West Virginia · Census place 32716
Grafton city, WV
Quick answer
Grafton city has 4,671 residents, ranking #33 of 439 places in West Virginia. Median household income is $38,872, the median home is worth $72,700 and median gross rent runs $429 a month.
- Population
- 4,671Grafton city residents
- Median household income
- $38,872Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $72,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $429Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 76.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Grafton city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Grafton city median would spend about 13.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 1.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 25.6% of residents and 76.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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