Fountain vs Grimesland

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

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

Grimesland has the higher population (428 vs 317 in Fountain). Grimesland has the higher median home value ($162,500 vs $120,600 in Fountain). Since 2019, Grimesland's population has grown faster (-5.7% vs -9.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Fountain	Grimesland
Population	317	428
Median age	43.6 yrs	33.3 yrs
Median household income	—	$35,417
Median home value	$120,600	$162,500
Median gross rent	$718	$1,000
Housing units	197	210
Homeownership rate	49.0%	72.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.5%	15.0%
Unemployment rate	25.0%	16.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fountain	Grimesland
Population	351 → 317 (-9.7%)	454 → 428 (-5.7%)
Median household income	$24,583 → $22,250 (-9.5%)	$46,094 → $35,417 (-23.2%)
Median home value	$78,800 → $120,600 (+53.0%)	$64,200 → $162,500 (+153.1%)
Median gross rent	$585 → $718 (+22.7%)	$694 → $1,000 (+44.1%)

Fountain

Population

351317

Median household income

$24,583$22,250

Median home value

$78,800$120,600

Median gross rent

$585$718

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)

	Fountain	Grimesland
Under 5	3.2%	8.4%
5 to 17	17.7%	19.6%
18 to 24	8.8%	11.2%
25 to 34	11.7%	12.6%
35 to 44	9.5%	6.3%
45 to 54	9.8%	12.4%
55 to 64	17.4%	7.9%
65 to 74	13.2%	15.2%
75 and over	8.8%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fountain	Grimesland
White (non-Hispanic)	47.6%	53.7%
Black or African American	50.8%	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	1.6%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	20.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fountain	Grimesland
No high school diploma	22.0%	13.5%
High school graduate	31.8%	39.2%
Some college or associate's	24.7%	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	9.4%	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	12.1%	7.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fountain	Grimesland
Drove alone	62.4%	78.0%
Carpooled	26.9%	11.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.8%	10.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fountain	Grimesland
1-unit, detached	65.5%	83.3%
1-unit, attached	15.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.6%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	1.0%
20 or more units	2.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.2%	12.4%

Poverty & households

	Fountain	Grimesland
Poverty rate	53.6%	27.3%
Average household size	2.22	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	20	29
Median year structure built	1965	1977