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Population in July 2007: 2,237. Population change since 2000: +7.3%
 

Males: 1,083  (48.4%)
Females: 1,154  (51.6%)
Median resident age:  40.4 years
North Carolina median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 28530.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $39,500 (it was $34,853 in 2000)
Grifton  $39,500
North Carolina:  $44,670

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $95,400 (it was $80,000 in 2000)
Grifton  $95,400
North Carolina:  $145,700

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Races in Grifton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (61.5%)
  • Black (33.2%)
  • Hispanic (4.7%)
  • Other race (2.3%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Grifton: 82.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (17.4%), English (10.5%), Irish (6.7%), German (4.1%), Scotch-Irish (2.2%), Scottish (1.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 4 feet

Land area: 1.71 square miles.

Population density: 1305 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Grifton

  • High school or higher: 73.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
  • Unemployed: 6.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Grifton town

  • Never married: 20.3%
  • Now married: 58.3%
  • Separated: 3.3%
  • Widowed: 10.5%
  • Divorced: 7.7%

77 residents are foreign born (2.1% Latin America, 0.9% Asia, 0.5% Europe).

This town:  3.7%
North Carolina:  5.3%



According to our research there were 9 registered sex offenders living in Grifton, North Carolina in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Grifton to the number of sex offenders is 249 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Grifton:  1.0% ($811)
North Carolina:  0.8% ($826)
Grifton satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Greenville, NC (16.2 miles , pop. 60,476).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Raleigh, NC (88.7 miles , pop. 276,093).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (356.3 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Ayden, NC (6.7 miles ), Dover, NC (10.9 miles ), Winterville, NC (11.0 miles ), Hookerton, NC (11.2 miles ), Kinston, NC (12.7 miles ), Cove City, NC (15.1 miles ), Greenville, NC (16.2 miles ), Snow Hill, NC (17.2 miles ).

Latitude: 35.38 N, Longitude: 77.43 W


41 people in nursing homes
12 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Area code: 252

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Population change in the 1990s: -380 (-15.5%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (13%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Health care (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (24%)
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Apparel (4%)
  • Social assistance (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)


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Crime in Grifton by Year
Type 2001 2002 2004 2005 2006
Murders 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Robberies 31133
    per 100,000 142.346.747.9144.0142.4
Assaults 148610
    per 100,000 664.1373.5287.248.00.0
Burglaries 4127271318
    per 100,000 1945.01260.51292.5624.1854.3
Thefts 2583615362
    per 100,000 1186.03874.92920.12544.42942.6
Auto thefts 17532
    per 100,000 47.4326.8239.3144.094.9
Arson 10002
    per 100,000 47.40.00.00.094.9
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 362.9358.1298.2209.8227.8

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 7 (7 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  3.13
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in Grifton, North Carolina

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Grifton-area historical tornado activity is slightly above North Carolina state average. It is 31% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/28/1984, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 24.0 miles away from the Grifton town center killed 16 people and injured 153 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 3/4/1977, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 10.8 miles away from the town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Grifton:
  • LENOIR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; KINSTON, NC)
  • PITT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; GREENVILLE, NC)
  • WALTER B JONES ALCOHOL & DRUG ABUSE (about 18 miles; GREENVILLE, NC)

Political contributions by individuals in Grifton, NC

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Grifton:
  • KINSTON RGNL JETPORT AT STALLINGS FLD (about 13 miles; KINSTON, NC; ID: ISO)
  • PITT-GREENVILLE (about 19 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; ID: PGV)
  • CRAVEN COUNTY REGIONAL (about 35 miles; NEW BERN, NC; ID: EWN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Grifton:
  • FLANAGAN FIELD (about 15 miles; FARMVILLE, NC; ID: N08)
  • CRAFT AIR (about 20 miles; FARMVILLE, NC; ID: W38)
  • PINK HILL (about 31 miles; PINK HILL, NC; ID: 4W9)

Local government website: www.esn.net/grifton/index.html

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Grifton:
  • EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 16,633)
  • PITT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 16 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 3,072)
  • COASTAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,237)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA-WILMINGTON (about 86 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; FT enrollment: 8,996)
  • SHAW UNIVERSITY (about 88 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 2,299)
  • NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY AT RALEIGH (about 88 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 23,918)
  • WAKE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 88 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 4,754)
Public elementary/middle schools in Grifton:

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Notable locations in Grifton: Grifton City Hall (A), Fire and Police Department (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Grifton: Saint Jude Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Grifton and their reported violations in the past:

LIVE OAK FWB CHURCH (Population served: 75, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between AUG-21-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between AUG-10-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-29-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-10-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between AUG-13-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • 18 routine major monitoring violations
  • 6 regular monitoring violations
  • 6 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:
This town:  2.5 people
North Carolina:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  71.8%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  3.9%
Whole state:  4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.7% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  17.5%
Whole state:  12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  7.3%
Whole state:  5.5%

Grifton compared to North Carolina state average:

Grifton, North Carolina environmental map by EPA

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  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Grifton (2007 data):
  • First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company: Grifton Branch at 501 West Queen Street, branch established on 1942-02-05. Info updated 2006-07-11: Bank assets: $13,326.8 mil, Deposits: $11,030.1 mil, headquarters in Raleigh, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 339 total offices, Holding Company: First Citizens Bancshares, Inc.



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2004 Presidential Election results in Pitt County North Carolina:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Local Libraries 0$0 1$1,262
Water Supply 2$3,477$20,8620$0
Sewerage 2$4,456$26,7360$0
Other Government Administration 2$5,501$33,0060$0
Financial Administration 1$2,104$25,2480$0
Police Protection - Officers 7$14,363$24,6220$0
Totals for Government 14$29,900$25,6291$1,262


Grifton government finances in 2006:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $464,000
    Solid Waste Management: $117,000
    All Other: $14,000
  • Construction - Sewerage: $631,000
    Water Utilities: $270,000
    Regular Highways: $12,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $314,000
    Housing and Community Development: $261,000
    Central Staff Services: $258,000
    Regular Highways: $221,000
    Sewerage: $217,000
    Solid Waste Management: $142,000
    General - Other: $138,000
    Water Utilities: $93,000
    General Public Buildings: $84,000
    Libraries: $30,000
    Local Fire Protection: $26,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $25,000
    Health - Other: $7,000
    Parks and Recreation: $7,000
    Financial Administration: $4,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $261,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $8,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General - Other: $177,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $449,000
    Highways: $29,000
    All Other: $25,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $31,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $56,000
    Interest Earnings: $47,000
  • NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $209,000
    Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $178,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Parks and Recreation: $26,000
    General - Other: $24,000
    Local Fire Protection: $16,000
    Sewerage: $13,000
    Water Utilities: $6,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,000
    Police Protection: $2,000
    General Public Building: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,101,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $199,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $164,000
    Highways: $83,000
    General Local Government Support: $81,000
    All Other: $63,000
  • Tax - Property: $455,000
    NEC: $15,000
    Occupation and Business License, NEC: $2,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $621,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $26,000

8.90% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,697 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.90%
North Carolina average:  8.53%

0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($150 average AGI)
Pitt County:  0.10%
North Carolina average:  0.17%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Beaufort County, NC  0.56% ($42,692 average AGI)
from Wake County, NC  0.47% ($33,793)
from Lenoir County, NC  0.33% ($35,286)


7.42% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,419 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.42%
North Carolina average:  7.27%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($211 average AGI)
Pitt County:  0.06%
North Carolina average:  0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Wake County, NC  0.79% ($33,992 average AGI)
to Beaufort County, NC  0.38% ($34,263)
to Lenoir County, NC  0.26% ($24,315)


Strongest AM radio stations in Grifton:
  • WNCT (1070 AM; 10 kW; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: WNCT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRNS (960 AM; 5 kW; KINSTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WGHB (1250 AM; 5 kW; FARMVILLE, NC; Owner: CONNER MEDIA, INC.)
  • WSMO (1120 AM; 20 kW; CAMP LEJEUNE, NC; Owner: CTC MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WDLX (930 AM; 5 kW; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WLNR (1230 AM; 1 kW; KINSTON, NC; Owner: CONNER MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • WDJS (1430 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT OLIVE, NC; Owner: MOUNT OLIVE BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WTAR (850 AM; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: SINCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WELS (1010 AM; 1 kW; KINSTON, NC; Owner: KINSTON CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
  • WSTK (910 AM; 5 kW; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WGTM (590 AM; 5 kW; WILSON, NC; Owner: SPIRIT BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Grifton:
  • WERO (93.3 FM; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WNCT-FM (107.9 FM; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: WNCT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRNS-FM (95.1 FM; KINSTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WTRG (100.7 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WIKS (101.9 FM; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: WIKS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WXNR (99.5 FM; GRIFTON, NC; Owner: WXNR LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSFL-FM (106.5 FM; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: WSFL LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WGPM (94.3 FM; FARMVILLE, NC; Owner: ABG NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)
  • WAGO (88.7 FM; SNOW HILL, NC; Owner: PATHWAY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY, INC.)
  • WFXK (104.3 FM; TARBORO, NC; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • W220BW (91.9 FM; AYDEN, NC; Owner: GRACE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH)
  • WZBR (97.7 FM; KINSTON, NC; Owner: ABG NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)
  • W240AW (95.9 FM; KINSTON, NC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WMGV (103.3 FM; NEWPORT, NC; Owner: WMGV LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WELS-FM (102.9 FM; KINSTON, NC; Owner: KINSTON CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
  • WCZI (98.3 FM; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: ABG NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)
  • WTEB (89.3 FM; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: CRAVEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • W287AH (105.3 FM; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WZUP (104.7 FM; ROSE HILL, NC; Owner: CONNER MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • WZMB (91.3 FM; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY STUDENT MEDIA BOARD)

TV broadcast stations around Grifton:
  • WITN-TV (Channel 7; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: WITN LICENSEE CORP.)
  • WNCT-TV (Channel 9; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WEPX (Channel 38; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: PAXSON GREENVILLE LICENSE, INC.)
  • WYDO (Channel 14; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF EASTERN CAROLINA LICENSE LLC)
  • WCTI-TV (Channel 12; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WUNM-TV (Channel 19; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WUNK-TV (Channel 25; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • W64AZ (Channel 64; KINSTON-GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: GOCOM TELEVISION, L.P.,)
  • W60CV (Channel 60; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WRAY-TV (Channel 30; WILSON, NC; Owner: WRAY, INC.)




Grifton fatal accident list for 1995:
Dec 4, 1995 12:04 AM, W Main St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Dec 9, 1995 12:02 AM, Mccrae St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1


Grifton fatal accident list for 1993:
Mar 12, 1993 03:55 AM, Mccrae St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 2


Grifton fatal accident list for 1990:
May 18, 1990 05:50 AM, W Cntentna, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1


Grifton fatal accident list for 1984:
Nov 6, 1984 11:45 AM, 1091, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 2


Grifton fatal accident list for 1983:
Jul 28, 1983 07:15 AM, Mccrae St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

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