Grafton is a very small city located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 4,589 people and three associated neighborhoods, Grafton is the 35th largest community in West Virginia. Much of the housing stock in Grafton was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Grafton is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Grafton is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Grafton who work in sales jobs (17.55%), office and administrative support (15.63%), and management occupations (7.20%). The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Grafton has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Grafton a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. As is often the case in a small city, Grafton doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The percentage of people in Grafton with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 11.27% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Grafton in 2022 was $24,504, 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 $98,016 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 German, Irish, Italian, English, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Grafton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
