Bell Arthur vs Grifton

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

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

Grifton has the higher population (2,661 vs 649 in Bell Arthur). Bell Arthur has the higher median home value ($137,300 vs $122,100 in Grifton). Since 2019, Bell Arthur's population has grown faster (+75.9% vs -2.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Bell Arthur	Grifton
Population	649	2,661
Median age	25.0 yrs	35.9 yrs
Median household income	—	$36,664
Median home value	$137,300	$122,100
Housing units	177	1,356
Homeownership rate	48.0%	39.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	56.3%	14.1%
Unemployment rate	30.3%	16.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bell Arthur	Grifton
Population	369 → 649 (+75.9%)	2,732 → 2,661 (-2.6%)
Median household income	—	$31,505 → $36,664 (+16.4%)
Median home value	$126,600 → $137,300 (+8.5%)	$83,800 → $122,100 (+45.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$607 → $650 (+7.1%)

Bell Arthur

Population

369649

Median home value

$126,600$137,300

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)

	Bell Arthur	Grifton
Under 5	36.1%	4.1%
5 to 17	8.3%	17.0%
18 to 24	5.5%	17.6%
25 to 34	23.6%	8.3%
35 to 44	16.9%	8.5%
45 to 54	7.4%	16.4%
55 to 64	0.0%	9.7%
65 to 74	2.2%	5.3%
75 and over	0.0%	13.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bell Arthur	Grifton
White (non-Hispanic)	86.9%	36.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	42.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	10.8%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	18.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bell Arthur	Grifton
No high school diploma	0.0%	13.2%
High school graduate	29.5%	33.7%
Some college or associate's	14.2%	38.9%
Bachelor's degree	4.6%	10.0%
Graduate or professional degree	51.7%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bell Arthur	Grifton
Drove alone	54.8%	82.3%
Carpooled	24.4%	15.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	20.8%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bell Arthur	Grifton
1-unit, detached	48.0%	60.2%
1-unit, attached	27.1%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	18.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.3%
20 or more units	24.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	10.0%

Poverty & households

	Bell Arthur	Grifton
Poverty rate	9.2%	31.3%
Average household size	3.67	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	—	27
Median year structure built	1993	1973