Moving to Grafton, Illinois
Population: 609. Estimated population in July 2024: 692 (+13.6% change)
Males: 294 (48.3%), Females: 315 (51.7%)
Jersey County
Zip code: 62037
Demographics
Median resident age: 43.7 years
Median household income: $34,706
Median house value: $88,300
Population by Race
Races in Grafton:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.0%)
- Hispanic (1.0%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (25.5%), English (18.1%), Irish (13.3%), United States (12.3%), French (3.6%), Swedish (2.3%).
Elevation: 435 feet
Land area: 4.1 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Grafton
- High school or higher: 79.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
- Unemployed: 8.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 30.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Grafton city
- Never married: 21.3%
- Now married: 51.6%
- Separated: 1.9%
- Widowed: 9.3%
- Divorced: 15.9%
1.1% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -382 (-38.5%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Grafton:
- ST JOSEPH HEALTH CENTER (about 13 miles; SAINT CHARLES, MO)
- JERSEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL DISTRICT (about 13 miles; JERSEYVILLE, IL)
- CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL NORTHWEST (about 14 miles; FLORISSANT, MO)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Grafton:
- LAMBERT-ST LOUIS INTL (about 18 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Abbreviation: STL)
- SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS (about 27 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Abbreviation: SUS)
- ST LOUIS REGIONAL (about 29 miles; ALTON/ST LOUIS, IL; Abbreviation: ALN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Grafton:
- ST CHARLES COUNTY SMARTT (about 4 miles; ST CHARLES, MO; Abbreviation: SET)
- ST CHARLES (about 11 miles; ST CHARLES, MO; Abbreviation: 3SQ)
- CREVE COEUR (about 19 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Abbreviation: 1H0)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Grafton:
- LINDENWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; ST CHARLES, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,116)
- LEWIS AND CLARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 15 miles; GODFREY, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,451)
- SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-FLORISSANT VALLEY (about 18 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 3,749)
- ST CHARLES COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; ST PETERS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 3,301)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST LOUIS (about 21 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 9,715)
- MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY OF SAINT LOUIS (about 22 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,094)
- WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 10,939)
Public high school in Grafton:
- IL YOUTH CENTER – PERE MARQUETTE (Students: 53; Location: 2200 W MAIN ST; Grades: 07 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Grafton:
- GRAFTON ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 199; Location: BOX 205 310 W MAIN; Grades: PK – 06)