COMPARING TWO PLACES
Granite Falls vs Lenoir
PLACE A
Granite Falls, Washington
VS
PLACE B
Lenoir, North Carolina
Granite Falls is 74% smaller than Lenoir. Granite Falls earns more, with a median household income $55,226 higher. Granite Falls has grown faster since 2000 (32% vs 1%).
GRANITE FALLSLENOIRDIFFERENCE
Total population4,68618,372−74% vs Lenoir
Population density2,138882+1,256
Population growth32.3%0.7%+31.6 pts
Median age36.645.7−9.1
Male46.1%46.0%+0.1 pts
Female53.9%54.0%−0.1 pts
Foreign-born12.1%7.1%+5.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic63.2%73.2%−10.0 pts
Black0.0%10.0%−10.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.4%13.2%−6.9 pts
Asian15.6%0.9%+14.7 pts
Other14.8%2.7%+12.1 pts
Median household income$105,136$49,910+$55,226
Per capita income$41,415$29,565+$11,850
Poverty rate3.4%14.6%−11.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3090.438−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher25.5%21.2%+4.3 pts
Graduate degree7.0%5.5%+1.5 pts
Unemployment rate2.4%4.6%−2.2 pts
Labor force participation70.0%52.7%+17.3 pts
Median home value$562,700$179,400+$383,300
Median gross rent$1,825$664+$1,161
Owner-occupied83.9%64.2%+19.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.5%9.4%−1.9 pts
Rent-burdened households57.3%33.0%+24.3 pts
Average commute35.524.8+10.7
Worked from home11.8%11.1%+0.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured5.4%12.5%−7.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025