COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Grayson County

Virginia · 16,278 residents · 442 sq mi

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With 16,278 people, Grayson County is a county in Virginia. Owners hold 82% of the housing stock. 4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. That trails the Virginia median by roughly 42%. At a median age of 38.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $40,000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

4% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 15%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

16,278

−9%vs 2000

vs 17,917 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.1

−6%vs 2000

vs 40.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

442 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202415K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56%(970)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.5%(889)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146%(984)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.7%(1,255)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.6%(913)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.7%(2,395)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.2%(2,472)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.4%(1,851)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.4%(1,851)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.8%(1,589)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.6%(908)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(201)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,324

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,676 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,966

−47%vs 2000

vs $16,768 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.3%

+1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$40,000

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $62,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$241

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $318 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

82.5%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.4% in 2000

17.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic90.9%(16,283)

Black6.8%(1,214)

Hispanic / Latino1.5%(277)

Asian0.1%(12)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.7%(15,738)

Black3.2%(522)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(50)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.1%(18)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Central American1%(158)

Salvadoran1%(148)

Puerto Rican0.9%(139)

Mexican0.9%(130)

Spaniard0.7%(105)

South American0.4%(54)

Uruguayan0.2%(26)

Colombian0.1%(17)

Bolivian0.1%(11)

Honduran0.1%(8)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.7%(108)

Korean0.3%(46)

Filipino0%(3)

Ancestry

American29.1%(4,448)

English15.6%(2,386)

German8.2%(1,256)

Irish7.7%(1,180)

Scotch-Irish1.7%(261)

Italian1.6%(245)

Scottish1.4%(217)

Polish0.5%(84)

West Indian0.5%(83)

French0.5%(76)

Dutch0.5%(71)

Russian0.4%(68)

+ 16 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African0.3%(51)

Austrian0.3%(41)

Swedish0.2%(35)

Norwegian0.2%(30)

Danish0.2%(26)

French Canadian0.2%(25)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(22)

Hungarian0.1%(19)

British0.1%(17)

Lithuanian0.1%(17)

Welsh0.1%(17)

Arab0.1%(11)

Lebanese0.1%(11)

Swiss0.1%(11)

Iranian0.1%(9)

Jamaican0%(7)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Scotch-Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

4.2%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

51.1%

−13.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 64.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.2%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.8 min

+19%vs 2000

vs 19.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married30.1%(2,108)

Married54%(3,782)

Widowed4.9%(344)

Divorced11%(774)

Women 15+

Never married18.6%(1,163)

Married54.9%(3,427)

Widowed13.1%(817)

Divorced13.4%(836)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.6%

−5.7 ptssince 2013

from 13.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

39.2%

−3.9 ptssince 2020

from 43.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.5%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 17.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

30.5%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 29.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.6%

+5.6 ptssince 2020

from 18.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.8%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 4.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

55.1%

−5.0 ptssince 2020

from 60.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

51.3%

+6.9 ptssince 2020

from 44.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)13.9%(132)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)13.7%(130)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era45.7%(434)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.8%(36)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.7%(16)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 949 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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