Grayson County vs Taylor County

A side-by-side comparison of Grayson County and Taylor County: population, income, housing, and more.

Grayson County and Taylor County are counties in Kentucky. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Grayson County has the higher population (26,586 vs 26,205 in Taylor County). Taylor County has the higher median household income ($61,871 vs $49,893 in Grayson County). Taylor County has the higher median home value ($163,700 vs $160,100 in Grayson County).

Population, income & housing

	Grayson County	Taylor County
Population	26,586	26,205
Median age	40.3 yrs	37.7 yrs
Median household income	$49,893	$61,871
Median home value	$160,100	$163,700
Median gross rent	$653	$691
Housing units	13,336	11,206
Homeownership rate	76.2%	67.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.6%	22.0%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Grayson County	Taylor County
Population	26,247 → 26,586 (+1.3%)	25,571 → 26,205 (+2.5%)
Median household income	$38,612 → $49,893 (+29.2%)	$44,522 → $61,871 (+39.0%)
Median home value	$113,900 → $160,100 (+40.6%)	$120,200 → $163,700 (+36.2%)
Median gross rent	$589 → $653 (+10.9%)	$643 → $691 (+7.5%)

Grayson County

Population

26,24726,586

Median household income

$38,612$49,893

Median home value

$113,900$160,100

Median gross rent

$589$653

Taylor County

Population

25,57126,205

Median household income

$44,522$61,871

Median home value

$120,200$163,700

Median gross rent

$643$691

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Grayson County	Taylor County
Under 5	6.4%	5.9%
5 to 17	17.2%	16.9%
18 to 24	7.5%	11.4%
25 to 34	12.2%	12.6%
35 to 44	12.3%	11.3%
45 to 54	12.2%	10.8%
55 to 64	14.1%	13.3%
65 to 74	11.2%	10.5%
75 and over	6.7%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Grayson County	Taylor County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.8%	88.9%
Black or African American	1.0%	4.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.4%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Grayson County	Taylor County
No high school diploma	15.0%	11.3%
High school graduate	44.4%	36.8%
Some college or associate's	26.0%	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	7.5%	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Grayson County	Taylor County
Drove alone	79.8%	75.6%
Carpooled	12.2%	8.9%
Public transit	0.3%	0.1%
Walked	0.9%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.2%	10.9%
Other means	0.5%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Grayson County	Taylor County
1-unit, detached	73.5%	77.8%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	6.6%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	2.9%
20 or more units	1.1%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	17.7%	11.4%

Poverty & households

	Grayson County	Taylor County
Poverty rate	19.3%	16.6%
Average household size	2.67	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	26	23
Median year structure built	1988	1977