Grafton, WV (West Virginia) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 5,315 (Urban population: 5,099 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 216 (all nonfarm))

Grafton, West Virginia Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 2,468 (2,263 occupied: 1,592 owner occupied, 671 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	30%
State:	25%

Housing density: 670 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $109,727.

Median contract rent in 2007: $235 (lower quartile is $157, upper quartile is $327)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $340

Median gross rent in Grafton, WV in 2007: $331

Housing units in Grafton with a mortgage: 640 (31 second mortgage, 46 home equity loan, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 864

Grafton,WV index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $61,906 (it was $45,200 in 2000)

Grafton:	$61,906
West Virginia:	$96,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $32,714 - $98,942

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $78,005
Here: $78,005
State: $144,523

Townhouses or other attached units: $88,462
Here: $88,462
State: $155,391

Mobile homes: $27,768
Here: $27,768
State: $32,459

Household type by relationship

Households: 5,243

In family households: 4,312 (1,003 male householders, 396 female householders)
1,052 spouses, 1,531 children (1,328 natural, 44 adopted, 159 stepchildren), 99 grandchildren, 31 brothers or sisters, 12 parents, 66 other relatives, 122 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 931 (335 male householders (282 living alone)), 495 female householders (479 living alone)), 101 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 180 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 633 2-persons, 337 3-persons, 249 4-persons, 114 5-persons, 51 6-persons, 15 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 761 1-person, 54 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 7 4-persons.

773 married couples with children.
417 single-parent households (88 men, 329 women).

96.7% of residents of Grafton speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (88% speak English very well, 12% speak English well).
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 34% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 38 (0.7%)
(57.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	4.5

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Grafton, West Virginia:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 14 4 rooms: 174 5 rooms: 392 6 rooms: 427 7 rooms: 319 8 rooms: 137 9 or more rooms: 129

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Grafton, West Virginia:
	1 room: 37 2 rooms: 66 3 rooms: 100 4 rooms: 134 5 rooms: 189 6 rooms: 76 7 rooms: 47 8 rooms: 5 9 or more rooms: 17

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 28
1995 to 1998: 16
1990 to 1994: 73
1980 to 1989: 202
1970 to 1979: 280
1960 to 1969: 145
1950 to 1959: 288
1940 to 1949: 323
1939 or earlier: 1,113

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Grafton:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 60 2 bedrooms: 447 3 bedrooms: 855 4 bedrooms: 182 5 or more bedrooms: 48

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Grafton:
	no bedroom: 52 1 bedroom: 197 2 bedrooms: 220 3 bedrooms: 154 4 bedrooms: 41 5 or more bedrooms: 7

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Grafton in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 154 1 vehicle: 565 2 vehicles: 654 3 vehicles: 182 4 vehicles: 30 5 or more vehicles: 7

Cars and other vehicles available in Grafton in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 308 1 vehicle: 263 2 vehicles: 89 3 vehicles: 11 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Grafton, WV:

Less than $10,000: 40
$10,000 to $14,999: 26
$15,000 to $19,999: 82
$20,000 to $24,999: 54
$25,000 to $29,999: 43
$30,000 to $34,999: 61
$35,000 to $39,999: 94
$40,000 to $49,999: 179
$50,000 to $59,999: 107
$60,000 to $69,999: 148
$70,000 to $79,999: 108
$80,000 to $89,999: 101
$90,000 to $99,999: 122
$100,000 to $124,999: 213
$125,000 to $149,999: 57
$150,000 to $174,999: 47
$175,000 to $199,999: 20
$200,000 to $249,999: 8
$250,000 to $299,999: 7
$300,000 to $399,999: 11
$400,000 to $499,999: 9
$500,000 to $749,999: 7
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Grafton rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Grafton:

Less than $100: 74 people
$100 to $149: 73
$150 to $199: 101
$200 to $249: 82
$250 to $299: 90
$300 to $349: 84
$350 to $399: 60
$400 to $449: 30
$450 to $499: 7
$500 to $549: 0
$550 to $599: 6
$600 to $649: 3
$650 to $699: 0
$700 to $749: 0
$750 to $799: 0
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 34

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 8 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 4 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 26

Grafton, WV Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 59.6%
Number of people working at home: 27 (1.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 96
5 to 9 minutes: 432
10 to 14 minutes: 262
15 to 19 minutes: 206
20 to 24 minutes: 43
25 to 29 minutes: 73
30 to 34 minutes: 210
35 to 39 minutes: 42
40 to 44 minutes: 111
45 to 59 minutes: 166
60 to 89 minutes: 55
90 or more minutes: 40

Grafton mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,367 (78%)
Carpooled: 272 (15%)
Taxi: 13 (1%)
Walked: 61 (3%)
Other means: 23 (1%)
Worked at home: 27 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 490
$10,000 to $14,999: 218
$15,000 to $19,999: 294
$20,000 to $24,999: 211
$25,000 to $29,999: 221
$30,000 to $34,999: 211
$35,000 to $39,999: 143
$40,000 to $44,999: 60
$45,000 to $49,999: 77
$50,000 to $59,999: 86
$60,000 to $74,999: 132
$75,000 to $99,999: 55
$100,000 to $124,999: 31
$125,000 to $149,999: 0
$150,000 to $199,999: 0
$200,000 or more: 0

First ancestries reported:

United States or American: 905

Irish: 650

German: 540

Other groups: 381

English: 316

Italian: 267

Dutch: 61

Polish: 60

Scotch-Irish: 51

French (except Basque): 46

British: 43

Czech: 31

Welsh: 30

Scottish: 27

Russian: 24

Hungarian: 21

Subsaharan African:: 11

South African: 8

Ukrainian: 8

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 8

Haitian: 8

Swedish: 7

Swiss: 7

Romanian: 3

African: 3

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

United Kingdom (42%)
Italy (26%)
South Africa (21%)
Venezuela (11%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 4364
Northeast: 281
Midwest: 327
South: 265
West: 112

63% of Grafton residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in West Virginia.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 20
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 42
7th and 8th grade: 148
9th grade: 97
10th grade: 100
11th grade: 79
12th grade, no diploma: 57
High school graduate (or equivalency): 678
Less than 1 year of college: 95
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 185
Associate degree: 18
Bachelor's degree: 88
Master's degree: 42
Professional school degree: 16
Doctorate degree: 10

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 22
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 26
7th and 8th grade: 218
9th grade: 141
10th grade: 112
11th grade: 65
12th grade, no diploma: 78
High school graduate (or equivalency): 829
Less than 1 year of college: 169
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 152
Associate degree: 70
Bachelor's degree: 137
Master's degree: 48
Professional school degree: 19
Doctorate degree: 6

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 10.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 9.2%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 35.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 65.4%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $27,524
Black householders: $18,933
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $15,627
Some other race householders: $53,553
Two or more races householders: $50,958
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $88,999

Grafton household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Grafton household income for Black householders

Grafton household income for Two or more races householders

Grafton household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Grafton marital status for males

Grafton marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $66,327
Black or African American householders: $44,509
Some other race householders: $94,545
Two or more races householders: $40,000
Hispanic or Latino householders: $102,690

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,886
One, attached: 20
Two: 151
3 or 4: 119
5 to 9: 52
10 to 19: 20
20 to 49: 37
50 or more: 120
Mobile homes: 63

Median worth of mobile homes: $25,175

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Grafton:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (75%) Electricity (12%) Wood (9%) Other fuel (2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) Coal or coke (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (65%) Electricity (32%) Wood (1%) Other fuel (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 28

Here:	4.2%
West Virginia:	5.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 15

Here:	4.1%
West Virginia:	4.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 31

Here:	29.0%
West Virginia:	15.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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