Grinnell is a somewhat small city located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 9,493 people and two associated neighborhoods, Grinnell is the 44th largest community in Iowa.

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

Also of interest is that Grinnell has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Grinnell telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.96% 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.

In addition, Grinnell is a college town. There are a lot of students in Grinnell attending college, and as a result Grinnell provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Grinnell spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 14.07 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

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

The citizens of Grinnell are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 39.50% of adults in Grinnell have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Grinnell in 2022 was $36,917, which is upper middle income relative to Iowa and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $147,668 for a family of four. However, Grinnell contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Grinnell is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.