Forest Oaks is a census-designated place (CDP) in Guilford County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Forest Oaks had a population of 4,209.
Geography
Forest Oaks is located in southeastern Guilford County. At the center of the CDP is the Forest Oaks Country Club. The community is southeast of downtown Greensboro. The town is also known for Southeast Guilford Middle and High Schools, and is bordered to the west by Joseph M. Hunt Highway (U.S. Route 421).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 2.13%, is water. The majority of the CDP drains to Beaver Creek, a northeastward-flowing tributary of Little Alamance Creek and part of the Great Alamance Creek–Haw River–Cape Fear River watershed.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Forest Oaks had a population of 4,209. The median age was 46.6 years. 20.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 24.0% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 96.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 92.2 males age 18 and over.
85.9% of residents lived in urban areas, while 14.1% lived in rural areas.
There were 1,620 households in Forest Oaks, of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 65.5% were married-couple households, 11.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 19.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 19.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.