Because of many things, Grayson is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Grayson really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Grayson perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
One downside of living in Grayson, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.54 minutes every day commuting to work.
In terms of college education, Grayson is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 33.20% of adults in Grayson have a college degree.
The per capita income in Grayson in 2022 was $34,542, which is upper middle income relative to Georgia, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $138,168 for a family of four.
Grayson is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Grayson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Grayson residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Grayson include African, Yugoslavian, Irish, English, and German.
Grayson also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 36.54%.
The most common language spoken in Grayson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Vietnamese and Spanish.
