Grayling

Population: 1,638
Median household income: $31,719
Median home value: $131,800

Grayling is a community in Crawford County, Michigan, home to 1,638 residents. The median household income of $31,719 is below the Crawford County median ($58,614).

From 2019 to 2023, Grayling's population declined 17.3% from 1,981 to 1,638, while its median home value rose 77.6% from $74,200 to $131,800.

Owners occupy 45.4% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 41.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,638
Median age: 41.8 yrs
Median household income: $31,719
Median home value: $131,800
Median gross rent: $879
Housing units: 798
Homeownership rate: 45.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.8%
Unemployment rate: 6.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,9811,638

Median household income

$26,875$31,719

Median home value

$74,200$131,800

Median gross rent

$635$879

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,981	$26,875	$74,200	$635
2020	1,969	$27,083	$85,100	$698
2021	1,784	$27,039	$90,300	$753
2022	1,758	$30,417	$107,800	$803
2023	1,638	$31,719	$131,800	$879

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1713.1%

18 to 246.5%

25 to 3415.3%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 545.4%

55 to 6416.7%

65 to 7412.0%

75 and over12.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	117	7.1%
5 to 17	215	13.1%
18 to 24	107	6.5%
25 to 34	251	15.3%
35 to 44	182	11.1%
45 to 54	89	5.4%
55 to 64	274	16.7%
65 to 74	196	12.0%
75 and over	207	12.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,485	90.7%
Black or African American	15	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	11	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	27	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	100	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.0%

High school graduate33.6%

Some college or associate's35.5%

Bachelor's degree11.6%

Graduate or professional degree4.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	180	15.0%
High school graduate	403	33.6%
Some college or associate's	426	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	139	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	51	4.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone72.0%

Carpooled3.6%

Public transit2.4%

Walked14.4%

Bicycle1.4%

Worked from home6.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	360	72.0%
Carpooled	18	3.6%
Public transit	12	2.4%
Walked	72	14.4%
Bicycle	7	1.4%
Worked from home	31	6.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	309	65.9%
15 to 29 min	88	18.8%
30 to 44 min	21	4.5%
45 to 59 min	9	1.9%
60+ min	42	9.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.13
Poverty rate: 25.7% (387 of 1,503)

	Count	Share
Family households	341	48.1%
Nonfamily households	368	51.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	709	88.8%
Vacant	89	11.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	322	45.4%
Renter-occupied	387	54.6%

1-unit, detached68.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units14.9%

5 to 19 units7.5%

20 or more units8.0%

Mobile home & other1.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	546	68.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	119	14.9%
5 to 19 units	60	7.5%
20 or more units	64	8.0%
Mobile home & other	9	1.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2634640
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.05 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 44.6580, -84.7111

Other places in Crawford County

None.