East Granby is a somewhat small town located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 5,218 people and two associated neighborhoods, East Granby is the 128th largest community in Connecticut.East Granby is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, East Granby is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in East Granby who work in office and administrative support (12.12%), sales jobs (11.27%), and teaching (10.49%). Also of interest is that East Granby 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 East Granby telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.33% 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. Because of many things, East Granby is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, East Granby really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is East Granby perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. East Granby is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The citizens of East Granby are among the most well-educated in the nation: 48.27% of adults in East Granby have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in East Granby in 2022 was $51,125, which is middle income relative to Connecticut, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $204,500 for a family of four. East Granby is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call East Granby home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of East Granby residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in East Granby include Italian, Irish, English, Polish, and German. The most common language spoken in East Granby is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
