Graham is a medium-sized city located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 19,311 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Graham is the 62nd largest community in North Carolina. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Graham, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Graham, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Graham’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Graham does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $56,239.00.

A relatively large number of people in Graham telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.27% 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.

Graham is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The education level of Graham citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 24.70% of adults in Graham have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Graham in 2022 was $32,057, which is middle income relative to North Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $128,228 for a family of four. However, Graham contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Graham is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Graham home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Graham residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Graham also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.18% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Graham include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and Italian.

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