Grifton vs Simpson

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

Grifton and Simpson 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 388 in Simpson). Simpson has the higher median household income ($47,321 vs $36,664 in Grifton). Simpson has the higher median home value ($178,200 vs $122,100 in Grifton).

Population, income & housing

	Grifton	Simpson
Population	2,661	388
Median age	35.9 yrs	46.5 yrs
Median household income	$36,664	$47,321
Median home value	$122,100	$178,200
Median gross rent	—	$850
Housing units	1,356	198
Homeownership rate	39.4%	86.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.1%	28.0%
Unemployment rate	16.0%	8.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Grifton	Simpson
Population	2,732 → 2,661 (-2.6%)	400 → 388 (-3.0%)
Median household income	$31,505 → $36,664 (+16.4%)	$56,458 → $47,321 (-16.2%)
Median home value	$83,800 → $122,100 (+45.7%)	$144,800 → $178,200 (+23.1%)
Median gross rent	$607 → $650 (+7.1%)	$1,045 → $850 (-18.7%)

Grifton

Population

2,7322,661

Median household income

$31,505$36,664

Median home value

$83,800$122,100

Median gross rent

$607$650

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)

	Grifton	Simpson
Under 5	4.1%	3.4%
5 to 17	17.0%	18.6%
18 to 24	17.6%	2.6%
25 to 34	8.3%	14.7%
35 to 44	8.5%	10.3%
45 to 54	16.4%	10.6%
55 to 64	9.7%	10.1%
65 to 74	5.3%	16.2%
75 and over	13.2%	13.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Grifton	Simpson
White (non-Hispanic)	36.4%	53.1%
Black or African American	42.1%	39.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	2.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	0.6%	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino	18.4%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Grifton	Simpson
No high school diploma	13.2%	6.8%
High school graduate	33.7%	25.9%
Some college or associate's	38.9%	39.2%
Bachelor's degree	10.0%	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	9.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Grifton	Simpson
Drove alone	82.3%	93.7%
Carpooled	15.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.3%	3.8%
Other means	0.3%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Grifton	Simpson
1-unit, detached	60.2%	81.3%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	18.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	10.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.0%	18.7%

Poverty & households

	Grifton	Simpson
Poverty rate	31.3%	28.6%
Average household size	2.25	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	27	23
Median year structure built	1973	1984