Grantsboro vs Mesic

A side-by-side comparison of Grantsboro and Mesic: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Grantsboro has the higher population (698 vs 206 in Mesic). Mesic has the higher median home value ($164,900 vs $150,000 in Grantsboro). Since 2019, Mesic's population has grown faster (+44.1% vs +14.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Grantsboro	Mesic
Population	698	206
Median age	44.6 yrs	54.5 yrs
Median household income	$62,292	—
Median home value	$150,000	$164,900
Median gross rent	$847	—
Housing units	305	122
Homeownership rate	84.3%	78.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.4%	10.3%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Grantsboro	Mesic
Population	609 → 698 (+14.6%)	143 → 206 (+44.1%)
Median household income	$53,295 → $62,292 (+16.9%)	$41,250 → $40,156 (-2.7%)
Median home value	$91,200 → $150,000 (+64.5%)	$133,300 → $164,900 (+23.7%)
Median gross rent	$731 → $847 (+15.9%)	$713 → $586 (-17.8%)

Grantsboro

Population

609698

Median household income

$53,295$62,292

Median home value

$91,200$150,000

Median gross rent

$731$847

Mesic

Population

143206

Median household income

$41,250$40,156

Median home value

$133,300$164,900

Median gross rent

$713$586

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Grantsboro	Mesic
Under 5	7.3%	3.4%
5 to 17	12.8%	9.2%
18 to 24	10.6%	7.3%
25 to 34	10.9%	9.7%
35 to 44	9.5%	9.7%
45 to 54	16.3%	10.7%
55 to 64	15.9%	13.6%
65 to 74	11.3%	17.0%
75 and over	5.4%	19.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Grantsboro	Mesic
White (non-Hispanic)	68.6%	49.5%
Black or African American	16.2%	50.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	12.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Grantsboro	Mesic
No high school diploma	16.1%	12.7%
High school graduate	28.7%	60.0%
Some college or associate's	36.8%	17.0%
Bachelor's degree	14.0%	7.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Grantsboro	Mesic
Drove alone	81.9%	93.5%
Carpooled	11.6%	5.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	0.0%
Other means	1.1%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Grantsboro	Mesic
1-unit, detached	65.2%	73.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	34.8%	26.2%

Poverty & households

	Grantsboro	Mesic
Poverty rate	17.1%	14.6%
Average household size	2.60	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	27	21
Median year structure built	1987	1981