Grayling is a very small city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 1,946 people and two associated neighborhoods, Grayling is the 367th largest community in Michigan.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Grayling is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Grayling is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Grayling who work in food service (12.59%), sales jobs (11.28%), and healthcare suport services (10.53%). There are quite a few people in the armed forces living in Grayling, and when you visit or drive around town, you will see military people in and out of uniform, shopping, enjoying life, and being part of the community. It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Grayling has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Grayling has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Grayling than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Grayling may be for you. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Grayling spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.03 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.The citizens of Grayling are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 15.19% of adults in Grayling have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Grayling in 2022 was $21,605, which is low income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $86,420 for a family of four. However, Grayling contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Grayling is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Grayling home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Grayling residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Grayling include German, Irish, English, Polish, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Grayling is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
