It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Grandy has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Grandy has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Grandy than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Grandy may be for you.
Grandy is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.
Being a small town, Grandy does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The education level of Grandy citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 20.18% of adults 25 and older in Grandy have a college degree.
The per capita income in Grandy in 2022 was $39,296, which is wealthy relative to North Carolina, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $157,184 for a family of four. However, Grandy contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Grandy home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Grandy residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Grandy include English, German, Irish, Italian, and French.
The most common language spoken in Grandy is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
