Grayson is a very small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 3,820 people and four associated neighborhoods, Grayson is the 110th largest community in Kentucky.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Grayson is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 36.47% of the Grayson workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Grayson is a city of service providers, transportation and shipping workers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Grayson who work in food service (10.87%), sales jobs (8.59%), and maintenance occupations (8.59%).In addition, Grayson is a college town. There are a lot of students in Grayson attending college, and as a result Grayson provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students. Grayson is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The percentage of people in Grayson with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 12.88% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Grayson in 2022 was $17,077, which is low income relative to Kentucky and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $68,308 for a family of four. However, Grayson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Grayson also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 50.31% of its population below the federal poverty line. The people who call Grayson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Grayson residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Grayson include English, German, Scots-Irish, Irish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Grayson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
