Grifton is a very small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 2,070 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Grifton is the 304th largest community in North Carolina.

Unlike some towns, Grifton isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Grifton are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Grifton is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Grifton who work in office and administrative support jobs (18.01%), sales jobs (8.54%), and teaching (8.42%).

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Grifton are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

Grifton is a very car-oriented town. 97.93% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Grifton is a small town, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Grifton has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

Being a small town, Grifton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Grifton Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, the citizens of Grifton rank slightly lower than the national average. 12.03% of adults 25 and older in Grifton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 14.96% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.

The per capita income in Grifton in 2000 was $16,488, which is middle income relative to North Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $65,952 for a family of four.

Grifton is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Grifton home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Grifton is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Grifton include English, Irish, German, and Scotch-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Grifton is English. Some people also speak Spanish.