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Granite City, IL

Demographic and economic profile of Granite City, IL, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

Population

26,670

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$59,205

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-8.0% since 2018

Granite City lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone20,457 (77.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone2,451 (9.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,834 (6.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone807 (3.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race627 (2.4%)
  • Asian Alone345 (1.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,167
  2. 2.Korean96
  3. 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)86
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island74
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic69

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

1,705

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Per Capita Income

$30,640

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

16.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care2,697
  2. 2.Manufacturing1,545
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities1,323
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management1,305
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation1,104

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,219
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,841
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations2,584
  4. 4.Service Occupations2,010
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,123

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.88×)1,323
  2. 2.Other Services (LQ 1.54×)873
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.29×)1,545
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.04×)1,104
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 0.96×)2,697

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$99,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$761/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

71.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,9991,477 (18.2%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9991,059 (13.0%)
  • $70,000 to $79,999709 (8.7%)
  • $50,000 to $59,999692 (8.5%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999656 (8.1%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999530 (6.5%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

16.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

88.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

59.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$39,905

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

22.9 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

10.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone9,778 (83.5%)
  • Worked at Home886 (7.6%)
  • Carpooled763 (6.5%)
  • Public Transit180 (1.5%)
  • Taxi, Motorcycle, or Other65 (0.6%)
  • Walked36 (0.3%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.