Fountain vs Simpson

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

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

Simpson has the higher population (388 vs 317 in Fountain). Simpson has the higher median home value ($178,200 vs $120,600 in Fountain). Since 2019, Simpson's population has grown faster (-3.0% vs -9.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Fountain	Simpson
Population	317	388
Median age	43.6 yrs	46.5 yrs
Median household income	—	$47,321
Median home value	$120,600	$178,200
Median gross rent	$718	$850
Housing units	197	198
Homeownership rate	49.0%	86.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.5%	28.0%
Unemployment rate	25.0%	8.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fountain	Simpson
Population	351 → 317 (-9.7%)	400 → 388 (-3.0%)
Median household income	$24,583 → $22,250 (-9.5%)	$56,458 → $47,321 (-16.2%)
Median home value	$78,800 → $120,600 (+53.0%)	$144,800 → $178,200 (+23.1%)
Median gross rent	$585 → $718 (+22.7%)	$1,045 → $850 (-18.7%)

Fountain

Population

351317

Median household income

$24,583$22,250

Median home value

$78,800$120,600

Median gross rent

$585$718

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)

	Fountain	Simpson
Under 5	3.2%	3.4%
5 to 17	17.7%	18.6%
18 to 24	8.8%	2.6%
25 to 34	11.7%	14.7%
35 to 44	9.5%	10.3%
45 to 54	9.8%	10.6%
55 to 64	17.4%	10.1%
65 to 74	13.2%	16.2%
75 and over	8.8%	13.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fountain	Simpson
White (non-Hispanic)	47.6%	53.1%
Black or African American	50.8%	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	1.6%	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fountain	Simpson
No high school diploma	22.0%	6.8%
High school graduate	31.8%	25.9%
Some college or associate's	24.7%	39.2%
Bachelor's degree	9.4%	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	12.1%	9.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fountain	Simpson
Drove alone	62.4%	93.7%
Carpooled	26.9%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.8%	3.8%
Other means	0.0%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fountain	Simpson
1-unit, detached	65.5%	81.3%
1-unit, attached	15.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.2%	18.7%

Poverty & households

	Fountain	Simpson
Poverty rate	53.6%	28.6%
Average household size	2.22	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	20	23
Median year structure built	1965	1984