Grimesland is a city of 650 people in North Carolina. The median age is 30.8, younger than the US median of 38.9. 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Growth has run 48% since 2000, or 210 more people. People stay put here: 72% were in the same home a year ago. That trails the North Carolina median by roughly 42%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $42,232, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 30.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
19% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 122%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Grimesland
What changed most since 1990
Median age39.8 → 30.8(−9.0 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Black share36.2% → 17.7%(−18.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Poverty rate10.5% → 25.8%(+15.3 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)69.2%(27)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era17.9%(7)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.7%(3)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 39 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Grimesland, decade by decade
Grimesland population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
464
$51,001
$105,363
6.0%
59.8
2000
440
$52,230
$94,180
5.4%
66.0
2010
441
$39,031
$126,594
5.9%
67.7
2020
386
$44,125
$98,660
8.3%
80.8
2024
650
$42,232
$208,700
19.2%
80.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
