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Population (year 2000): 2,073. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,066 (-0.3% change)
Males: 1,004 (48.4%), Females: 1,069 (51.6%)
Pitt County
Zip code:
28530
Median resident age: 40.4 years
Median household income: $34,853 (year 2000)
Median house value: $80,000 (year 2000)
Races in Grifton:
- White Non-Hispanic (61.5%)
- Black (33.2%)
- Hispanic (4.7%)
- Other race (2.3%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
Ancestries: United States (17.4%), English
(10.5%), Irish (6.7%), German (4.1%), Scotch-Irish (2.2%),
Scottish (1.3%).
Elevation: 4 feet
Land area: 1.7 square miles
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%
3.7% Foreign born (2.1% Latin America, 0.9%
Asia, 0.5% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: -380 (-15.5%).
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)
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)
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)
- CAPE FEAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 86 miles;
WILMINGTON, NC; FT enrollment: 3,550)
- 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)
Public primary/middle schools in Grifton:
- GRIFTON ELEMENTARY (Students: 554; Location:
513 E MCCRAE STREET; Grades: PK - 08)
- SAVANNAH MIDDLE (Students: 287; Location:
2583 CAMERON LANGSTON ROAD; Grades: 06 - 08)
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