Grayson is a very small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 3,807 people and four associated neighborhoods, Grayson is the 110th largest community in Kentucky.When you are in Grayson, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 36.47% of Grayson’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. 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 rate of college-level education in Grayson is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 12.88% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an 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.
