSBORO (about 6 miles; GREENSBORO, NC)
  • MOSES H CONE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL,THE (about 8 miles; GREENSBORO, NC)
  • ALAMANCE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; BURLINGTON, NC)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Forest Oaks:
  • PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL (about 18 miles; GREENSBORO, NC; ID: GSO)
  • SMITH REYNOLDS (about 37 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; ID: INT)
  • DANVILLE REGIONAL (about 48 miles; DANVILLE, VA; ID: DAN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Forest Oaks:
  • SOUTHEAST GREENSBORO (about 4 miles; GREENSBORO, NC; ID: 3A4)
  • KECKS (about 8 miles; JULIAN, NC; ID: N88)
  • CAUSEY (about 9 miles; LIBERTY, NC; ID: 2A5)

Amtrak station near Forest Oaks:
  • 11 miles: GREENSBORO (2603 OAKLAND AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Forest Oaks:
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO (about 11 miles; GREENSBORO, NC; Full-time enrollment: 10,868)
  • GUILFORD TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles; JAMESTOWN, NC; FT enrollment: 4,810)
  • HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; HIGH POINT, NC; FT enrollment: 2,564)
  • ELON COLLEGE (about 22 miles; ELON, NC; FT enrollment: 3,993)
  • NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL ST UNIV (about 24 miles; Greensboro, NC; FT enrollment: 6,970)
  • WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; FT enrollment: 2,508)
  • WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; FT enrollment: 5,944)

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Average household size:
This place:  2.6 people
North Carolina:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  86.8%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  1.0%
Whole state:  4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  4.7%
Whole state:  12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  2.4%
Whole state:  5.5%

Forest Oaks compared to North Carolina state average:
  • Median household income above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Guilford County North Carolina:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:

7.47% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,437 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.47%
North Carolina average:  8.53%

0.11% of residents moved from foreign countries ($323 average AGI)
Guilford County:  0.11%
North Carolina average:  0.17%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Forsyth County, NC  0.54% ($41,392 average AGI)
from Randolph County, NC  0.48% ($32,444)
from Davidson County, NC  0.39% ($38,188)


6.56% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,985 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.56%
North Carolina average:  7.27%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($611 average AGI)
Guilford County:  0.06%
North Carolina average:  0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Forsyth County, NC  0.62% ($40,518 average AGI)
to Randolph County, NC  0.53% ($34,319)
to Davidson County, NC  0.48% ($36,082)


Strongest AM radio stations in Forest Oaks:
  • WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WSML (1200 AM; 10 kW; GRAHAM, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WWBG (1470 AM; 10 kW; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING COPORATION)
  • WPCM (920 AM; 5 kW; BURLINGTON-GRAHAM, NC; Owner: CAROLINA RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WPET (950 AM; 1 kW; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENSBORO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WCOG (1320 AM; 5 kW; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WKXR (1260 AM; 5 kW; ASHEBORO, NC; Owner: RANDOLPH BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WEAL (1510 AM; daytime; 1 kW; GREENSBORO, NC)
  • WKEW (1400 AM; 1 kW; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WIST (790 AM; 3 kW; THOMASVILLE, NC; Owner: GHB RADIO, INC.)
  • WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)

Strongest FM radio stations in Forest Oaks:
  • WOZN (98.7 FM; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENSBORO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WVBZ (100.3 FM; HIGH POINT, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMAG (99.5 FM; HIGH POINT, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WQMG-FM (97.1 FM; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENSBORO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WKRR (92.3 FM; ASHEBORO, NC; Owner: DICK BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC. OF TENNESSEE)
  • WNAA (90.1 FM; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: NC AGRICULTURAL & TECHNICAL STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WKXU (101.1 FM; BURLINGTON, NC; Owner: CAROLINA RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WJMH (102.1 FM; REIDSVILLE, NC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENSBORO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WMQX-FM (93.1 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENSBORO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WUAG (103.1 FM; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: U. OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO)
  • WFDD (88.5 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY)
  • WKZL (107.5 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: DICK BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC. OF TENNESSEE)
  • WGBT (94.5 FM; EDEN, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WRSN (93.9 FM; BURLINGTON, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WUNC (91.5 FM; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES UNIVERSITY OF NC AT CHAPEL HILL)
  • WDCG (105.1 FM; DURHAM, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WHPE-FM (95.5 FM; HIGH POINT, NC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WIST-FM (98.3 FM; THOMASVILLE, NC; Owner: WEAM QUALITY RADIO CORP.)
  • WTQR (104.1 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • W243AL (96.5 FM; BROWNS SUMMIT, NC; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Forest Oaks:
  • WFMY-TV (Channel 2; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: WFMY TELEVISION CORPORATION)
  • WUPN-TV (Channel 48; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: WUPN LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WXLV-TV (Channel 45; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: WXLV LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WTWB-TV (Channel 20; LEXINGTON, NC; Owner: WTWB OF THE TRIAD, LLC)
  • WLXI-TV (Channel 61; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TV, INC.)
  • WGHP (Channel 8; HIGH POINT, NC; Owner: WGHP LICENSE, INC.)
  • WGPX (Channel 16; BURLINGTON, NC; Owner: PAXSON GREENSBORO LICENSE, INC.)
  • WUNC-TV (Channel 4; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WXIV-LP (Channel 14; REIDSVILLE, NC; Owner: CAROLINA BLUE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

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