Bell Arthur vs Simpson

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

Bell Arthur and Simpson 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 388 in Simpson). Simpson has the higher median home value ($178,200 vs $137,300 in Bell Arthur). Since 2019, Bell Arthur's population has grown faster (+75.9% vs -3.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Bell Arthur	Simpson
Population	649	388
Median age	25.0 yrs	46.5 yrs
Median household income	—	$47,321
Median home value	$137,300	$178,200
Median gross rent	—	$850
Housing units	177	198
Homeownership rate	48.0%	86.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	56.3%	28.0%
Unemployment rate	30.3%	8.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bell Arthur	Simpson
Population	369 → 649 (+75.9%)	400 → 388 (-3.0%)
Median household income	—	$56,458 → $47,321 (-16.2%)
Median home value	$126,600 → $137,300 (+8.5%)	$144,800 → $178,200 (+23.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,045 → $850 (-18.7%)

Bell Arthur

Population

369649

Median home value

$126,600$137,300

Simpson

Population

400388

Median household income

$56,458$47,321

Median home value

$144,800$178,200

Median gross rent

$1,045$850

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bell Arthur	Simpson
Under 5	36.1%	3.4%
5 to 17	8.3%	18.6%
18 to 24	5.5%	2.6%
25 to 34	23.6%	14.7%
35 to 44	16.9%	10.3%
45 to 54	7.4%	10.6%
55 to 64	0.0%	10.1%
65 to 74	2.2%	16.2%
75 and over	0.0%	13.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bell Arthur	Simpson
White (non-Hispanic)	86.9%	53.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	39.2%
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%	0.5%
Two or more races	10.8%	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bell Arthur	Simpson
No high school diploma	0.0%	6.8%
High school graduate	29.5%	25.9%
Some college or associate's	14.2%	39.2%
Bachelor's degree	4.6%	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	51.7%	9.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bell Arthur	Simpson
Drove alone	54.8%	93.7%
Carpooled	24.4%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	20.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.8%
Other means	0.0%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bell Arthur	Simpson
1-unit, detached	48.0%	81.3%
1-unit, attached	27.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	24.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	18.7%

Poverty & households

	Bell Arthur	Simpson
Poverty rate	9.2%	28.6%
Average household size	3.67	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	—	23
Median year structure built	1993	1984