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Grafton, West Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Grafton is a Census city of 4,618 people across 3.67 square miles of land, in Taylor County. Median household income is $40,402, 76.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 7 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $5.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Grafton
What Grafton is
- Census place typecity
- Land area3.67 sq mi
- Water area0.13 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,257
- County holding the largest share of its areaTaylor County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Grafton
How many people live in Grafton
- Population4,618
- Median age37.8
- Population under 18978 plus or minus 218
- Share under 1821.2 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Population 65 and over914 plus or minus 249
- Share 65 and over19.8 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Households1,898
- Family households1,265
- Share of households that are families66.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Grafton
Income and work in Grafton
- Median household income$40,402
- Per capita income$24,962
- Civilian labor force1,891
- Employed1,751
- Unemployed140 plus or minus 99
- Unemployment rate7.4 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Adults 25 and over3,332
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher84.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher11.2 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.5 percent plus or minus 1.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Grafton
Housing in Grafton
- Housing units2,218
- Occupied units1,898
- Vacant units320 plus or minus 131
- Vacancy rate14.4 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Owner occupied1,444
- Renter occupied454 plus or minus 149
- Ownership rate76.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$74,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$512 plus or minus $147
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.2 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Single family units1,788
- Share single family80.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more386 plus or minus 161
- Share in buildings of two or more17.4 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Mobile homes44 plus or minus 53
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Grafton
How Grafton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,517
- Commuting under 15 minutes607 plus or minus 219
- Share commuting under 15 minutes40.0 percent plus or minus 12.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more677 plus or minus 212
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more44.6 percent plus or minus 11.7
- Drove alone67.8 percent
- Carpooled16.4 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.6 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Worked from home12.5 percent plus or minus 8.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Grafton
SBA loans in Grafton (7(a))
- Approvals7
- Gross approval$5,657,200
- Average approval$808,171
- Median approval$125,000
- Largest approval$4,250,000
- Jobs supported54
- Jobs per approval7.7
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Paid in full3
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more14.3 percent
- Share to franchises14.3 percent
- Distinct lenders5
- Distinct industries by NAICS7
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Grafton, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Grafton
Flood risk in Grafton
- NFIP communityCity of Grafton
- NFIP community number540190
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/25/09(M)
The City of Grafton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 540190 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Taylor County, not Grafton
Taylor County context, not Grafton figures
- Establishments in Taylor County223
- Covered employment, Taylor County3,399
- Average annual pay, Taylor County$58,397
- Housing units permitted, Taylor County0
Every figure in this section is published for Taylor County as a whole and is not a measurement of Grafton.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Grafton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Grafton, West Virginia?
4,618, in 1,898 households. Grafton city covers 3.67 square miles of land, which is 1,257 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Grafton in?
Taylor County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Grafton?
$40,402. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $74,600. Median gross rent is $512 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Grafton businesses?
7 7(a) approvals totaling $5.7 m since FY2020, across 5 lenders, median approval $125,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Grafton, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Grafton borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Grafton. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Grafton in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Grafton appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Grafton, city of, community 540190, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Grafton figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Taylor County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Grafton.
Is zoning published for Grafton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.