About Grantville

Grantville is a very small town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 3,874 people and just one neighborhood, Grantville is the 451st largest community in Pennsylvania.

Unlike some towns , Grantville isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Grantville are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Grantville is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Grantville who work in office and administrative support jobs (18.42%), sales jobs (8.57%), and management occupations (6.55%).

Because of many things, Grantville is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Grantville a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Grantville has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Grantville's overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.

Grantville is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Grantville isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 97.38% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

Grantville 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.

Grantville Information and Demographics

The citizens of Grantville are slightly less educated than the national average of 14.96% for the average city or town: 12.96% of adults in Grantville have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Grantville in 2000 was $20,782, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $83,128 for a family of four.

The people who call Grantville home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Grantville is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Grantville include German, Irish, Pennsylvania German, English, Italian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Grantville is English. Some people also speak Spanish.