Granite Shoals is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 5,324 people and two associated neighborhoods, Granite Shoals is the 372nd largest community in Texas.

Also of interest is that Granite Shoals has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Granite Shoals telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.34% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Another notable thing is that Granite Shoals is an extremely popular destination for tourists and seasonal residents. So much of the population is seasonal such that the city’s population swells significantly during the vacation season, and drops again when the season ends. Because of this, much of the local economy is centered around tourism; some businesses may be operated only during the high season. During the low season, year-round residents will notice that the city is a substantially quieter place to live.

One downside of living in Granite Shoals is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Granite Shoals, the average commute to work is 30.61 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Being a small city, Granite Shoals does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The citizens of Granite Shoals are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.26% of adults in Granite Shoals having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Granite Shoals in 2018 was $31,485, which is upper middle income relative to Texas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $125,940 for a family of four. However, Granite Shoals contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Granite Shoals is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Granite Shoals home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Granite Shoals residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Granite Shoals also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 44.26% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Granite Shoals include Irish, German, English, French, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Granite Shoals is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.