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Moving to Granite Falls, North Carolina

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Population: 4,612. Estimated population in July 2024: 4,573 (-0.8% change)
Males: 2,177 (47.2%), Females: 2,435 (52.8%)

Caldwell County

Zip code: 28630

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.5 years
Median household income: $38,596
Median house value: $94,500

Population by Race

Races in Granite Falls:

  • White Non-Hispanic (90.5%)
  • Hispanic (6.1%)
  • Other race (3.9%)
  • Black (2.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: United States (26.0%), German (8.7%), Irish (7.2%), English (4.6%), Scotch-Irish (2.8%), Dutch (1.6%).

Elevation: 1200 feet

Land area: 4.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Granite Falls

  • High school or higher: 67.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
  • Unemployed: 1.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Granite Falls town

  • Never married: 15.8%
  • Now married: 61.5%
  • Separated: 3.1%
  • Widowed: 10.4%
  • Divorced: 9.2%

5.0% Foreign born (4.1% Latin America, 0.9% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +952 (+26.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Granite Falls:

  • FRYE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles; HICKORY, NC)
  • CATAWBA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles; HICKORY, NC)
  • VALDESE GENERAL HOSPITAL INC (about 11 miles; VALDESE, NC)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Granite Falls:

  • HICKORY REGIONAL (about 6 miles; HICKORY, NC; Abbreviation: HKY)
  • CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 54 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Abbreviation: CLT)
  • ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 81 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: AVL)

Other public-use airports nearest to Granite Falls:

  • MORGANTON-LENOIR (about 12 miles; MORGANTON, NC; Abbreviation: MRN)
  • WILSON’S (about 12 miles; HICKORY, NC; Abbreviation: E40)
  • GRACE HOSPITAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL (about 17 miles; MORGANTON, NC; Abbreviation: NC1)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Granite Falls:

  • CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 9 miles; HICKORY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,052)
  • APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; BOONE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 12,245)
  • GASTON COLLEGE (about 37 miles; DALLAS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,473)
  • GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; BOILING SPRINGS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,563)
  • CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 7,967)
  • WINTHROP UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; Full-time enrollment: 4,976)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE (about 60 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 13,706)

Private high school in Granite Falls:

  • COVENANT FELLOWSHIP SCHOOL (Students: 95; Location: 6062 PETRA MILL ROAD; Grades: PK – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Granite Falls:

  • GRANITE FALLS ELEMENTARY (Students: 727; Location: 60 N HIGHLAND AVENUE; Grades: KG – 05)
  • GRANITE FALLS MIDDLE (Students: 708; Location: 90 N MAIN STREET; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • DUDLEY SHOALS ELEMENTARY (Students: 549; Location: 1500 DUDLEY SHOALS ROAD; Grades: KG – 05)
  • BATON ELEMENTARY (Students: 533; Location: 1400 BATON SCHOOL ROAD; Grades: KG – 05)
  • SAWMILLS ELEMENTARY (Students: 401; Location: 4436 SAWMILLS SCHOOL ROAD; Grades: PK – 05)
  • CALDWELL CO GATEWAY SCH (Students: 86; Location: 1889 DUDLEY SHOALS ROAD; Grades: 06 – 12)

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