
North Carolina · Census place 28240
Grimesland, NC population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Grimesland, North Carolina (Grimesland, NC — Census place “Grimesland town”) is 428 residents, ranking #616 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $35,417, the median home is worth $162,500 and median gross rent runs $1,000 a month. Looking for the Grimesland North Carolina ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Grimesland, NC: 27837.
- Population
- 428Grimesland town residents
- Median household income
- $35,417Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $162,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,000Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 33.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 72.9%Owner-occupied households
Grimesland ZIP codes (North Carolina)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Grimesland.
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What the numbers mean in Grimesland town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Grimesland town median would spend about 33.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 27.3% of residents and 72.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Grimesland town, NC in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Grimesland town is a very small community in North Carolina, with 428 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #616 of 777 ranked by population — larger than 20% of them. The median age here is 33.3 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Grimesland town earn a median of $35,417 a year, 54.9% below the national figure of $78,538 and 42% below the $61,228 median for the 459 North Carolina cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 27.3% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.
The typical owner-occupied home in Grimesland town is valued at $162,500, 46.4% below the national figure and 26% below the $219,800 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,000 a month, 28.9% below the national figure, or roughly $12,000 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 33.9% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is a stretch on median earnings. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4.6×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 72.9% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
With 428 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Grimesland town against its county rather than against national figures.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in North Carolina.
- Jackson Heights CDP 1,002
- Middlesex town 1,005
- Roseboro town 1,007
- Moravian Falls CDP 1,015
- West Marion CDP 1,018
- Charlotte city 886,283
- Barker Heights CDP 1,025
- Raleigh city 470,763
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Grimesland town?
- Grimesland town has 428 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #616 of 777 in North Carolina.
- What is the median household income in Grimesland town?
- Median household income in Grimesland town is $35,417 a year, 54.9% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Grimesland town?
- Median gross rent is $1,000 a month and the median home value is $162,500, so rent absorbs about 33.9% of median household income.
- Is Grimesland town affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 4.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Grimesland town is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 33.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Grimesland town data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.