Grimesland vs Simpson

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

Grimesland and Simpson 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 388 in Simpson). Simpson has the higher median household income ($47,321 vs $35,417 in Grimesland). Simpson has the higher median home value ($178,200 vs $162,500 in Grimesland).

Population, income & housing

	Grimesland	Simpson
Population	428	388
Median age	33.3 yrs	46.5 yrs
Median household income	$35,417	$47,321
Median home value	$162,500	$178,200
Median gross rent	$1,000	$850
Housing units	210	198
Homeownership rate	72.9%	86.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.0%	28.0%
Unemployment rate	16.1%	8.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Grimesland	Simpson
Population	454 → 428 (-5.7%)	400 → 388 (-3.0%)
Median household income	$46,094 → $35,417 (-23.2%)	$56,458 → $47,321 (-16.2%)
Median home value	$64,200 → $162,500 (+153.1%)	$144,800 → $178,200 (+23.1%)
Median gross rent	$694 → $1,000 (+44.1%)	$1,045 → $850 (-18.7%)

Grimesland

Population

454428

Median household income

$46,094$35,417

Median home value

$64,200$162,500

Median gross rent

$694$1,000

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)

	Grimesland	Simpson
Under 5	8.4%	3.4%
5 to 17	19.6%	18.6%
18 to 24	11.2%	2.6%
25 to 34	12.6%	14.7%
35 to 44	6.3%	10.3%
45 to 54	12.4%	10.6%
55 to 64	7.9%	10.1%
65 to 74	15.2%	16.2%
75 and over	6.3%	13.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Grimesland	Simpson
White (non-Hispanic)	53.7%	53.1%
Black or African American	19.4%	39.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.9%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.7%	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino	20.8%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Grimesland	Simpson
No high school diploma	13.5%	6.8%
High school graduate	39.2%	25.9%
Some college or associate's	32.3%	39.2%
Bachelor's degree	7.7%	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	9.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Grimesland	Simpson
Drove alone	78.0%	93.7%
Carpooled	11.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.6%	3.8%
Other means	0.0%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Grimesland	Simpson
1-unit, detached	83.3%	81.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.4%	18.7%

Poverty & households

	Grimesland	Simpson
Poverty rate	27.3%	28.6%
Average household size	2.52	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	29	23
Median year structure built	1977	1984