CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Grimesland

North Carolina · 464 residents · 0.68 sq mi

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Grimesland is home to 464 people in North Carolina. At a median age of 39.8, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 81% of the housing stock. 6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $43,900. That trails the North Carolina median by roughly 20%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 39.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

464

+5%vs 2000

vs 440 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

39.8

+4%vs 2000

vs 38.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.68 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024650

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.1%(33)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96%(28)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.2%(24)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.2%(24)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.2%(38)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3411.6%(54)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.6%(63)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5413.4%(62)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6412.5%(58)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.6%(40)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.3%(29)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.4%(11)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,250

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,672 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,122

−29%vs 2000

vs $14,204 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.5%

−6.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$43,900

+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $51,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$319

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $431 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

81.2%

+6.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.7% in 2000

18.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic61.6%(271)

Black29.1%(128)

Hispanic / Latino8.9%(39)

Asian0.2%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic63.8%(296)

Black36.2%(168)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(6)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Central American10.8%(70)

Salvadoran10.8%(70)

Mexican9.1%(59)

Cuban1.2%(8)

Spaniard0.5%(3)

Asian origin

Chinese0.9%(6)

Ancestry

English10%(65)

American4.8%(31)

German4.6%(30)

Irish3.5%(23)

Italian3.1%(20)

Scottish2.5%(16)

British1.2%(8)

Subsaharan African0.5%(3)

Polish0.3%(2)

Portuguese0.3%(2)

RANKED:Largest Central American population · Largest Salvadoran population · Largest English population · Largest Mexican population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.0%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

54.9%

−5.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 60.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.2%

+2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 0.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.3 min

+60%vs 2000

vs 14.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married36.6%(87)

Married45%(107)

Widowed2.1%(5)

Divorced16.4%(39)

Women 15+

Never married28.7%(62)

Married56%(121)

Widowed13%(28)

Divorced2.3%(5)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.4%

−24.7 ptssince 2013

from 30.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

31.1%

−6.4 ptssince 2020

from 37.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.5%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 17.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.2%

−4.8 ptssince 2020

from 25.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

40.6%

+15.6 ptssince 2020

from 25.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.8%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 2.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

49.8%

−6.8 ptssince 2020

from 56.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

55.5%

+10.1 ptssince 2020

from 45.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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