What is the population of Granite Falls city?

Granite Falls city has 4,658 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #205 of 639 in Washington.

What is the median household income in Granite Falls city?

Median household income in Granite Falls city is $100,720 a year, 28.2% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Granite Falls city?

Median gross rent is $1,725 a month and the median home value is $519,800, so rent absorbs about 20.6% of median household income.

Is Granite Falls city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 5.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Granite Falls city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Granite Falls, WA population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Granite Falls, Washington (Granite Falls, WA — Census place “Granite Falls city”) is 4,658 residents, ranking #205 of 639 places in Washington. Median household income is $100,720, the median home is worth $519,800 and median gross rent runs $1,725 a month. Looking for the Granite Falls Washington ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Granite Falls, WA: 98252.

Population: 4,658Granite Falls city residents
Median household income: $100,720Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $519,800Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,725Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 35.2 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 79.3%Owner-occupied households

Granite Falls ZIP codes (Washington)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Granite Falls.

The Granite Falls WA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

98252

What the numbers mean in Granite Falls city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Granite Falls city median would spend about 20.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 5.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 4.5% of residents and 79.3% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Granite Falls city, WA in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Granite Falls city is a small town in Washington, with 4,658 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #205 of 639 ranked by population — larger than 68% of them. The median age here is 35.2 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Granite Falls city earn a median of $100,720 a year, 28.2% above the national figure of $78,538 and 11% above the $90,592 median for the 393 Washington cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 4.5% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Granite Falls city is valued at $519,800, 71.3% above the national figure and 11% above the $468,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,725 a month, 22.7% above the national figure, or roughly $20,700 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 20.6% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 5.2×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 79.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Granite Falls city?: Granite Falls city has 4,658 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #205 of 639 in Washington.
What is the median household income in Granite Falls city?: Median household income in Granite Falls city is $100,720 a year, 28.2% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Granite Falls city?: Median gross rent is $1,725 a month and the median home value is $519,800, so rent absorbs about 20.6% of median household income.
Is Granite Falls city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 5.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Granite Falls city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Granite Falls city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.