Granite Falls is a very small city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 4,835 people and three associated neighborhoods, Granite Falls is the 141st largest community in Washington.

Housing costs in Granite Falls are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Washington.

Of important note, Granite Falls is also a city of artists. Granite Falls has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Granite Falls’s character.

A relatively large number of people in Granite Falls telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 15.68% 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.

One downside of living in Granite Falls is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Granite Falls, the average commute to work is 34.87 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

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

In terms of college education, Granite Falls is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 19.02% of adults 25 and older in Granite Falls have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Granite Falls in 2022 was $35,371, which is middle income relative to Washington, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $141,484 for a family of four. However, Granite Falls contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Granite Falls is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Granite Falls home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Granite Falls residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Granite Falls include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Granite Falls is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Tagalog.