Grafton

Population: 5,665
Median household income: $88,352
Median home value: $198,500

Grafton, a community in Lorain County, Ohio, has 5,665 residents. At $88,352, its median household income sits above Lorain County's $70,693.

Between 2019 and 2023, Grafton's population declined 5.5% from 5,996 to 5,665, while its median home value rose 36.6% from $145,300 to $198,500.

Households average 2.91 people. The median gross rent is $1,048.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,665
Median age: 42.5 yrs
Median household income: $88,352
Median home value: $198,500
Median gross rent: $1,048
Housing units: 982
Homeownership rate: 79.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.3%
Unemployment rate: 6.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,9965,665

Median household income

$61,042$88,352

Median home value

$145,300$198,500

Median gross rent

$738$1,048

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,996	$61,042	$145,300	$738
2020	6,017	$67,455	$140,700	$784
2021	6,257	$72,865	$156,000	$832
2022	5,730	$81,522	$180,100	$943
2023	5,665	$88,352	$198,500	$1,048

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

Age distribution

Under 51.6%

5 to 1710.0%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 3416.0%

35 to 4422.7%

45 to 5418.6%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 748.2%

75 and over2.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	91	1.6%
5 to 17	567	10.0%
18 to 24	390	6.9%
25 to 34	909	16.0%
35 to 44	1,284	22.7%
45 to 54	1,054	18.6%
55 to 64	749	13.2%
65 to 74	462	8.2%
75 and over	159	2.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,456	61.0%
Black or African American	1,148	20.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	20	0.4%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	6	0.1%
Two or more races	336	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	699	12.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.0%

High school graduate41.2%

Some college or associate's31.6%

Bachelor's degree9.9%

Graduate or professional degree2.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	692	15.0%
High school graduate	1,900	41.2%
Some college or associate's	1,459	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	456	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	110	2.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone79.9%

Carpooled7.3%

Public transit1.8%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home6.9%

Other means2.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,055	79.9%
Carpooled	97	7.3%
Public transit	24	1.8%
Walked	8	0.6%
Bicycle	8	0.6%
Worked from home	91	6.9%
Other means	38	2.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	200	16.3%
15 to 29 min	447	36.3%
30 to 44 min	408	33.2%
45 to 59 min	101	8.2%
60+ min	74	6.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.91
Poverty rate: 8.4% (221 of 2,637)

	Count	Share
Family households	649	70.6%
Nonfamily households	270	29.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	919	93.6%
Vacant	63	6.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	729	79.3%
Renter-occupied	190	20.7%

1-unit, detached85.9%

1-unit, attached2.9%

2 to 4 units5.8%

5 to 19 units5.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	844	85.9%
1-unit, attached	28	2.9%
2 to 4 units	57	5.8%
5 to 19 units	53	5.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3931150
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 4.93 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 41.2841, -82.0300