Grafton is a somewhat small village located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 5,804 people and four associated neighborhoods, Grafton is the 249th largest community in Ohio.
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.
A relatively large number of people in Grafton telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.57% 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.
Grafton’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
The rate of college-level education in Grafton is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 11.24% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Grafton in 2022 was $19,756, which is low income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $79,024 for a family of four. However, Grafton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Grafton is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. 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. Grafton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.93% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Grafton include German, Irish, Polish, Italian, and English.
The most common language spoken in Grafton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.