COMPARING TWO PLACES
Granite Falls vs St. Stephens
PLACE A
Granite Falls, Washington
VS
PLACE B
St. Stephens, North Carolina
Granite Falls is 50% smaller than St. Stephens. Granite Falls earns more, with a median household income $44,742 higher. Granite Falls has grown faster since 2000 (32% vs 1%).
GRANITE FALLSST. STEPHENSDIFFERENCE
Total population4,6869,457−50% vs St. Stephens
Population density2,1381,039+1,099
Population growth32.3%1.1%+31.2 pts
Median age36.643.2−6.6
Male46.1%50.9%−4.8 pts
Female53.9%49.1%+4.8 pts
Foreign-born12.1%11.1%+1.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic63.2%65.4%−2.1 pts
Black0.0%4.4%−4.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.4%16.7%−10.4 pts
Asian15.6%4.9%+10.8 pts
Other14.8%8.6%+6.1 pts
Median household income$105,136$60,394+$44,742
Per capita income$41,415$32,972+$8,443
Poverty rate3.4%16.2%−12.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3090.456−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher25.5%25.7%−0.3 pts
Graduate degree7.0%6.0%+1.0 pts
Unemployment rate2.4%1.1%+1.3 pts
Labor force participation70.0%59.3%+10.7 pts
Median home value$562,700$213,300+$349,400
Median gross rent$1,825$958+$867
Owner-occupied83.9%83.6%+0.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.5%5.0%+2.5 pts
Rent-burdened households57.3%58.4%−1.1 pts
Average commute35.522.3+13.3
Worked from home11.8%5.5%+6.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured5.4%8.6%−3.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024