Grants is a somewhat small city located in the state of New Mexico. With a population of 9,071 people and three associated neighborhoods, Grants is the 23rd largest community in New Mexico.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.89% 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.

Being a small city, Grants does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The percentage of adults in Grants who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.96% of the adults in Grants have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Grants in 2022 was $26,873, which is middle income relative to New Mexico, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $107,492 for a family of four. However, Grants contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Grants is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Grants home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Grants, accounting for 57.60% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Grants residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Grants include English, European, German, Irish, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Grants is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.