Grafton is a somewhat small town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 14,894 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Grafton is the 123rd largest community in Massachusetts.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Grafton is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Grafton is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Grafton who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.22%), management occupations (11.49%), and sales jobs (10.90%).

Also of interest is that Grafton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Grafton is a very car-oriented town. This is because most people - 97.6% - drive by car to work every day, and few people choose alternative modes of transportation, such as public transit, cycling, or walking. In general, car-oriented communities have a layout that emphasizes streets, highways, and ease of parking, and sometimes this can be to the detriment of human-scale priorities such as walkability alongside roads, and public spaces. For example, strip malls are something you will find in Grafton.

Grafton is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Grafton Information and Demographics

The population of Grafton is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 14.96% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 34.75% of adults in Grafton have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Grafton in 2000 was $26,952, which is middle income relative to Massachusetts, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $107,808 for a family of four.

The people who call Grafton home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Grafton is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Grafton include Irish, Italian, English, French, French Canadian, Polish, German, and Swedish.

The most common language spoken in Grafton is English.