Alleghany County vs Grayson County

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

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

Grayson County has the higher population (15,323 vs 14,962 in Alleghany County). Alleghany County has the higher median household income ($55,160 vs $42,864 in Grayson County). Grayson County has the higher median home value ($132,300 vs $122,300 in Alleghany County).

Population, income & housing

	Alleghany County	Grayson County
Population	14,962	15,323
Median age	48.1 yrs	48.5 yrs
Median household income	$55,160	$42,864
Median home value	$122,300	$132,300
Median gross rent	$774	$712
Housing units	7,916	8,961
Homeownership rate	80.6%	81.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.6%	13.9%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alleghany County	Grayson County
Population	15,157 → 14,962 (-1.3%)	15,742 → 15,323 (-2.7%)
Median household income	$47,673 → $55,160 (+15.7%)	$36,544 → $42,864 (+17.3%)
Median home value	$119,700 → $122,300 (+2.2%)	$102,900 → $132,300 (+28.6%)
Median gross rent	$653 → $774 (+18.5%)	$520 → $712 (+36.9%)

Alleghany County

Population

15,15714,962

Median household income

$47,673$55,160

Median home value

$119,700$122,300

Median gross rent

$653$774

Grayson County

Population

15,74215,323

Median household income

$36,544$42,864

Median home value

$102,900$132,300

Median gross rent

$520$712

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alleghany County	Grayson County
Under 5	4.1%	3.9%
5 to 17	14.2%	12.6%
18 to 24	7.3%	7.1%
25 to 34	10.9%	11.3%
35 to 44	9.6%	10.3%
45 to 54	12.3%	13.6%
55 to 64	15.8%	15.7%
65 to 74	14.5%	15.1%
75 and over	11.3%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alleghany County	Grayson County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.4%	88.0%
Black or African American	5.5%	5.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.5%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alleghany County	Grayson County
No high school diploma	9.9%	15.7%
High school graduate	44.5%	40.8%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	8.8%	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alleghany County	Grayson County
Drove alone	87.0%	81.3%
Carpooled	7.9%	9.9%
Public transit	0.0%	1.0%
Walked	0.2%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	5.2%
Other means	0.9%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alleghany County	Grayson County
1-unit, detached	77.2%	77.5%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	1.2%
20 or more units	3.9%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	12.5%	18.7%

Poverty & households

	Alleghany County	Grayson County
Poverty rate	13.1%	18.0%
Average household size	2.32	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	25	25
Median year structure built	1969	1975