Grafton is a somewhat small village located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 12,433 people and four associated neighborhoods, Grafton is the 79th largest community in Wisconsin.Grafton is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Grafton is a village of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Grafton who work in management occupations (10.59%), office and administrative support (10.23%), and sales jobs (8.87%). Also of interest is that Grafton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.78% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The education level of Grafton ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Grafton, 43.97% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Grafton in 2022 was $45,593, which is wealthy relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $182,372 for a family of four. The people who call Grafton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Grafton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Grafton include German, Irish, Polish, English, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Grafton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
