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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 15.68% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 Granite Falls, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.87 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Granite Falls is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The education level of Granite Falls citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 19.02% of adults 25 and older in Granite Falls have a college 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.