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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Grayson is $18,872, which is lower than the state average of $23,741 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Grayson median household income is $33,186, which has grown by 68.60% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 28.72% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Grayson residents spend 14.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 22.5 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #288

Grayson, KY	18,872 USD
Kentucky	23,741 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Grayson, KY	17,931 USD
Kentucky	26,888 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Grayson, KY	21,316 USD
Kentucky	32,091 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Grayson, KY	11,440 USD
Kentucky	22,404 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #310

Grayson, KY	33,186 USD
Kentucky	43,342 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Grayson, KY	41,459 USD
Kentucky	59,312 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #29

Grayson, KY	68.60%
Kentucky	28.72%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Grayson, KY		Kentucky		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	11.37%	$16,107, see rank	16.86%	$12,787	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	40.31%	$14,871, see rank	33.47%	$16,444	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.78%	$1,169, see rank	2.53%	$3,221	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	22.55%	$15,184, see rank	19.67%	$20,842	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Grayson, KY	45,799 USD
Kentucky	54,928 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Grayson, KY	52,846 USD
Kentucky	70,337 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Grayson, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
White	$33,419, see rank	$44,895	$56,900

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Grayson, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
less than 25	$33,048, see rank	$22,754	$25,788
25 to 44	$48,618, see rank	$49,463	$58,398
45 to 64	$44,492, see rank	$51,642	$65,027
65 or over	$16,406, see rank	$31,622	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Grayson, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	3,594, see rank	3,476,701	248,775,628
Male¹	1,756, 48.86%, see rank	48.68%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,065, 60.65%, see rank	64.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.85%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,065, 60.65%, see rank	63.90%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	965, 90.61%, see rank	90.16%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	100, 9.39%, see rank	9.84%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	691, 39.35%, see rank	35.26%	30.72%
Female¹	1,838, 51.14%, see rank	51.32%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	931, 50.65%, see rank	55.12%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.06%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	931, 50.65%, see rank	55.06%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	892, 95.81%, see rank	91.20%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	39, 4.19%, see rank	8.80%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	907, 49.35%, see rank	44.88%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Grayson, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,801, 100%	1,845,143	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,139, 63.24%, see rank	82.48%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	241, 13.38%, see rank	9.92%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.08%	5.06%
Walked	338, 18.77%, see rank	2.22%	2.78%
Other Means	16, 0.89%, see rank	1.17%	1.79%
Worked at Home	67, 3.72%, see rank	3.13%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Grayson, KY	14.8 minutes
Kentucky	22.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Grayson, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,857	1,870,879	143,435,233
Male¹	965, 51.97%, see rank	52.11%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	230, 23.83%, see rank	27.94%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	214, 22.18%, see rank	13.38%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	158, 16.37%, see rank	16.34%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.20%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	148, 15.34%, see rank	9.98%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	215, 22.28%, see rank	24.48%	17.94%
Female¹	892, 48.03%, see rank	47.89%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	246, 27.58%, see rank	37.96%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	208, 23.32%, see rank	20.44%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	392, 43.95%, see rank	32.67%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.20%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.34%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	46, 5.16%, see rank	8.09%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Grayson, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,857, 100%	1,870,879	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	26, 1.40%, see rank	2.82%	1.96%
Construction	102, 5.49%, see rank	5.92%	6.17%
Manufacturing	140, 7.54%, see rank	13.73%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	55, 2.96%, see rank	2.63%	2.75%
Retail Trade	504, 27.14%, see rank	11.96%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	54, 2.91%, see rank	5.87%	4.93%
Information	43, 2.32%, see rank	1.71%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	86, 4.63%, see rank	5.41%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	13, 0.70%, see rank	7.84%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	523, 28.16%, see rank	24.39%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	193, 10.39%, see rank	8.46%	9.49%
Public Administration	77, 4.15%, see rank	4.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	41, 2.21%, see rank	4.72%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Grayson, KY	%	Kentucky	U.S.
Population in Poverty	615	18.15%, see rank	18.92%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	145	16.26%, see rank	14.41%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.