Gratton, Virginia

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Population in 2010: 937.
Males: 546  (58.3%)
Females: 391  (41.7%)
Median resident age:

40.5 years
Virginia median age:

39.0 years

Zip codes: 24651.

Estimated median household income in 2022: $45,775
Gratton:

$45,775
VA:

$85,873

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $27,321

Gratton CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $120,752
Gratton:

$120,752
VA:

$365,700

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $253,901; detached houses: $277,076; mobile homes: $92,453
March 2022 cost of living index in Gratton: 83.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 7.8%

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  • Races in Gratton, VA (2022)
    • 1,04488.2%White alone
    • 615.2%Hispanic
    • 564.7%Black alone

Races in Gratton detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

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Ancestries: American (44.4%), English (15.5%), German (12.8%), British (3.6%), Irish (1.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 2777 feet

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $765 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $668 (0.5%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Johnson City, TN (76.7 miles , pop. 55,469).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Greensboro, NC (114.7 miles , pop. 223,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (392.5 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities:

Springville, VA (2.1 miles ),
Tazewell, VA (2.4 miles ),
Bluefield, VA (3.3 miles ),
Pocahontas, VA (3.5 miles ),
Brush Fork, WV (3.7 miles ),
Bluefield, WV (3.7 miles ),
Anawalt, WV (3.7 miles ),
Bramwell, WV (3.8 miles )

Latitude: 37.13 N, Longitude: 81.41 W

Distribution of median household income in Gratton, VA in 2022
Distribution of house value in Gratton, VA in 2022
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.7%
Virginia:

2.7%
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI Ozone
Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 47.4. This is significantly better than average.

City:

47.4
U.S.:

72.6
Ozone Level

Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 29.0. This is about average. Closest monitor was 19.0 miles away from the city center.

City:

29.0
U.S.:

33.3

Tornado activity:

Gratton-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Virginia state average. It is 79% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/4/1974, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 26.4 miles away from the Gratton place center killed one person and injured 4 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/4/1974, a category F3 tornado 37.9 miles away from the place center injured 12 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Gratton-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Virginia state average. It is 3% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 198.2 miles away from the city center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 48.9 miles away from Gratton center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 157.0 miles away from the city center
On 11/2/2006 at 17:53:02, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 28.2 miles away from Gratton center
On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB) earthquake occurred 31.0 miles away from the city center
On 6/29/1996 at 19:30:42, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 29.8 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Tazewell County (18) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 14
Emergencies Declared: 4

Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 8, Floods: 7, Winter Storms: 5, Hurricanes: 2, Snowstorms: 2, Tornadoes: 2, Blizzard: 1, Drought: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals and medical centers near Gratton:

  • HERITAGE HALL HEALTH CARE (Nursing Home, about 5 miles away; TAZEWELL, VA)
  • HERITAGE HALL TAZEWELL (Nursing Home, about 5 miles away; TAZEWELL, VA)
  • TAZEWELL COMM HOSPITAL HHC (Home Health Center, about 5 miles away; TAZEWELL, VA)
  • CARILION TAZEWELL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Acute Care Hospitals (about 5 miles away; TAZEWELL, VA)
  • INTERIM HEALTHCARE OF CEDAR BLUFF (Home Health Center, about 7 miles away; TAZEWELL, VA)
  • WESTWOOD HLTH CARE CNTR (Nursing Home, about 13 miles away; BLUEFIELD, VA)
  • ST LUKES HOSPITAL (Hospital, about 13 miles away; BLUEFIELD, WV)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gratton:

  • Wytheville Community College (about 23 miles; Wytheville, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,193)
  • Concord University (about 31 miles; Athens, WV; FT enrollment: 2,698)
  • New River Community College (about 40 miles; Dublin, VA; FT enrollment: 3,007)
  • New River Community and Technical College (about 47 miles; Beckley, WV; FT enrollment: 2,234)
  • Radford University (about 48 miles; Radford, VA; FT enrollment: 9,426)
  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (about 55 miles; Blacksburg, VA; FT enrollment: 30,984)
  • King University (about 56 miles; Bristol, TN; FT enrollment: 2,472)

Public elementary/middle school in Gratton:

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Notable location: Prison Camp Number 31 (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Gratton include: Concord Church (A), Mount Olivet Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoir: Tazewell Reservoir (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Cox Branch (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tazewell County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Average household size:
This place:

2.5 people
Virginia:

2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

76.5%
Whole state:

67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

4.5%
Whole state:

5.7%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

For population 15 years and over in Gratton:

Marital status in Gratton, VA
  • Never married: 33.3%
  • Now married: 61.6%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 1.2%
  • Divorced: 2.0%

For population 25 years and over in Gratton:

  • High school or higher: 94.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

7.0
Virginia average:

12.1

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Gratton, VA (based on Tazewell County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant9,57174
Mainline Protestant6,23158
Other9465
Catholic2143
Black Protestant531
None28,063-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 9
Tazewell County:

2.06 / 10,000 pop.
Virginia:

2.03 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 3
This county:

0.69 / 10,000 pop.
Virginia:

0.17 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
Tazewell County:

0.46 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.43 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 43
Here:

9.83 / 10,000 pop.
State:

4.03 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 15
Tazewell County:

3.43 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.65 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Here:

10.9%
Virginia:

9.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Tazewell County:

30.0%
Virginia:

26.7%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:

13.5%
Virginia:

18.6%

Strongest AM radio stations in Gratton:

  • WBDY (1190 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLUEFIELD, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WTZE (1470 AM; daytime; 5 kW; TAZEWELL, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WHIS (1440 AM; 5 kW; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WYRV (770 AM; daytime; 5 kW; CEDAR BLUFF, VA; Owner: FAITH CHRISTIAN MUSIC BROADCASTING MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WELC (1150 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WELCH, WV; Owner: POCAHONTAS BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WKNV (890 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FAIRLAWN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WXMY (1600 AM; daytime; 5 kW; SALTVILLE, VA; Owner: CONTINENTAL MEDIA GROUP, LLC)
  • WIWS (1070 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WZAP (690 AM; 10 kW; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: RAM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WYVE (1280 AM; 2 kW; WYTHEVILLE, VA; Owner: THREE RIVERS MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
  • WJLS (560 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Gratton:

  • WHAJ (104.5 FM; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WHKX (106.3 FM; BLUEFIELD, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WKOY-FM (100.9 FM; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WHQX (107.7 FM; CEDAR BLUFF, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WPIB (91.1 FM; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
  • WMEV-FM (93.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WSTG (95.9 FM; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: PRINCETON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WOLD-FM (102.5 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: EMERALD SOUND, INC.)
  • WKQY (100.1 FM; TAZEWELL, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WVTR (91.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION INC)
  • WGTH-FM (105.5 FM; RICHLANDS, VA; Owner: HIGH KNOB BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KHPR (88.1 FM; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: HAWAII PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WPIN-FM (91.5 FM; DUBLIN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
  • WPSK-FM (107.1 FM; PULASKI, VA; Owner: NEW RIVER VALLEY RADIO PARTNERS, LLC)
  • WHCB (91.5 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: APPALACHIAN EDUC. COMMUNICATION CORP)
  • WBRF (98.1 FM; GALAX, VA; Owner: BLUE RIDGE RADIO, INC.)
  • WCQR-FM (88.3 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
  • WETS-FM (89.5 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WJLS-FM (99.5 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
  • WXBQ-FM (96.9 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Gratton:

  • WLFB (Channel 40; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: LIVING FAITH MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WVVA (Channel 6; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: WVVA TELEVISON, INC.)
  • WMSY-TV (Channel 52; MARION, VA; Owner: BLUE RIDGE PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC.)

Gratton fatal accident list:

Jun 13, 2020 11:35 AM, Cr-623, Lat: 37.127531, Lon: -81.410836, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Feb 22, 2014 10:34 PM, Sr-61, Lat: 37.130408, Lon: -81.431064, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunk persons involved: 1
Jun 11, 2005 01:35 AM, Sr-61, Lat: 37.139190, Lon: -81.414620, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 5Number of bridges
  • 115ft / 34.9mTotal length
  • $400,000Total costs
  • 4,508Total average daily traffic
  • 284Total average daily truck traffic
  • 5,771Total future (year 2040) average daily traffic
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Gratton, VA
  • 72.3%Electricity
  • 11.2%Wood
  • 9.1%Other fuel
  • 7.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Gratton, VA
  • 100.0%Electricity


Gratton compared to Virginia state average:

  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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