Granite Shoals is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 5,324 people and two associated neighborhoods, Granite Shoals is the 372nd largest community in Texas.Granite Shoals is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Granite Shoals is a city of sales and office workers, managers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Granite Shoals who work in sales jobs (12.28%), management occupations (12.24%), and office and administrative support (10.03%). Also of interest is that Granite Shoals has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.34% 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. Another notable thing is that Granite Shoals is a major vacation destination. Much of the city’s population is seasonal: many people own second homes and only live there part-time, during the vacation season. The effect on the local economy is that many of the businesses are dependent on tourist dollars, and may operate only during the high season. As the vacation season ends, Granite Shoals’s population drops significantly, such that year-round residents will notice that the city is a much quieter place to live. One downside of living in Granite Shoals, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.61 minutes every day commuting to work. Granite Shoals 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 Shoals citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 23.26% of adults in Granite Shoals have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Granite Shoals in 2022 was $31,485, which is upper middle income relative to Texas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $125,940 for a family of four. However, Granite Shoals contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Granite Shoals is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Granite Shoals home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Granite Shoals residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Granite Shoals also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 44.26% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Granite Shoals include Irish, German, English, French, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Granite Shoals is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
