Granite Falls is a somewhat small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 17,161 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Granite Falls is the 48th largest community in North Carolina.

Granite Falls is a blue-collar town, with 49.0% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 24.7%. Overall, Granite Falls is a town of production and manufacturing workers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Granite Falls who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.32%), sales jobs (7.30%), and management occupations (5.27%).

Granite Falls is a very car-oriented town. This is because most people - 99.1% - drive by car to work every day, and few people choose alternative modes of transportation, such as public transit, cycling, or walking. In general, car-oriented communities have a layout that emphasizes streets, highways, and ease of parking, and sometimes this can be to the detriment of human-scale priorities such as walkability alongside roads, and public spaces. For example, strip malls are something you will find in Granite Falls.

As is often the case in a small town, Granite Falls doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Granite Falls Information and Demographics

In Granite Falls, just 9.68% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 14.96%.

The per capita income in Granite Falls in 2000 was $18,376, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $73,504 for a family of four.

The people who call Granite Falls home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Granite Falls is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Granite Falls include German, English, Irish, and Scotch-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Granite Falls is English. Some people also speak Spanish.