Granby, CO

Census Place

2024 Population

2,270

US Senator

Michael Bennet

Democratic Party

US Senator

John Hickenlooper

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

9.77% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

4.67%

24.1% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$72,926

11.4% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$567,100

Population & Diversity

Granby, CO is home to a population of 2.27k people, from which 96.4% are citizens.

As of 2024, 4.54% of Granby, CO residents were born outside of the country (103 people).

In 2024, there were 11.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.91k people) in Granby, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 168 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) and 56 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.4%

2024 Citizenship

98%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.4% of Granby, CO residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Granby, CO was 98%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Granby, CO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Granby, CO

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.91k ± 409
Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
168 ± 114
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
56 ± 54

3.92%

Hispanic Population

89 people

3.92% of the people in Granby, CO are hispanic (89 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Granby, CO as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Colorado.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
205,206 ± 10,925 people
India
23,918 ± 3,789 people
China
18,011 ± 3,290 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Colorado was Mexico, the natal country of 205,206 Colorado residents, followed by India with 23,918 and China with 18,011.

Foreign-Born Population

4.54%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

103 people

2.46%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

54 people

As of 2024, 4.54% of Granby, CO residents (103 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Granby, CO was 2.46%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Granby, CO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
37 ± 38
Gulf War (2001-)
16 ± 36

Granby, CO has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.31 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Granby, CO.

Economy

The economy of Granby, CO employs 1.49k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Granby, CO were Accommodation & Food Services (191 people), Retail Trade (182 people), and Educational Services (163 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services ($71,015), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($70,279), and Utilities ($68,382).

Employment

Occupations

1.49k

2024 Value

± 330

8.75%

1 Year growth

± 27.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Granby, CO grew at a rate of 8.75%, from 1.37k employees to 1.49k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Granby, CO, are Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (232 people), Management Occupations (194 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (143 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Granby, CO.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Colorado.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Colorado (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

1.49k

2024 Value

± 330

8.75%

1 Year growth

± 27.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Granby, CO grew at a rate of 8.75%, from 1.37k employees to 1.49k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Granby, CO, are Accommodation & Food Services (191 people), Retail Trade (182 people), and Educational Services (163 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Granby, CO, though some of these residents may live in Granby, CO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$51,756

Median earning men ± $11,458

$58,023

Median earning women ± $17,016

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($162,621), Retail Trade ($85,288), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($63,393).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($70,235), Retail Trade ($58,309), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($58,224).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Granby, CO was $567,100 in 2024, which is 1.7 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $415,700 to $567,100, a 36.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Granby, CO is 64.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Granby, CO have an average commute time of 15.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Granby, CO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$567,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$127,779

$719

Median Property Taxes

±$203

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Granby, CO the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Granby, CO compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

64.7%

Homeownership

2024

65.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 64.7% of the housing units in Granby, CO were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 74.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Granby, CO compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$72,926

Median Household Income

± $16,199

1.11k

Number of Households

± 273

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.11k households in Granby, CO declined from $72,926 from the previous year's value of $82,321.

The following chart displays the households in Granby, CO distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Granby, CO is from Colorado.

0.46

2024 Wage GINI in Colorado

0.462

2023 Wage GINI in Colorado

In 2024, the income inequality in Colorado was 0.46 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.498% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Colorado was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Colorado in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Colorado across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (67.2%)
Worked At Home (15.4%)
Carpooled (10.1%)

In 2024, 67.2% of workers in Granby, CO drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (15.4%) and those who carpooled to work (10.1%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

15.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Granby, CO have a shorter commute time (15.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.317% of the workforce in Granby, CO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Granby, CO compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Granby, CO distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Granby, CO have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

4.67% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Granby, CO (106 out of 2.27k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 45 - 54, followed by Males 75+ and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Granby, CO is White, followed by Native American and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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