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Population (year 2000): 3,877. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,986 (+2.8% change)
Males: 1,758 (45.3%), Females: 2,119 (54.7%)
Carter County
Zip code:
41143
Median resident age: 31.6 years
Median household income: $19,683 (year 2000)
Median house value: $58,500 (year 2000)
Races in Grayson:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.8%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
- Black (0.5%)
Ancestries: United States (15.7%), English
(13.6%), German (10.7%), Irish (8.5%), Dutch (2.3%),
Scotch-Irish (1.3%).
Elevation: 608 feet
Land area: 2.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Grayson
- High school or higher: 71.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
- Unemployed: 7.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Grayson city
- Never married: 29.4%
- Now married: 48.8%
- Separated: 2.6%
- Widowed: 9.4%
- Divorced: 9.9%
0.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +84 (+2.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Grayson:
- KINGS DAUGHTERS MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles;
ASHLAND, KY)
- OUR LADY OF BELLEFONTE HOSPITAL (about 23 miles;
ASHLAND, KY)
- RIVER VALLEY HEALTH SYSTEM-IRONTON CPS (about 24
miles; IRONTON, OH)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Grayson:
- TRI-STATE/MILTON J. FERGUSON FIELD (about 28 miles;
HUNTINGTON, WV; ID: HTS)
- YEAGER (about 95 miles; CHARLESTON, WV; ID: CRW)
- AIRBORNE AIRPARK (about 95 miles; WILMINGTON, OH;
ID: ILN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Grayson:
- OLIVE HILL-SELLERS' FIELD (about 15 miles; OLIVE
HILL, KY; ID: 2I2)
- ASHLAND-BOYD COUNTY (about 21 miles; ASHLAND, KY;
ID: DWU)
- LAWRENCE COUNTY AIRPARK (about 33 miles;
CHESAPEAKE/HUNTINGTON WVA, OH; ID: HTW)
College/University in Grayson:
- KENTUCKY CHRISTIAN COLLEGE (Full-time
enrollment: 551; Location: 100 ACADEMIC PKY; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: www.kcc.edu; Offers Master's
degree)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Grayson:
- SHAWNEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles;
PORTSMOUTH, OH; Full-time enrollment: 2,849)
- MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; MOREHEAD,
KY; FT enrollment: 6,866)
- MARSHALL UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV;
FT enrollment: 12,361)
- OHIO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 90 miles; ATHENS,
OH; FT enrollment: 18,721)
- HOCKING TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 92 miles;
NELSONVILLE, OH; FT enrollment: 4,050)
- WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE (about 96 miles;
INSTITUTE, WV; FT enrollment: 3,688)
- EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 102 miles;
RICHMOND, KY; FT enrollment: 11,214)
Public high school in Grayson:
- EAST CARTER COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
665; Location: 405 HITCHINS RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Grayson:
- PRICHARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 702;
Location: 401 E MAIN ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- EAST CARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 648;
Location: 1 SPIRIT LANE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- HERITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 441;
Location: 4863 S STATE HWY 1; Grades: KG - 05)
Private primary/middle school in Grayson:
- CARTER CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 120;
Location: 2ND ST & VETERANS SQ/POB 577; Grades: PK - 8)
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