Grimesland vs Stokes

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

Grimesland and Stokes 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 198 in Stokes). Stokes has the higher median household income ($56,382 vs $35,417 in Grimesland). Stokes has the higher median home value ($233,500 vs $162,500 in Grimesland).

Population, income & housing

	Grimesland	Stokes
Population	428	198
Median age	33.3 yrs	50.6 yrs
Median household income	$35,417	$56,382
Median home value	$162,500	$233,500
Median gross rent	$1,000	—
Housing units	210	86
Homeownership rate	72.9%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.0%	9.0%
Unemployment rate	16.1%	14.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Grimesland	Stokes
Population	454 → 428 (-5.7%)	777 → 198 (-74.5%)
Median household income	$46,094 → $35,417 (-23.2%)	$93,963 → $56,382 (-40.0%)
Median home value	$64,200 → $162,500 (+153.1%)	$42,800 → $233,500 (+445.6%)
Median gross rent	$694 → $1,000 (+44.1%)	—

Grimesland

Population

454428

Median household income

$46,094$35,417

Median home value

$64,200$162,500

Median gross rent

$694$1,000

Stokes

Population

777198

Median household income

$93,963$56,382

Median home value

$42,800$233,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Grimesland	Stokes
Under 5	8.4%	0.0%
5 to 17	19.6%	15.7%
18 to 24	11.2%	6.1%
25 to 34	12.6%	19.2%
35 to 44	6.3%	4.5%
45 to 54	12.4%	7.1%
55 to 64	7.9%	28.3%
65 to 74	15.2%	7.1%
75 and over	6.3%	12.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Grimesland	Stokes
White (non-Hispanic)	53.7%	34.3%
Black or African American	19.4%	42.9%
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%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	22.7%
Hispanic or Latino	20.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Grimesland	Stokes
No high school diploma	13.5%	0.0%
High school graduate	39.2%	50.3%
Some college or associate's	32.3%	40.6%
Bachelor's degree	7.7%	9.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Grimesland	Stokes
Drove alone	78.0%	60.9%
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%	39.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Grimesland	Stokes
1-unit, detached	83.3%	89.5%
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%	10.5%

Poverty & households

	Grimesland	Stokes
Poverty rate	27.3%	0.0%
Average household size	2.52	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	29	—
Median year structure built	1977	1991