Grant Town, WV

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Grant Town, West Virginia

Grant Town, West Virginia, in Marion county, is 61 miles S of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. As of the year 2000 census, 657 people lived in Grant Town.

The People and Families of Grant Town

In Grant Town, about 55% of adults are married.

In Grant Town, females are somewhat more common than males.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Grant Town had a median family income of $29,250. In Grant Town, a noticeable number of people work from home rather than commuting every day.

Crime and Safety

A low crime rate is one of the plusses in Grant Town.

Grant Town Housing

An estimated 85% of living spaces in Grant Town are occupied by their owners, not by renters. The town housing isn't the newest - the average home age is greater here than you'll find elsewhere.

Commuting

In Grant Town, 88% of commuters drive to work. Walking to work is pretty rare in Grant Town.

High Points

Grant Town strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in West Virginia):

Category	Trophy
Low Property Crime (vs. Peers)	Top 1%
Low Violent Crime (vs. Peers)	Top 7%
Affordability of Property Taxes (vs. Peers)	Top 10%

Comparative Profile of Grant Town, WV

Comparing Grant Town to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in West Virginia (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Female Share of the Population
Senior Citizens
Age of the Population
Racial Diversity
Children Under 5 Years Old
Male Share of the Population
Well-Paid Single Men

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Portion of People Married
Average Household Size

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
People in Middle Class or Better
People Above Poverty
College Educated Adults
Median Family Income

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Working at Home
Walking and Biking to Work
Public Transportation Use
Short Commute Times

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Affordability of Property Taxes
Affordability of Rents
People Living Alone
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
Housing Recently Built

Crime

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Low Property Crime
Low Violent Crime

Category	Value
Nearest Large City	61 miles S of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
County	Marion
P.O. Box Zip Codes	26574
Phone Area Codes	304
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	39.558
Longitude	-80.181

Station	FAIRMONT
Distance	6.8 miles
Jan Temp	20 to 38 F
Apr Temp	38 to 64 F
Jul Temp	61 to 83 F
Oct Temp	42 to 65 F
Annual Precip	45.8 inches

Station	MORGANTOWN LOCK & DAM
Distance	12.2 miles
Jan Temp	22 to 39 F
Apr Temp	40 to 64 F
Jul Temp	64 to 83 F
Oct Temp	44 to 65 F
Annual Precip	43.3 inches

Station	MORGANTOWN HART AP
Distance	15.5 miles
Jan Temp	22 to 38 F
Apr Temp	40 to 63 F
Jul Temp	62 to 84 F
Oct Temp	43 to 65 F
Annual Precip	42.1 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	657	100%
Male	302	46%
Female	355	54%
Under 18	143	21.8%
18+	514	78.2%
65+	130	19.8%
Median Age	40.4
Average Family Size	2.95
White	597	90.9%
African-American	51	7.8%
Asian	1	0.2%
American Indian & Alaskan	0	0%
Other	2	0.3%
Mixed Race	6	0.9%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	3	0.5%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	641
Growth	-16
Growth %	-2.39%

Ancestry	Percent
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	15.2%
German	14.2%
US/American	12.9%
Irish	11.6%
Italian	11.2%
Polish	9.1%
Russian	4.9%
Dutch	4.4%
English	3.6%
French (except Basque)	3.4%
Welsh	2.3%
Hungarian	1.3%
Croatian	1.1%
Slavic	0.8%
Czechoslovakian	0.6%
African	0.6%
Scotch-Irish	0.6%
Scandinavian	0.4%
Norwegian	0.4%
Pennsylvania German	0.4%
French Canadian	0.4%
Czech	0.4%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Grant Town	657	$29,250
Barrackville	1,288	$42,969
Fairmont	19,097	$37,126
Fairview	435	$32,679
Farmington	387	$39,688
Monongah	939	$33,000
Rivesville	913	$35,417

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