GraingersNC
A town settled in 1893, now home to 27 people.
Is Graingers a good place to live?
Graingers’ median age is 76.4 years, above both North Carolina’s towns (40.1 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Among 291 North Carolina towns, just 5 have a lower middle household income than Graingers. Graingers has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
27 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Graingers: who provides what
Graingers is unincorporated, so Lenoir County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Graingers.
With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Graingers’ workers commute out
The top destinations are Kinston (24%), Greenville (11%) and Raleigh (7%). Most working residents leave Graingers for work: only 1% work in town. Half of commuters travel less than 20 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The biggest natural risk in Graingers is inland flooding, at a high overall level
Of the losses FEMA expects in Graingers, 40% come from inland flooding and 37% from hurricanes. Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in just over two thirds of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect mild winters and hot summers in Graingers
July afternoons reach 90°, January nights drop to 33° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More of Graingers’ adults smoke cigarettes than in the typical North Carolina or U.S. town
In Graingers, 17% of adults report frequent physical distress. Only 8 of the 290 North Carolina towns we compare have a higher share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Graingers.
| Graingers | Typical North Carolina town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 13% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 19% | 19% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 47% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Graingers | NC |
|---|---|---|
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 14.4% | 8.1% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 26.5% | 15.2% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 24% | 13.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median home in Graingers sells for about $115K
For households in Graingers, the share who are owner-occupiers is 44%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Graingers
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Graingers
About 0 of every 100 Graingers residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across North Carolina.
99% of working residents leave Graingers for work
Where Graingers’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Graingers
Census-designated place in North Carolina, United States
Graingers is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lenoir County, North Carolina, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 229. The community is in northeastern Lenoir County, along North Carolina Highway 11. It is 6 miles (10 km) northeast of Kinston, the county seat, and the same distance southwest of Grifton. North Carolina Highway 148, the C.F. Harvey Parkway, has its eastern terminus at NC-11 in the northeastern end of Graingers. The parkway serves as a northern and western bypass of Kinston, reaching U.S. Route 70 in 13 miles (21 km).
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- Area
- 1.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 69 ft
Questions about Graingers
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Graingers, NC a good place to live?
Graingers has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.