Grape Creek first appeared as a
census-designated place in the
2000 U.S. census. The median age was 39.8 years. 23.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 17.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 107.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 104.0 males age 18 and over. There were 1,332 households in Grape Creek, of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 49.9% were married-couple households, 23.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 20.5% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 22.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 1,481 housing units, of which 10.1% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.1% and the rental vacancy rate was 11.6%.
2000 census As of the
census of 2000, 3,138 people, 1,124 households, and 892 families resided in the CDP. The population density was . There were 1,219 housing units at an average density of . The
racial makeup of the CDP was 91.78% White, 0.41% African American, 0.76% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 4.84% from other races, and 2.07% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 15.77% of the population. Of the 1,124 households, 38.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.4% were
married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.6% were not families. About 17.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.14. In the CDP, the population was distributed as 28.8% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.2 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $35,046, and for a family was $38,413. Males had a median income of $30,931 versus $19,957 for females. The
per capita income for the CDP was $14,806. About 15.0% of families and 15.5% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 19.6% of those under age 18 and 15.1% of those age 65 or over. ==Education==