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Grafton, WV
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Living in Grafton



Grafton is a very small city located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 4,588 people and three associated neighborhoods, Grafton is the 35th largest community in West Virginia. Grafton has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

A relatively large number of people in Grafton telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.98% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

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!) Grafton 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. Grafton has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Grafton than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Grafton may be for you.

As is often the case in a small city, Grafton doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The citizens of Grafton are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 13.56% of adults in Grafton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree

The per capita income in Grafton in 2022 was $21,466, which is lower middle income relative to West Virginia, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $85,864 for a family of four. However, Grafton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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 Asian. Important ancestries of people in Grafton include Irish, German, Italian, English, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Grafton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.