Bell Arthur vs Fountain

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

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

Bell Arthur has the higher population (649 vs 317 in Fountain). Bell Arthur has the higher median home value ($137,300 vs $120,600 in Fountain). Since 2019, Bell Arthur's population has grown faster (+75.9% vs -9.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Bell Arthur	Fountain
Population	649	317
Median age	25.0 yrs	43.6 yrs
Median home value	$137,300	$120,600
Median gross rent	—	$718
Housing units	177	197
Homeownership rate	48.0%	49.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	56.3%	21.5%
Unemployment rate	30.3%	25.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bell Arthur	Fountain
Population	369 → 649 (+75.9%)	351 → 317 (-9.7%)
Median household income	—	$24,583 → $22,250 (-9.5%)
Median home value	$126,600 → $137,300 (+8.5%)	$78,800 → $120,600 (+53.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$585 → $718 (+22.7%)

Bell Arthur

Population

369649

Median home value

$126,600$137,300

Fountain

Population

351317

Median household income

$24,583$22,250

Median home value

$78,800$120,600

Median gross rent

$585$718

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bell Arthur	Fountain
Under 5	36.1%	3.2%
5 to 17	8.3%	17.7%
18 to 24	5.5%	8.8%
25 to 34	23.6%	11.7%
35 to 44	16.9%	9.5%
45 to 54	7.4%	9.8%
55 to 64	0.0%	17.4%
65 to 74	2.2%	13.2%
75 and over	0.0%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bell Arthur	Fountain
White (non-Hispanic)	86.9%	47.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	50.8%
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	10.8%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bell Arthur	Fountain
No high school diploma	0.0%	22.0%
High school graduate	29.5%	31.8%
Some college or associate's	14.2%	24.7%
Bachelor's degree	4.6%	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	51.7%	12.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bell Arthur	Fountain
Drove alone	54.8%	62.4%
Carpooled	24.4%	26.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	20.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	10.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bell Arthur	Fountain
1-unit, detached	48.0%	65.5%
1-unit, attached	27.1%	15.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.0%
20 or more units	24.9%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	10.2%

Poverty & households

	Bell Arthur	Fountain
Poverty rate	9.2%	53.6%
Average household size	3.67	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	—	20
Median year structure built	1993	1965