Grayson County, Virginia

Grayson County has a population of 15,287 and has shrunk 0.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $150,100, about 3.1 times the county's median household income of $47,730.

Home price
$150,100
Income
$47,730
Population
15,287
Unemployment
3.6%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$150,100county
Median gross rent$765county
Median year homes here were built1975county
Share of homes built before 198057.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile17.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant29.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented19.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use10.4%county
Typical monthly rent$2,061(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$914county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$834county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,241county
Home insurance / yr$2,074(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living100.8(statewide)
Median household income$47,730county
Family health premium / yr$25,523(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,277(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.821(statewide)
Poverty rate16.5%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home5.2%county
Unemployment rate3.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force46.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.1%county
Share of workers employed by government21.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry26.7%county
Economic output per resident$26,034county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.56%county
Top state income tax5.75%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.75%(statewide)
Combined sales tax5.77%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time28.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service73 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport229860county
Miles to nearest general aviation field18 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station72 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.4%county
Traffic deaths0.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0000.1(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher15.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher85.6%county
Public schools in the county6county
Public school enrollment1561county
Students per full-time teacher11.6county
Free lunch eligible93.6%county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution41 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians13county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance7.6%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year18.5%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year17.9%county
Frequent mental distress19.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity31.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes17.5%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population15,287county
Land area in square miles442county
People per square mile of land34.6county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store6.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract11.7%county
Population change since 2020-0.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-11county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age48.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1816.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over26.0%county
Share of households that are one person31.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.2%county
Second languages4.2%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls38.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents346county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents4county
Households that moved in338county
Households that moved away303county
Average income of arriving households$47,408county
Average income of departing households$44,927county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes4county
Housing units authorised in the latest year33county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate218(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature51.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation39.1 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.17 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F0 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing110 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days174 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 27county
Average first fall frostOct 18county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$178county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh17.0¢county
Household electricity use1,048 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.70(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity50.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas1.3%county
Homes heated by propane11.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil22.6%county
Homes heated by wood13.9%county
Households with broadband81.1%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk28.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk60.5county
Landslide risk91.3county
Hail risk15.9county
Earthquake risk39.9county
Tornado risk18.6county
Tropical cyclone risk54.2county
Extreme heat risk0.0county
Winter weather risk27.3county
Strong wind risk22.8county
Wildfire risk45.6county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Grayson County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Virginia figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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