Granby is a somewhat small town located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 11,041 people and two associated neighborhoods, Granby is the 92nd largest community in Connecticut.Granby is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Granby is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Granby who work in management occupations (14.41%), sales jobs (9.25%), and office and administrative support (9.07%). Also of interest is that Granby has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Granby telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 22.71% 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. Because of many things, Granby is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Granby a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Granby has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Granby’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Granby, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Granby is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 56.39% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%. The per capita income in Granby in 2022 was $61,389, which is upper middle income relative to Connecticut, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $245,556 for a family of four. The people who call Granby home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Granby residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Granby include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Granby is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
