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Fountain, North Carolina, in Pitt county, is 15 miles W of Greenville, North Carolina (center to center) and 56 miles E of Raleigh, North Carolina. The town benefits from easy access to the nearby cities and towns with which it shares the Greenville metropolitan area. Fountain contains a population of approximately 533.
In Fountain, about 47% of adults are married. Unmarried people abound in Fountain.
The town has an abundance of women! Well, at any rate the famale/male ratio there is higher than in most places.
In 2000, Fountain had a median family income of $26,042.
Among political parties, the Democratic party was tops in raising money in Fountain.
Fountain has, of course, a mix of various types of housing. Recently 52% of the livable housing units were owner-occupied. Rents in the town tend toward the low side for North Carolina. You can't avoid taxes, but at least in Fountain the property taxes tend to be lower than most.
In Fountain, 95% of commuters drive to work.
Comparing Fountain to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in North Carolina (State):
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| Short Commute Times | |  |
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