Ayden vs Bell Arthur

A side-by-side comparison of Ayden and Bell Arthur: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Ayden has the higher population (5,035 vs 649 in Bell Arthur). Ayden has the higher median home value ($161,200 vs $137,300 in Bell Arthur). Since 2019, Bell Arthur's population has grown faster (+75.9% vs -1.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Ayden	Bell Arthur
Population	5,035	649
Median age	42.4 yrs	25.0 yrs
Median household income	$41,711	—
Median home value	$161,200	$137,300
Median gross rent	$774	—
Housing units	2,734	177
Homeownership rate	54.6%	48.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.8%	56.3%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	30.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ayden	Bell Arthur
Population	5,132 → 5,035 (-1.9%)	369 → 649 (+75.9%)
Median household income	$38,919 → $41,711 (+7.2%)	—
Median home value	$117,400 → $161,200 (+37.3%)	$126,600 → $137,300 (+8.5%)
Median gross rent	$601 → $774 (+28.8%)	—

Ayden

Population

5,1325,035

Median household income

$38,919$41,711

Median home value

$117,400$161,200

Median gross rent

$601$774

Bell Arthur

Population

369649

Median home value

$126,600$137,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ayden	Bell Arthur
Under 5	3.6%	36.1%
5 to 17	21.6%	8.3%
18 to 24	4.9%	5.5%
25 to 34	9.8%	23.6%
35 to 44	12.8%	16.9%
45 to 54	11.0%	7.4%
55 to 64	10.7%	0.0%
65 to 74	13.5%	2.2%
75 and over	12.1%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ayden	Bell Arthur
White (non-Hispanic)	52.4%	86.9%
Black or African American	35.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	10.8%
Hispanic or Latino	12.5%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ayden	Bell Arthur
No high school diploma	10.7%	0.0%
High school graduate	31.2%	29.5%
Some college or associate's	37.3%	14.2%
Bachelor's degree	13.0%	4.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.9%	51.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ayden	Bell Arthur
Drove alone	91.3%	54.8%
Carpooled	2.4%	24.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	20.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.4%	0.0%
Other means	1.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ayden	Bell Arthur
1-unit, detached	68.4%	48.0%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	27.1%
2 to 4 units	16.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.4%	24.9%
Mobile home & other	3.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ayden	Bell Arthur
Poverty rate	21.6%	9.2%
Average household size	2.16	3.67
Mean commute (minutes)	23	—
Median year structure built	1974	1993