Grafton is a very small city located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 4,575 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.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, transportation and shipping workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Grafton who work in office and administrative support (16.56%), sales jobs (16.56%), and management occupations (7.48%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.51% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 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 rate of college-level education in Grafton is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 11.19% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree. The per capita income in Grafton in 2022 was $24,962, 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 $99,848 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. Important ancestries of people in Grafton include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Grafton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
