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Granite Falls Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2024 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2026.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Granite Falls Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

4,942

Age

Under 5 Years:
4.9%
5 - 17:
19.8%
18 - 24:
9.5%
25 - 34:
10.2%
35 - 54:
25.7%
55 - 64:
11.6%
Over 65 Years:
18.4%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
3.6%
3.6%
91.3%
91.3%
25.6%
25.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Granite Falls
USA
$33,133
$33,133
$44,673
$44,673

Median household income

Granite Falls
USA
$56,917
$56,917
$80,734
$80,734
Individuals Below Poverty Level

17.2%

Employment Industries

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Manufacturing
Retail
Education
Healthcare
Transportation
Accommodation
Construction
Other
Public Service
Wholesale
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Utilities
19.8%
19.8%
12.7%
12.7%
10.7%
10.7%
9.7%
9.7%
7.4%
7.4%
7.1%
7.1%
6.6%
6.6%
6.4%
6.4%
4.6%
4.6%
4.6%
4.6%
3.3%
3.3%
2.0%
2.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Black or African American
Other Race / Two or More Races
American Indian and Alaska Native
Asian
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
83.6%
83.6%
8.8%
8.8%
3.6%
3.6%
3.4%
3.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
English
Irish
Polish
Scots-Irish
Scottish
Italian
European
Danish
Hungarian
Lithuanian
Swedish
Czech
Swiss
Finnish
Dutch
Welsh
Yugoslavian
Other West Indian
West Indian
20.2%
20.2%
13.0%
13.0%
12.5%
12.5%
5.1%
5.1%
3.6%
3.6%
3.1%
3.1%
1.8%
1.8%
1.4%
1.4%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Polish
Tagalog
Hungarian
German/Yiddish
Arabic
Native American languages
African languages
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Other Asian languages
Vietnamese
Laotian
Thai
Miao/Hmong
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
Korean
Japanese
Chinese
92.5%
92.5%
7.0%
7.0%
1.0%
1.0%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
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0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Granite Falls Residents

2.9%

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