Granite Shoals is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 5,417 people and two associated neighborhoods, Granite Shoals is the 372nd largest community in Texas.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Granite Shoals is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Granite Shoals is a city of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Granite Shoals who work in sales jobs (14.04%), office and administrative support (10.52%), and maintenance occupations (10.41%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 14.46% 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. One downside of living in Granite Shoals is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Granite Shoals, the average commute to work is 36.14 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Granite Shoals 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 Granite Shoals citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 20.76% of adults 25 and older in Granite Shoals have a college degree. The per capita income in Granite Shoals in 2022 was $39,711, which is upper middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $158,844 for a family of four. However, Granite Shoals contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Granite Shoals is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Granite Shoals 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 Granite Shoals, accounting for 49.74% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Granite Shoals residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Granite Shoals include German, Irish, English, French, and European. In addition, Granite Shoals has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (16.84%). The most common language spoken in Granite Shoals is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
