Grant Town

Population: 405
Median household income: $53,393
Median home value: $90,300

Grant Town, a community in Marion County, West Virginia, has 405 residents. Its median household income of $53,393 runs below the Marion County figure of $67,537.

From 2019 to 2023, Grant Town's population declined 23.1% from 527 to 405, while its median home value rose 52.8% from $59,100 to $90,300.

92.4% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1938.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 405
Median age: 48.2 yrs
Median household income: $53,393
Median home value: $90,300
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 184
Homeownership rate: 87.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.7%
Unemployment rate: 10.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

527405

Median household income

$36,932$53,393

Median home value

$59,100$90,300

Median gross rent

$590$683

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	527	$36,932	$59,100	$590
2020	453	$45,352	$67,100	$638
2021	417	$46,618	$74,800	$640
2022	439	$50,982	$86,400	$683
2023	405	$53,393	$90,300	—

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1715.3%

18 to 245.2%

25 to 347.9%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 5416.8%

55 to 6415.6%

65 to 7417.8%

75 and over3.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	25	6.2%
5 to 17	62	15.3%
18 to 24	21	5.2%
25 to 34	32	7.9%
35 to 44	50	12.3%
45 to 54	68	16.8%
55 to 64	63	15.6%
65 to 74	72	17.8%
75 and over	12	3.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	334	82.5%
Black or African American	20	4.9%
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	49	12.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.1%

High school graduate45.8%

Some college or associate's39.4%

Bachelor's degree5.1%

Graduate or professional degree1.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	24	8.1%
High school graduate	136	45.8%
Some college or associate's	117	39.4%
Bachelor's degree	15	5.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5	1.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone80.0%

Carpooled20.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	100	80.0%
Carpooled	25	20.0%
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	7	5.6%
15 to 29 min	56	44.8%
30 to 44 min	48	38.4%
45 to 59 min	14	11.2%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.55
Poverty rate: 17.8% (72 of 405)

	Count	Share
Family households	111	69.8%
Nonfamily households	48	30.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	159	86.4%
Vacant	25	13.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	139	87.4%
Renter-occupied	20	12.6%

1-unit, detached92.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units5.4%

5 to 19 units2.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	170	92.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10	5.4%
5 to 19 units	4	2.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5432908
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.53 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 39.5608, -80.1779