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Population (year 2000): 5,489. Estimated population in July 2006: 5,386 (-1.9% change)
 

Males: 2,555  (46.5%)
Females: 2,934  (53.5%)

Taylor County

Median resident age:  39.9 years
West Virginia median age:  38.9 years

Zip codes: 26354.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $23,300 (it was $21,981 in 2000)
Grafton  $23,300
West Virginia:  $33,452

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $50,400 (it was $45,300 in 2000)
Grafton  $50,400
West Virginia:  $84,400

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Races in Grafton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.6%)
  • Black (0.8%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

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Ancestries: Irish (17.3%), United States (16.5%), German (16.0%), English (10.0%), Italian (5.0%), French (2.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1100 feet

Land area: 3.68 square miles.

Population density: 1457 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Grafton

  • High school or higher: 68.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
  • Unemployed: 10.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Grafton city

  • Never married: 22.1%
  • Now married: 52.3%
  • Separated: 2.5%
  • Widowed: 12.7%
  • Divorced: 10.3%

38 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.7%
West Virginia:  1.1%



According to our research there were 20 registered sex offenders living in Grafton, West Virginia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Grafton to the number of sex offenders is 268 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Grafton:  0.7% ($309)
West Virginia:  0.5% ($378)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (76.1 miles , pop. 334,563).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (338.0 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Flemington, WV (9.1 miles ), Pleasant Valley, WV (11.7 miles ), Newburg, WV (12.0 miles ), Whitehall, WV (12.7 miles ), Fairmont, WV (12.9 miles ), Philippi, WV (13.3 miles ), Middletown district, WV (13.6 miles ), Rivesville, WV (14.7 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 6 buildings, average cost: $42,000
  • 1997: 3 buildings, average cost: $32,700
  • 1998: 7 buildings, average cost: $55,900
  • 1999: 3 buildings, average cost: $58,800
  • 2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $45,500
  • 2001: 3 buildings, average cost: $43,700
  • 2002: 3 buildings, average cost: $60,000
  • 2003: 6 buildings, average cost: $65,300
  • 2004: 1 building, cost: $45,200
  • 2005: 5 buildings, average cost: $102,700
  • 2006: 5 buildings, average cost: $71,500

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Latitude: 39.34 N, Longitude: 80.02 W


People in group quarters in Grafton
  • 145 people in nursing homes
  • 26 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 5 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code: 304

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Population change in the 1990s: -247 (-4.3%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Educational services (11%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Rail transportation (4%)
  • Utilities (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (28%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Social assistance (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Cashiers (4%)


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Crime in Grafton by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Murders 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Robberies 11000
    per 100,000 18.318.30.00.00.0
Assaults 74125
    per 100,000 128.073.118.537.392.7
Burglaries 4591522
    per 100,000 73.191.4166.9279.5407.9
Thefts 4329211216
    per 100,000 786.2530.2389.3223.6296.7
Auto thefts 45222
    per 100,000 73.191.437.137.337.1
Arson 21000
    per 100,000 36.618.30.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 201.1) 73.555.033.938.961.9

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 8 (7 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.31
US city average:  3.00

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Grafton-area historical tornado activity is near West Virginia state average. It is 59% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/3/1980, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 15.4 miles away from the Grafton city center injured 19 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/7/1967, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 4.2 miles away from the city center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


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Hospital/medical center in Grafton:
  • GRAFTON CITY HOSPITAL (500 MARKET STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Grafton:
  • BROADDUS HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; PHILIPPI, WV)
  • H/S MOUNTAINVIEW REGIONAL REHAB HOSP (about 18 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV)
  • FAIRMONT GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; FAIRMONT, WV)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Grafton:
  • HARRISON/MARION REGIONAL (about 15 miles; CLARKSBURG, WV; ID: CKB)
  • MORGANTOWN MUNI-WALTER L. BILL HART FLD (about 22 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; ID: MGW)
  • ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 70 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; ID: AGC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Grafton:
  • ROY AIRFIELD (about 7 miles; GRAFTON, WV; ID: 71D)
  • FAIRMONT MUNI-FRANKMAN FIELD (about 12 miles; FAIRMONT, WV; ID: 4G7)
  • PHILIPPI/BARBOUR COUNTY REGIONAL (about 14 miles; PHILIPPI, WV; ID: 79D)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Grafton:
  • FAIRMONT STATE COLLEGE (about 18 miles; FAIRMONT, WV; Full-time enrollment: 5,317)
  • WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; FT enrollment: 19,666)
  • CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 51 miles; CALIFORNIA, PA; FT enrollment: 5,183)
  • WEST LIBERTY STATE COLLEGE (about 70 miles; WEST LIBERTY, WV; FT enrollment: 2,453)
  • WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 72 miles; YOUNGWOOD, PA; FT enrollment: 3,223)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-MAIN CAMPUS (about 76 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 22,930)
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 76 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 9,058)
Public high schools in Grafton:
  • GRAFTON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 685; Location: 400 RIVERSIDE DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
  • TAYLOR COUNTY VOCATIONAL CENTER (Location: 115 LUBY ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Grafton:
  • TAYLOR COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 777; Location: 1 PROSPECT ST.; Grades: 05 - 08)
  • ANNA JARVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 615; Location: 650 N PIKE ST; Grades: PK - 04)
  • PRUNTYTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 97; Location: RR 2 BOX 157; Grades: PK - 04)
Library in Grafton:
  • TAYLOR COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $154,597; Location: 200 BEECH ST.; 26,052 books; 463 audio materials; 688 video materials; 30 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • Wesley Chapel Methodist Church

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Notable locations in Grafton: Parkersburg Junction (A), Taylor County Public Library (B), Taylor County Jail (C), Taylor County Courthouse (D), Grafton City Hall (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Center: Harmon Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Grafton include: Grafton Seventh Day Adventist Church (A), Blueville Church of Christ (B), Blueville United Methodist Church (C), Saint Pauls Methodist Church (D), Saint Matthias Episcopal Church (E), Saint Johns United Methodist Church (F), Saint Augustine Catholic Church (G), Church of the Covenant (H), Trinity United Methodist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Grafton Cemetery (1), National Cemetery (2), Bluemont Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Berkeley Run (A), Three Fork Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Grafton: Grafton Downtown Commerical Historic District (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Grafton Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: Anna Jarvis Birth Place Museum (Route 119/250 S), Thunder On the Tygart Foundation Inc (Museums; Webster), Mother's Day Shrine (11 East Main Street), Taylor County Development Authority (222 West Main St).

Hotels: Grafton Motel (USRoute 50), Crislip Motor Lodge (Us Route 50).

Courts: Taylor County Clerk Of County Court (214 West Main Street), Taylor County - Magistrates Court (214 West Main Street).

 
Drinking water stations with addresses in Grafton that have no violations reported:
  • GRAFTON CITY OF (Population served: 6429, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)
  • MOUNTAIN VIEW WATER ASSOC (Address: ROUTE 4 BOX 148, Population served: 1680, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)
  • HAYMOND PSD (Population served: 953, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)
  • TAYLOR COUNTY PSD (Address: P O BOX 202, Population served: 944, Primary Water Source Type: Surface_water)

Average household size:
This city:  2.3 people
West Virginia:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  63.6%
Whole state:  68.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.4%
Whole state:  4.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  27.1%
Whole state:  17.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  12.0%
Whole state:  7.6%

Grafton compared to West Virginia state average:

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  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Grafton (2007 data):
  • First Community Bank, National Association: Grafton Branch at West Main Street, branch established on 1873-10-01; Grafton Branch at 215 Lincoln Street, branch established on 1988-12-10. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,023.1 mil, Deposits: $1,394.8 mil, headquarters in Bluefield, VA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 53 total offices, Holding Company: First Community Bancshares, Inc.
  • Branch Banking and Trust Company: Grafton Branch at 7 Harman Center, branch established on 1966-07-06. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $117,134.1 mil, Deposits: $83,585.1 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1480 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation



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Grafton government finances in 2004:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $663,000
    All Other: $396,000
    Solid Waste Management: $217,000
    Parks & Recreation: $23,000
    Parking Facilities: $5,000
  • Construction - Sewerage: $396,000
    Regular Highways: $116,000
    General Public Buildings: $86,000
    Parking Facilities: $12,000
    Libraries: $2,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $670,000
    Sewerage: $617,000
    Regular Highways: $373,000
    General - Other: $295,000
    Fire Protection: $248,000
    Police Protection: $239,000
    Solid Waste Management: $216,000
    General Public Buildings: $126,000
    Central Staff Services: $84,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $84,000
    Parks & Recreation: $38,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $16,000
    Health Services - Other: $6,000
    Parking Facilities: $1,000
  • Employee Retirement - Total Other Securities: $444,000
    Benefit Payments: $72,000
    From Other Government: $45,000
    Total Cash & Deposits: $40,000
    From Local Government: $37,000
    Local Employee Contribution: $11,000
    Interest Revenue: $8,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $43,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $2,445,000
    Industrial Revenue: $615,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $337,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $311,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $2,238,000
    Industrial Revenue: $505,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $110,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $207,000
    Other, NEC: $26,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $124,000
    Interest Earnings: $119,000
    Rents: $3,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $71,000
    General - Other: $46,000
    Regular Highways: $22,000
    Parks & Recreation: $12,000
    General Public Building: $7,000
    Central Staff: $2,000
    Parking Facilities: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,455,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $910,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $505,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $301,000
    General Support: $43,000
  • Tax - NEC: $743,000
    Property: $361,000
    Other Selective Sales: $6,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $863,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $147,000

5.92% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,148 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.92%
West Virginia average:  5.78%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Harrison County, WV  1.17% ($26,554 average AGI)
from Marion County, WV  0.86% ($44,438)
from Monongalia County, WV  0.79% ($30,091)


5.31% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,932 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.31%
West Virginia average:  5.65%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Harrison County, WV  1.03% ($24,368 average AGI)
to Monongalia County, WV  0.83% ($65,326)
to Marion County, WV  0.65% ($29,722)


Strongest AM radio stations in Grafton:
  • WTBZ (1260 AM; 1 kW; GRAFTON, WV; Owner: APPALACHIAN RADIO LLC)
  • WMMN (920 AM; 5 kW; FAIRMONT, WV; Owner: FANTASIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WAJR (1440 AM; 5 kW; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WBUC (1460 AM; 5 kW; BUCKHANNON, WV; Owner: CAT RADIO, INC.)
  • WCLG (1300 AM; 3 kW; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: BOWERS BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WTCS (1490 AM; 1 kW; FAIRMONT, WV; Owner: FAIRMONT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WWCS (540 AM; 5 kW; CANONSBURG, PA; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WPDX (750 AM; daytime; 1 kW; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: TSCHUDY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WASP (1130 AM; daytime; 5 kW; BROWNSVILLE, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
  • WOBG (1400 AM; 1 kW; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Grafton:
  • WDKL (95.9 FM; GRAFTON, WV; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • WKKW (97.9 FM; FAIRMONT, WV; Owner: DESCENDANTS TRUST, LAUREN M.KELLEY, TRUSTEE)
  • WVPM (90.9 FM; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WGYE (102.7 FM; MANNINGTON, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
  • WKJL (88.1 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: HE'S ALIVE, INC.)
  • WBVQ (93.1 FM; BARRACKVILLE, WV; Owner: CAT RADIO, INC.)
  • WBHZ (91.9 FM; ELKINS, WV; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • WZWA (90.1 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: MARANATHA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WVAQ (101.9 FM; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WDCI (104.1 FM; BRIDGEPORT, WV; Owner: WDCI RADIO, INC)
  • WDBS (97.1 FM; SUTTON, WV; Owner: SUMMIT MEDIA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • W220BZ (91.9 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • WGIE (92.7 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
  • WRIJ (106.9 FM; MASONTOWN, PA; Owner: HE'S ALIVE INC.)
  • WRLF (94.3 FM; FAIRMONT, WV; Owner: FAIRMONT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WAJR-FM (103.3 FM; SALEM, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF SALEM)
  • WKMM (96.7 FM; KINGWOOD, WV; Owner: MARPAT CORPORATION)
  • WOGG (94.9 FM; OLIVER, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
  • WPDX-FM (104.9 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: TSCHUDY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WDNE-FM (98.9 FM; ELKINS, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF ELKINS)

TV broadcast stations around Grafton:
  • WVFX (Channel 46; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: DAVIS TELEVISION CLARKSBURG, LLC)
  • WBOY-TV (Channel 12; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA MEDIA HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WNPB-TV (Channel 24; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)

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