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Guilford County

Population in July 2007: 3,574.
Males: 1,765  (49.4%)
Females: 1,809  (50.6%)

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

Zip codes: 27406.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $66,620 (it was $61,827 in 2000)
Forest Oaks:  $66,620
North Carolina:  $44,670

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $215,250 (it was $158,000 in 2000)
Forest Oaks:  $215,250
North Carolina:  $145,700

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $231,867; Detached houses: $231,417

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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: 88.7 (less than 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: 704 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:  0.9% ($826)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Greensboro, NC (9.2 miles , pop. 223,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (372.6 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Pleasant Garden, NC (1.9 miles ), Sedalia, NC (2.8 miles ), McLeansville, NC (2.9 miles ), Greensboro, NC (3.0 miles ), Whitsett, NC (3.2 miles ), Liberty, NC (3.4 miles ), Gibsonville, NC (3.5 miles ), Alamance, NC (3.5 miles ).

Latitude: 35.98 N, Longitude: 79.70 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 336

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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 near North Carolina state average. It is 9% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/7/1965, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 24.1 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 27.5 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 5 miles; GREENSBORO, NC)
  • MOSES H CONE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL,THE (about 8 miles; GREENSBORO, NC)
  • ALAMANCE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; BURLINGTON, NC)

Amtrak stations near Forest Oaks:
  • 9 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.
  • 17 miles: BURLINGTON (110 E. WEBB ST.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 17 miles: HIGH POINT (100 W. HIGH ST.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Forest Oaks:
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO (about 10 miles; GREENSBORO, NC; Full-time enrollment: 10,868)
  • GUILFORD TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 13 miles; JAMESTOWN, NC; FT enrollment: 4,810)
  • HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; HIGH POINT, NC; FT enrollment: 2,564)
  • NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL ST UNIV (about 20 miles; Greensboro, NC; FT enrollment: 6,970)
  • ELON COLLEGE (about 20 miles; ELON, NC; FT enrollment: 3,993)
  • WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; FT enrollment: 2,508)
  • WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY (about 34 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 2007:
This place:  4.7%
Whole state:  12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  2.4%
Whole state:  5.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Forest Oaks, NC



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:
  • Utility gas (47%)
  • Electricity (45%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Religon statistics for Forest Oaks

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchCatholic ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA) The Wesleyan Church
Adherents27.3%22.5%11.0%8.4%3.5%
Congregations18.9%19.4%1.7%6.9%5.5%
NameEpiscopal ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in America Non-Charismatic Churches IndependentUnited Church of ChristOther religions
Adherents2.9%2.3%2.2%1.8%18.0%
Congregations2.2%2.6%0.7%4.1%38.0%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


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)
  • WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WPET (950 AM; 1 kW; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENSBORO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WCOG (1320 AM; 5 kW; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WEAL (1510 AM; daytime; 1 kW; GREENSBORO, NC)
  • WKEW (1400 AM; 1 kW; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WKXR (1260 AM; 5 kW; ASHEBORO, NC; Owner: RANDOLPH BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • 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)
  • WQMG-FM (97.1 FM; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENSBORO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WMAG (99.5 FM; HIGH POINT, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKRR (92.3 FM; ASHEBORO, NC; Owner: DICK BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC. OF TENNESSEE)
  • WKXU (101.1 FM; BURLINGTON, NC; Owner: CAROLINA RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WNAA (90.1 FM; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: NC AGRICULTURAL & TECHNICAL STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WJMH (102.1 FM; REIDSVILLE, NC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENSBORO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WFDD (88.5 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY)
  • WUAG (103.1 FM; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: U. OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO)
  • WMQX-FM (93.1 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENSBORO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WKZL (107.5 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: DICK BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC. OF TENNESSEE)
  • 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)
  • WGBT (94.5 FM; EDEN, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • 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.)
  • WQDR (94.7 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: CAROLINA MEDIA GROUP, 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)
  • WRAZ (Channel 50; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WRAZ-TV, INC.)
  • WUVC (Channel 40; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPITAL BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
  • WXIV-LP (Channel 14; REIDSVILLE, NC; Owner: CAROLINA BLUE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED4$162,94543$169,35349$140,1355$112,3608$115,3380$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$05$146,32414$110,9912$85,2351$153,1300$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$011$180,43634$159,1253$68,7134$185,1951$50,720
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$06$170,41717$162,0792$71,3301$173,7400$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$02$207,9352$164,7450$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

See detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0171.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED6$198,7739$205,700
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED1$258,8201$112,880
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN2$205,4800$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

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