Bell Arthur vs Grimesland

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

Bell Arthur and Grimesland 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 428 in Grimesland). Grimesland has the higher median home value ($162,500 vs $137,300 in Bell Arthur). Since 2019, Bell Arthur's population has grown faster (+75.9% vs -5.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Bell Arthur	Grimesland
Population	649	428
Median age	25.0 yrs	33.3 yrs
Median household income	—	$35,417
Median home value	$137,300	$162,500
Median gross rent	—	$1,000
Housing units	177	210
Homeownership rate	48.0%	72.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	56.3%	15.0%
Unemployment rate	30.3%	16.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bell Arthur	Grimesland
Population	369 → 649 (+75.9%)	454 → 428 (-5.7%)
Median household income	—	$46,094 → $35,417 (-23.2%)
Median home value	$126,600 → $137,300 (+8.5%)	$64,200 → $162,500 (+153.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$694 → $1,000 (+44.1%)

Bell Arthur

Population

369649

Median home value

$126,600$137,300

Grimesland

Population

454428

Median household income

$46,094$35,417

Median home value

$64,200$162,500

Median gross rent

$694$1,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bell Arthur	Grimesland
Under 5	36.1%	8.4%
5 to 17	8.3%	19.6%
18 to 24	5.5%	11.2%
25 to 34	23.6%	12.6%
35 to 44	16.9%	6.3%
45 to 54	7.4%	12.4%
55 to 64	0.0%	7.9%
65 to 74	2.2%	15.2%
75 and over	0.0%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bell Arthur	Grimesland
White (non-Hispanic)	86.9%	53.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	19.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.9%
Two or more races	10.8%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	20.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bell Arthur	Grimesland
No high school diploma	0.0%	13.5%
High school graduate	29.5%	39.2%
Some college or associate's	14.2%	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	4.6%	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	51.7%	7.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bell Arthur	Grimesland
Drove alone	54.8%	78.0%
Carpooled	24.4%	11.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	20.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	10.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bell Arthur	Grimesland
1-unit, detached	48.0%	83.3%
1-unit, attached	27.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.0%
20 or more units	24.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	12.4%

Poverty & households

	Bell Arthur	Grimesland
Poverty rate	9.2%	27.3%
Average household size	3.67	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	—	29
Median year structure built	1993	1977