Granite Falls is a very small city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 4,835 people and three associated neighborhoods, Granite Falls is the 141st largest community in Washington. Housing costs in Granite Falls are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Washington.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Granite Falls is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Granite Falls is a city of service providers, construction workers and builders, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Granite Falls who work in sales jobs (10.06%), teaching (8.51%), and office and administrative support (7.74%). Of important note, Granite Falls is also a city of artists. Granite Falls has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Granite Falls’s character. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 15.68% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. One downside of living in Granite Falls, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.87 minutes every day commuting to work. As is often the case in a small city, Granite Falls doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.In terms of college education, Granite Falls is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 19.02% of adults 25 and older in Granite Falls have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Granite Falls in 2022 was $35,371, which is middle income relative to Washington, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $141,484 for a family of four. However, Granite Falls contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Granite Falls is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Granite Falls home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Granite Falls residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Granite Falls include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Granite Falls is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Tagalog.
