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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Grayson is $16,898, which is lower than the state average of $22,515 and is much lower than the national average of $27,334. Grayson median household income is $25,049, which has grown by 27.26% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 18.98% and is higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Grayson residents spend 19.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 22.2 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.3 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, #333

Grayson, KY	16,898 USD
Kentucky	22,515 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Grayson, KY	15,434 USD
Kentucky	25,866 USD
U.S.	29,701 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Grayson, KY	15,638 USD
Kentucky	31,253 USD
U.S.	35,201 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Grayson, KY	15,217 USD
Kentucky	21,090 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #416

Grayson, KY	25,049 USD
Kentucky	41,576 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Grayson, KY	40,838 USD
Kentucky	56,009 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #126

Grayson, KY	27.26%
Kentucky	18.98%
U.S.	19.17%

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	12.66%	$15,980, see rank	19.57%	$11,953	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	39.75%	$13,980, see rank	31.42%	$14,413	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	4.75%	$1,968, see rank	2.26%	$2,909	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	17.78%	$19,926, see rank	19.37%	$18,705	17.51%	$21,489

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

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Grayson, KY	47,844 USD
Kentucky	52,046 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Grayson, KY	52,294 USD
Kentucky	66,166 USD
U.S.	82,446 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 2006-2010 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Grayson, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
White	$27,328, see rank	$42,845	$54,999
Two or More Races	$13,262, see rank	$28,609	$45,781

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Grayson, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
less than 25	$20,074, see rank	$22,486	$26,465
25 to 44	$29,744, see rank	$47,808	$57,132
45 to 64	$29,219, see rank	$49,999	$63,398
65 or over	$18,079, see rank	$27,179	$33,906

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Grayson, KY	%	Kentucky	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	3,687	see rank	3,383,799	238,733,844
Male¹	1,687	45.76%, see rank	48.53%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	854	50.62%, see rank	66.29%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	13	0.77%, see rank	0.96%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	841	49.85%, see rank	65.33%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	728	86.56%, see rank	91.36%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	113	13.44%, see rank	8.64%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	833	49.38%, see rank	33.71%	29.08%
Female¹	2,000	54.24%, see rank	51.47%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	712	35.60%, see rank	55.57%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.09%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	712	35.60%, see rank	55.47%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	622	87.36%, see rank	92.27%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	90	12.64%, see rank	7.73%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,288	64.40%, see rank	44.43%	40.60%

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 2006-2010 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Grayson, KY	%	Kentucky	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,293	100%	1,839,402	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	876	67.75%, see rank	81.51%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	255	19.72%, see rank	10.98%	10.35%
Public Transportation	0	0.00%, see rank	1.16%	4.94%
Walked	97	7.50%, see rank	2.18%	2.85%
Other Means	27	2.09%, see rank	1.08%	1.72%
Worked at Home	38	2.94%, see rank	3.09%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Grayson, KY	19.8 minutes
Kentucky	22.2 minutes
U.S.	25.3 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 2006-2010 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Grayson, KY	%	Kentucky	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,350	-	1,871,531	141,833,331
Male¹	728	53.93%, see rank	52.36%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	190	26.10%, see rank	26.82%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	120	16.48%, see rank	12.48%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	100	13.74%, see rank	16.63%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	1.36%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	76	10.44%, see rank	11.42%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	97	13.32%, see rank	24.34%	18.08%
Female¹	622	46.07%, see rank	47.64%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	324	52.09%, see rank	36.49%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	62	9.97%, see rank	20.14%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	207	33.28%, see rank	34.08%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.26%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.36%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	29	4.66%, see rank	8.35%	6.07%

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	1,350	100%	1,871,531	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	63	4.67%, see rank	3.03%	1.86%
Construction	96	7.11%, see rank	6.83%	7.13%
Manufacturing	49	3.63%, see rank	14.10%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	31	2.30%, see rank	2.82%	3.06%
Retail Trade	136	10.07%, see rank	11.75%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	78	5.78%, see rank	6.01%	5.07%
Information	141	10.44%, see rank	1.88%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	75	5.56%, see rank	5.67%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	82	6.07%, see rank	7.55%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	429	31.78%, see rank	23.22%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	73	5.41%, see rank	7.98%	8.86%
Public Administration	14	1.04%, see rank	4.40%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	83	6.15%, see rank	4.73%	4.86%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Grayson, KY	%	Kentucky	U.S.
Population in Poverty	752	24.50%, see rank	17.70%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	205	19.32%, see rank	13.47%	10.08%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical poverty level data.