Grindstone

Population: 592
Median home value: $97,300

Grindstone is a community in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, home to 592 residents. At $97,300, its median home value sits below Fayette County's $126,900.

Between 2019 and 2023, Grindstone's population declined 1.2% from 599 to 592, while its median home value rose 39.6% from $69,700 to $97,300.

Owners occupy 50.4% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 32.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 592
Median age: 32.8 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: $97,300
Median gross rent: $1,064
Housing units: 325
Homeownership rate: 50.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.5%
Unemployment rate: 6.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

599592

Median household income

$33,860$42,955

Median home value

$69,700$97,300

Median gross rent

$738$1,064

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	599	$33,860	$69,700	$738
2020	818	$42,955	$71,200	$872
2021	669	—	$66,800	$908
2022	619	—	$90,800	—
2023	592	—	$97,300	$1,064

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

Age distribution

Under 59.5%

5 to 178.6%

18 to 2411.5%

25 to 3424.2%

35 to 449.1%

45 to 545.7%

55 to 647.4%

65 to 7418.4%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	56	9.5%
5 to 17	51	8.6%
18 to 24	68	11.5%
25 to 34	143	24.2%
35 to 44	54	9.1%
45 to 54	34	5.7%
55 to 64	44	7.4%
65 to 74	109	18.4%
75 and over	33	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	548	92.6%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	40	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.1%

High school graduate45.8%

Some college or associate's27.6%

Bachelor's degree5.5%

Graduate or professional degree7.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	59	14.1%
High school graduate	191	45.8%
Some college or associate's	115	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	23	5.5%
Graduate or professional degree	29	7.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone100.0%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	147	100.0%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	9	6.1%
15 to 29 min	113	76.9%
30 to 44 min	23	15.6%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	2	1.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.14
Poverty rate: 19.6% (116 of 592)

	Count	Share
Family households	205	74.3%
Nonfamily households	71	25.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	276	84.9%
Vacant	49	15.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	139	50.4%
Renter-occupied	137	49.6%

1-unit, detached68.0%

1-unit, attached19.4%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units1.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other11.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	221	68.0%
1-unit, attached	63	19.4%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5	1.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	36	11.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4231592
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.31 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.0219, -79.8231