Granite Falls, WA

Census Place

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2024 Population
4,659
US Senator
Patty Murray
Democratic Party
US Senator
Maria Cantwell
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
36.6
3.98% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
3.38%
24.5% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$105,136
4.38% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$562,700
8.25% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
2,456
1.95% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Granite Falls, WA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

94.3% of the residents in Granite Falls, WA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Granite Falls, WA was $562,700, and the homeownership rate was 83.9%.

Most people in Granite Falls, WA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 35.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Granite Falls, WA was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Granite Falls, WA is home to a population of 4.66k people, from which 94.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 12.1% of Granite Falls, WA residents were born outside of the country (566 people).

In 2024, there were 4.04 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.95k people) in Granite Falls, WA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 729 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 498 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

94.3%
2024 Citizenship
97.4%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 94.3% of Granite Falls, WA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Granite Falls, WA was 97.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Granite Falls, WA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    2.95k ± 395
  2. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    729 ± 428
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    498 ± 249
6.35%
Hispanic Population
296 people

In 2024, there were 4.04 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.95k people) in Granite Falls, WA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 729 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 498 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

6.35% of the people in Granite Falls, WA are hispanic (296 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Granite Falls, WA as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    248,556 ± 12,042 people
  2. India
    107,324 ± 7,987 people
  3. China
    89,838 ± 7,316 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Washington was Mexico, the natal country of 248,556 Washington residents, followed by India with 107,324 and China with 89,838.

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Foreign-Born Population

12.1%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
566 people
7.88%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
367 people

As of 2024, 12.1% of Granite Falls, WA residents (566 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 Granite Falls, WA was 7.88%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    210 ± 125
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    56 ± 58
  3. Vietnam
    25 ± 35

Granite Falls, WA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 3.75 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Granite Falls, WA employs 2.46k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Granite Falls, WA were Manufacturing (364 people), Retail Trade (309 people), and Educational Services (308 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($88,516), Educational Services ($77,206), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation ($76,250).

Occupations

2.46k
2024 Value
± 374
1.95%
1 Year growth
± 22.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Granite Falls, WA grew at a rate of 1.95%, from 2.41k employees to 2.46k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Granite Falls, WA, are Sales & Related Occupations (250 people), Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (222 people), and Management Occupations (218 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Granite Falls, WA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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

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Employment by Industries

2.46k
2024 Value
± 374
1.95%
1 Year growth
± 22.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Granite Falls, WA grew at a rate of 1.95%, from 2.41k employees to 2.46k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Granite Falls, WA, are Manufacturing (364 people), Retail Trade (309 people), and Educational Services (308 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Granite Falls, WA, though some of these residents may live in Granite Falls, WA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$70,391
Median earning men ± $9,934
$50,227
Median earning women ± $8,830

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($118,438), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($98,625), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($90,506).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($82,619), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($53,625), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($53,478).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
3.62%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.58M people employed in Washington. This represents a 3.62% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.3%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Washington.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Washington went to Kamala Harris with 57.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (39%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.4%).

Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell are the senators currently representing the state of Washington. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Washington is currently represented by 10 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Washington

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Patty Murray
Senator from Washington3
Assumed office on January 3, 1993
Maria Cantwell
Senator from Washington1
Assumed office on January 3, 2001

Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell are the senators currently representing Washington.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Washington over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Granite Falls, WA was $562,700 in 2024, which is 1.69 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $519,800 to $562,700, a 8.25% increase. The homeownership rate in Granite Falls, WA is 83.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Granite Falls, WA have an average commute time of 35.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Granite Falls, WA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$562,700
Median Property Value 2024
±$40,849
$1,396
Median Property Taxes
±$220

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 Granite Falls, WA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

83.9%
Homeownership
2024
73.1%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 83.9% of the housing units in Granite Falls, WA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 79.3%.

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$105,136
Median Household Income
± $14,965
1.66k
Number of Households
± 293

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.66k households in Granite Falls, WA grew to $105,136 from the previous year's value of $100,720.

The following chart displays the households in Granite Falls, WA 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 $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Granite Falls, WA is from Washington.
0.468
2023 Wage GINI in Washington
0.47
2022 Wage GINI in Washington

In 2023, the income inequality in Washington was 0.468 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.276% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Washington was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Washington in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (73.8%)
  2. Worked At Home (11.8%)
  3. Carpooled (8.42%)

In 2024, 73.8% of workers in Granite Falls, WA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.8%) and those who carpooled to work (8.42%).

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.

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Commute Time

35.5 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Granite Falls, WA have a longer commute time (35.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 6.11% of the workforce in Granite Falls, WA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty & Diversity

3.38% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Granite Falls, WA (156 out of 4.61k 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 65 - 74, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Granite Falls, WA is White, followed by Asian 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.

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Health

94.6% of the population of Granite Falls, WA has health coverage, with 52.3% on employee plans, 14.4% on Medicaid, 8.38% on Medicare, 12.3% on non-group plans, and 7.19% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Washington see 1,202 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,202 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1152 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 186 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.9% were men and 54.1% were women.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.6% under 18 years, 19.6% between 18 and 34 years, 41.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 13% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.9% were men and 54.1% were women.

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Uninsured People

5.42%
Uninsured
52.3%
Employer Coverage
14.4%
Medicaid
8.38%
Medicare
12.3%
Non-Group
7.19%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Granite Falls, WA grew by 36.2% from 3.98% to 5.42%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Granite Falls, WA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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