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Granville County, NC

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

AI Overview

Granville County, NC is a rural county of 61,439 residents that grew 4.4% over five years, with a median household income of $71,111 and a median home value of $235,700 that keeps housing costs well below most metro benchmarks. The labor force participation rate of 55.7% reflects a modest available workforce, with 24.0% holding a bachelor's degree or higher and median worker earnings of $42,156. An unemployment rate of 4.4%, a 77.1% homeownership rate, and a GDP per capita of $60,118 against a per capita income of $33,166 point to meaningful economic output relative to local wage levels, with a mean commute of 30.8 minutes suggesting many workers access jobs outside the county.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

61,439

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$71,111

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+4.4% since 2018

Granville County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone34,534 (56.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone17,711 (29.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone3,927 (6.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races2,132 (3.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,891 (3.1%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone274 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish4,713
  2. 2.Korean114
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island96
  4. 4.Arabic89
  5. 5.Other Indo-European82

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

62.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

5.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

3,363

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$60,118

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$33,166

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

14.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance6,589
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)3,099
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services2,899
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)2,582
  5. 5.Construction (Group)2,442

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations10,219
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations5,379
  3. 3.Service Occupations3,801
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,575
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,687

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Construction (LQ 1.33×)2,457
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.23×)1,558
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.16×)3,085
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.15×)7,197
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.01×)1,275

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$235,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,008/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

77.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9992,850 (16.5%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9992,206 (12.7%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9992,089 (12.1%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9991,663 (9.6%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9991,256 (7.2%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,082 (6.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

24.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

86.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

55.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$42,156

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

30.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone19,735 (78.8%)
  • Worked At Home3,491 (13.9%)
  • Carpooled1,575 (6.3%)
  • Other135 (0.5%)
  • Walked99 (0.4%)
  • Bicycle20 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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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.