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Granite Falls, NC

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

Population

4,921

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$56,917

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+6.1% since 2018

Granite Falls added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone4,142 (84.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone318 (6.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone178 (3.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races146 (3.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race119 (2.4%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone16 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish452
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic10
  3. 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)9
  4. 4.Arabic5

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

27.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

50.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

277

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

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Per Capita Income

$33,512

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

1.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

15.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care414
  2. 2.Manufacturing404
  3. 3.Retail Trade326
  4. 4.Construction195
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management190

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations768
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations547
  3. 3.Service Occupations325
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations317
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations206

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Wholesale Trade (LQ 2.38×)115
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.94×)404
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.43×)326
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.35×)195
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.16×)114

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$203,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$845/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

68.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999152 (13.1%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999121 (10.5%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999120 (10.4%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999106 (9.2%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999105 (9.1%)
  • $250,000 to $299,99989 (7.7%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

27.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

56.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$43,178

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.7 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

3.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone1,705 (83.0%)
  • Worked at Home206 (10.0%)
  • Carpooled92 (4.5%)
  • Taxi, Motorcycle, or Other34 (1.7%)
  • Walked17 (0.8%)

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.