It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Grayling has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Grayling has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Grayling than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Grayling may be for you.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Grayling spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.03 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
The percentage of adults in Grayling with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.19% of adults in Grayling have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Grayling in 2022 was $21,605, which is low income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $86,420 for a family of four. However, Grayling contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Grayling is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Grayling home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Grayling residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Grayling include German, Irish, English, Polish, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Grayling is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
