Ayden vs Grifton

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

Ayden and Grifton 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 2,661 in Grifton). Ayden has the higher median household income ($41,711 vs $36,664 in Grifton). Ayden has the higher median home value ($161,200 vs $122,100 in Grifton).

Population, income & housing

	Ayden	Grifton
Population	5,035	2,661
Median age	42.4 yrs	35.9 yrs
Median household income	$41,711	$36,664
Median home value	$161,200	$122,100
Median gross rent	$774	—
Housing units	2,734	1,356
Homeownership rate	54.6%	39.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.8%	14.1%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	16.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ayden	Grifton
Population	5,132 → 5,035 (-1.9%)	2,732 → 2,661 (-2.6%)
Median household income	$38,919 → $41,711 (+7.2%)	$31,505 → $36,664 (+16.4%)
Median home value	$117,400 → $161,200 (+37.3%)	$83,800 → $122,100 (+45.7%)
Median gross rent	$601 → $774 (+28.8%)	$607 → $650 (+7.1%)

Ayden

Population

5,1325,035

Median household income

$38,919$41,711

Median home value

$117,400$161,200

Median gross rent

$601$774

Grifton

Population

2,7322,661

Median household income

$31,505$36,664

Median home value

$83,800$122,100

Median gross rent

$607$650

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ayden	Grifton
Under 5	3.6%	4.1%
5 to 17	21.6%	17.0%
18 to 24	4.9%	17.6%
25 to 34	9.8%	8.3%
35 to 44	12.8%	8.5%
45 to 54	11.0%	16.4%
55 to 64	10.7%	9.7%
65 to 74	13.5%	5.3%
75 and over	12.1%	13.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ayden	Grifton
White (non-Hispanic)	52.4%	36.4%
Black or African American	35.0%	42.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	12.5%	18.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ayden	Grifton
No high school diploma	10.7%	13.2%
High school graduate	31.2%	33.7%
Some college or associate's	37.3%	38.9%
Bachelor's degree	13.0%	10.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.9%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ayden	Grifton
Drove alone	91.3%	82.3%
Carpooled	2.4%	15.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.4%	1.3%
Other means	1.9%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ayden	Grifton
1-unit, detached	68.4%	60.2%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	16.9%	18.1%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	10.3%
20 or more units	3.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.8%	10.0%

Poverty & households

	Ayden	Grifton
Poverty rate	21.6%	31.3%
Average household size	2.16	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	23	27
Median year structure built	1974	1973