Grifton vs Grimesland

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

Grifton and Grimesland 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 428 in Grimesland). Grifton has the higher median household income ($36,664 vs $35,417 in Grimesland). Grimesland has the higher median home value ($162,500 vs $122,100 in Grifton).

Population, income & housing

	Grifton	Grimesland
Population	2,661	428
Median age	35.9 yrs	33.3 yrs
Median household income	$36,664	$35,417
Median home value	$122,100	$162,500
Median gross rent	—	$1,000
Housing units	1,356	210
Homeownership rate	39.4%	72.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.1%	15.0%
Unemployment rate	16.0%	16.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Grifton	Grimesland
Population	2,732 → 2,661 (-2.6%)	454 → 428 (-5.7%)
Median household income	$31,505 → $36,664 (+16.4%)	$46,094 → $35,417 (-23.2%)
Median home value	$83,800 → $122,100 (+45.7%)	$64,200 → $162,500 (+153.1%)
Median gross rent	$607 → $650 (+7.1%)	$694 → $1,000 (+44.1%)

Grifton

Population

2,7322,661

Median household income

$31,505$36,664

Median home value

$83,800$122,100

Median gross rent

$607$650

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)

	Grifton	Grimesland
Under 5	4.1%	8.4%
5 to 17	17.0%	19.6%
18 to 24	17.6%	11.2%
25 to 34	8.3%	12.6%
35 to 44	8.5%	6.3%
45 to 54	16.4%	12.4%
55 to 64	9.7%	7.9%
65 to 74	5.3%	15.2%
75 and over	13.2%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Grifton	Grimesland
White (non-Hispanic)	36.4%	53.7%
Black or African American	42.1%	19.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.5%
Asian	2.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.9%
Two or more races	0.6%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	18.4%	20.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Grifton	Grimesland
No high school diploma	13.2%	13.5%
High school graduate	33.7%	39.2%
Some college or associate's	38.9%	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	10.0%	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	7.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Grifton	Grimesland
Drove alone	82.3%	78.0%
Carpooled	15.0%	11.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.3%	10.6%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Grifton	Grimesland
1-unit, detached	60.2%	83.3%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	18.1%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	10.3%	1.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.0%	12.4%

Poverty & households

	Grifton	Grimesland
Poverty rate	31.3%	27.3%
Average household size	2.25	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	27	29
Median year structure built	1973	1977