Grover vs Patterson Springs

A side-by-side comparison of Grover and Patterson Springs: population, income, housing, and more.

Grover and Patterson Springs are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Patterson Springs has the higher population (980 vs 602 in Grover). Patterson Springs has the higher median household income ($55,625 vs $36,111 in Grover). Patterson Springs has the higher median home value ($116,000 vs $101,500 in Grover).

Population, income & housing

	Grover	Patterson Springs
Population	602	980
Median age	45.7 yrs	33.0 yrs
Median household income	$36,111	$55,625
Median home value	$101,500	$116,000
Median gross rent	$863	$982
Housing units	281	361
Homeownership rate	60.3%	66.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.7%	11.4%
Unemployment rate	14.8%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Grover	Patterson Springs
Population	638 → 602 (-5.6%)	934 → 980 (+4.9%)
Median household income	$37,500 → $36,111 (-3.7%)	$29,605 → $55,625 (+87.9%)
Median home value	$93,500 → $101,500 (+8.6%)	$83,000 → $116,000 (+39.8%)
Median gross rent	$646 → $863 (+33.6%)	$588 → $982 (+67.0%)

Grover

Population

638602

Median household income

$37,500$36,111

Median home value

$93,500$101,500

Median gross rent

$646$863

Patterson Springs

Population

934980

Median household income

$29,605$55,625

Median home value

$83,000$116,000

Median gross rent

$588$982

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Grover	Patterson Springs
Under 5	3.8%	4.0%
5 to 17	20.9%	18.0%
18 to 24	5.1%	13.7%
25 to 34	7.0%	22.7%
35 to 44	11.5%	9.7%
45 to 54	13.3%	8.0%
55 to 64	11.6%	10.4%
65 to 74	10.6%	8.7%
75 and over	16.1%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Grover	Patterson Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	89.4%	77.3%
Black or African American	4.8%	13.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.2%
Two or more races	2.3%	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Grover	Patterson Springs
No high school diploma	17.5%	6.5%
High school graduate	33.4%	51.2%
Some college or associate's	43.4%	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	3.1%	6.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Grover	Patterson Springs
Drove alone	94.1%	93.8%
Carpooled	3.5%	2.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Grover	Patterson Springs
1-unit, detached	69.4%	66.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	10.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.1%	3.0%
Mobile home & other	18.9%	29.4%

Poverty & households

	Grover	Patterson Springs
Poverty rate	20.8%	25.5%
Average household size	2.39	3.06
Mean commute (minutes)	33	24
Median year structure built	1971	1973