Granite Falls, Washington

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Population in 2022: 4,835 (93% urban, 7% rural).
Population change since 2000: +106.0%
Males: 2,296  (47.5%)
Females: 2,539  (52.5%)
Median resident age:

33.5 years
Washington median age:

38.4 years

Zip codes: 98252.

Estimated median household income in 2022: $85,453 (it was $47,643 in 2000)
Granite Falls:

$85,453
WA:

$91,306

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $36,896 (it was $17,425 in 2000)

Granite Falls city income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $561,368 (it was $152,400 in 2000)
Granite Falls:

$561,368
WA:

$569,500

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $383,074; detached houses: $427,264; mobile homes: $259,291; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $98,083

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,677.

March 2022 cost of living index in Granite Falls: 112.3 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 7.8%
(8.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 6.4% for two or more races residents)
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  • Races in Granite Falls, WA (2022)
    • 3,60577.8%White alone
    • 47510.3%Two or more races
    • 2164.7%Hispanic
    • 1202.6%American Indian alone
    • 1212.6%Asian alone

Races in Granite Falls detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth



According to our research of Washington and other state lists, there were 6 registered sex offenders living in Granite Falls, Washington as of April 27, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Granite Falls is 598 to 1.


Crime rates in Granite Falls by year

Type

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Murders
(per 100,000)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
Rapes
(per 100,000)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
3
(87.8)
2
(58.0)
0
(0.0)
1
(28.4)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
1
(25.9)
1
(23.0)
1
(21.2)
2
(41.3)
Robberies
(per 100,000)
2
(62.9)
1
(29.7)
1
(29.3)
0
(0.0)
4
(116.4)
2
(56.9)
2
(56.3)
0
(0.0)
1
(25.9)
4
(92.1)
0
(0.0)
1
(20.7)
Assaults
(per 100,000)
6
(188.7)
7
(208.1)
15
(439.0)
17
(492.9)
5
(145.6)
9
(256.0)
5
(140.8)
3
(82.6)
6
(155.5)
4
(92.1)
1
(21.2)
5
(103.3)
Burglaries
(per 100,000)
27
(849.1)
21
(624.3)
30
(878.0)
18
(521.9)
27
(786.0)
18
(511.9)
26
(732.4)
22
(605.4)
12
(311.0)
16
(368.6)
10
(211.5)
22
(454.4)
Thefts
(per 100,000)
92
(2,893)
55
(1,635)
89
(2,605)
63
(1,827)
82
(2,387)
37
(1,052)
41
(1,155)
45
(1,238)
44
(1,140)
35
(806.3)
27
(571.1)
29
(598.9)
Auto thefts
(per 100,000)
5
(157.2)
7
(208.1)
11
(321.9)
9
(260.9)
40
(1,164)
17
(483.5)
18
(507.0)
6
(165.1)
7
(181.4)
1
(23.0)
3
(63.5)
3
(62.0)
Arson
(per 100,000)
1
(31.4)
1
(29.7)
2
(58.5)
0
(0.0)
1
(29.1)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
City-Data.com crime index244.3176.3358.2275.4307.7207.6183.1121.6141.5124.463.9120.6

The City-Data.com crime index weighs serious crimes and violent crimes more heavily. Higher means more crime, U.S. average is 246.1. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.

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City-data.com crime index in Granite Falls, WA

Crime rate in Granite Falls detailed stats: murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, arson

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2013, including police officers: 6 (5 officers - 5 male; 0 female).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

1.46
Washington average:

1.47
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Ancestries: English (22.3%), Scottish (12.0%), Irish (11.1%), German (8.4%), Hungarian (5.9%), Norwegian (3.7%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Incorporated in 1903

Elevation: 391 feet

Land area: 1.71 square miles.

Population density: 2,828 people per square mile   (average).

Granite Falls, Washington map

147 residents are foreign born (2.4% Asia, 0.7% Europe).

This city:

3.2%
Washington:

14.9%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $3,856 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $4,703 (0.9%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Everett, WA (13.5 miles , pop. 91,488).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: East Seattle, WA (33.5 miles , pop. 480,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (985.8 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities:

Canyon Creek, WA (1.4 miles ),
Jordan Road-Canyon Creek, WA (1.4 miles ),
Lake Bosworth, WA (1.6 miles ),
Lochsloy, WA (1.8 miles ),
Lake Cassidy, WA (2.3 miles ),
Lake Stevens, WA (2.5 miles ),
Sisco Heights, WA (2.5 miles ),
Machias, WA (2.6 miles )

Latitude: 48.08 N, Longitude: 121.97 W

Area code: 360

Distribution of median household income in Granite Falls, WA in 2022
Distribution of house value in Granite Falls, WA in 2022

Property values in Granite Falls, WA

Granite Falls satellite photo by USGS

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 5 buildings, average cost: $274,300
  • 2021: 50 buildings, average cost: $324,200
  • 2020: 77 buildings, average cost: $226,700
  • 2019: 145 buildings, average cost: $252,000
  • 2018: 115 buildings, average cost: $285,500
  • 2017: 75 buildings, average cost: $243,000
  • 2016: 6 buildings, average cost: $235,800
  • 2014: 1 building, cost: $141,700
  • 2013: 7 buildings, average cost: $104,500
  • 2012: 1 building, cost: $93,000
  • 2011: 3 buildings, average cost: $296,000
  • 2010: 4 buildings, average cost: $301,700
  • 2009: 2 buildings, average cost: $288,700
  • 2008: 8 buildings, average cost: $118,300
  • 2007: 45 buildings, average cost: $196,600
  • 2006: 44 buildings, average cost: $186,300
  • 2005: 15 buildings, average cost: $176,700
  • 2004: 50 buildings, average cost: $66,900
  • 2003: 51 buildings, average cost: $66,900
  • 2002: 46 buildings, average cost: $66,900
  • 2001: 42 buildings, average cost: $66,900
  • 2000: 42 buildings, average cost: $66,900
  • 1999: 45 buildings, average cost: $66,900
  • 1998: 43 buildings, average cost: $66,800
  • 1997: 40 buildings, average cost: $66,900
Number of permits per 10,000 Granite Falls, WA residents
Average permit cost in Granite Falls, WA
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.6%
Washington:

4.6%
Population change in the 1990s: +1,134 (+93.5%).
Most common industries in Granite Falls, WA (%)
Both Males Females
Most common industries in 2000
  • Transportation equipment (14.9%)
  • Construction (8.1%)
  • Accommodation & food services (6.2%)
  • Educational services (5.7%)
  • Public administration (5.4%)
  • Health care (4.9%)
  • Administrative & support & waste management services (3.9%)
Most common industries for males in 2000
  • Transportation equipment (21.8%)
  • Construction (12.9%)
  • Other transportation, support activities, couriers (6.0%)
  • Public administration (5.8%)
  • Administrative & support & waste management services (5.3%)
  • Repair & maintenance (5.0%)
  • Motor vehicle & parts dealers (2.9%)
Most common industries for females in 2000
  • Accommodation & food services (10.5%)
  • Educational services (9.5%)
  • Health care (9.5%)
  • Social assistance (7.7%)
  • Transportation equipment (6.9%)
  • Finance & insurance (6.7%)
  • Public administration (4.8%)
Most common occupations in Granite Falls, WA (%)
Both Males Females
Most common occupations in 2000
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5.3%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.7%)
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.2%)
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (3.9%)
  • Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (3.5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (3.5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3.2%)
Most common occupations for males in 2000
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9.4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (6.9%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6.5%)
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4.5%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (3.8%)
  • Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (3.4%)
Most common occupations for females in 2000
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.6%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (5.4%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (5.2%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4.6%)
  • Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (4.6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.2%)
  • Child care workers (4.2%)

Average climate in Granite Falls, Washington

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Granite Falls, Washington environmental map by EPA

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Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI CO PM2.5
Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 106. This is significantly worse than average.

City:

106
U.S.:

73
Carbon Monoxide Level

Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2005 was 0.803. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 12.4 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.803
U.S.:

0.251
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 8.53. This is about average. Closest monitor was 9.5 miles away from the city center.

City:

8.53
U.S.:

8.11

Earthquake activity:

Granite Falls-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Washington state average. It is 1188% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/13/1949 at 19:55:42, a magnitude 7.0 (7.0 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 62.7 miles away from Granite Falls center, causing $80,000,000 total damage
On 2/28/2001 at 18:54:32, a magnitude 6.8 (6.8 MD, Depth: 32.2 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 73.6 miles away from the city center
On 2/28/2001 at 18:54:32, a magnitude 6.8 (6.5 MB, 6.6 MS, 6.8 MW) earthquake occurred 74.3 miles away from the city center, causing $2,000,000,000 total damage and $305,000,000 insured losses
On 4/29/1965 at 15:28:43, a magnitude 6.6 (6.6 UK) earthquake occurred 55.6 miles away from Granite Falls center, causing $28,000,000 total damage
On 5/3/1996 at 04:04:22, a magnitude 5.5 (5.2 MB, 5.3 MD, 5.5 ML, Depth: 2.5 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 20.0 miles away from Granite Falls center
On 7/3/1999 at 01:43:54, a magnitude 5.8 (5.4 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.3 ME, Depth: 25.2 mi) earthquake occurred 92.1 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), energy magnitude (ME), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Snohomish County (31) is a lot greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 27
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 21, Storms: 17, Mudslides: 14, Landslides: 10, Winter Storms: 6, Winds: 5, Earthquakes: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Tornado: 1, Volcanic Eruption: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Granite Falls topographic map

Hospitals and medical centers near Granite Falls:

  • MADELEINE VILLA HEALTH CARE C (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; MARYSVILLE, WA)
  • HAVENWOOD CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; MARYSVILLE, WA)
  • MARYSVILLE CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; MARYSVILLE, WA)
  • LIFE CARE AT HOME OF WA (Home Health Center, about 10 miles away; MARYSVILLE, WA)
  • CASCADE VALLEY HOSPITAL Acute Care Hospitals (about 11 miles away; ARLINGTON, WA)
  • REGENCY CARE CENTER AT ARLINGTON (Nursing Home, about 11 miles away; ARLINGTON, WA)
  • DELTA REHABILITATION CENTER (Nursing Home, about 12 miles away; SNOHOMISH, WA)

Airports located in Granite Falls:

Amtrak stations near Granite Falls:

  • 14 miles: EVERETT (2900 BOND ST.) . Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 16 miles: MONROE (RED BARN UNOCAL) - Bus Station

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Granite Falls:

  • Everett Community College (about 13 miles; Everett, WA; Full-time enrollment: 5,818)
  • University of Washington-Bothell Campus (about 25 miles; Bothell, WA; FT enrollment: 3,902)
  • Cascadia Community College (about 25 miles; Bothell, WA; FT enrollment: 2,238)
  • Edmonds Community College (about 25 miles; Lynnwood, WA; FT enrollment: 7,271)
  • Lake Washington Institute of Technology (about 28 miles; Kirkland, WA; FT enrollment: 2,947)
  • Skagit Valley College (about 30 miles; Mount Vernon, WA; FT enrollment: 3,803)
  • Shoreline Community College (about 30 miles; Shoreline, WA; FT enrollment: 5,026)

Public high schools in Granite Falls:

  • GRANITE FALLS HIGH SCHOOL (Location: 1401 100TH ST NE, Grades: 9-12)
  • CROSSROADS HIGH SCHOOL (Location: 205 NORTH ALDER AVENUE, Grades: 9-12)
  • GRANITE FALLS OPEN DOORS (Location: 205 N ALDER AVE, Grades: 9-12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Granite Falls:

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Points of interest:

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Notable locations in Granite Falls: Grantie Falls Substation (A), Granite Falls Sewage Treatment Plant (B), Granite Falls Senior Center (C), Granite Falls Police Department (D), Snohomish County Fire Protection District 17 Station 87 (E), Granite Falls City Hall (F), Granite Falls Library (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Granite Falls include: Granite Falls Bible Baptist Church (A), Community Bible Church (B), Father's House Foursquare Church (C), Granite Falls Christian Alliance (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: American Legion Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Granite Falls: Perrigone Memorial Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotel: Conger's Cedar Inn (5732 Robe Menzel Rd).

Snohomish County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential

Drinking water stations with addresses in Granite Falls and their reported violations in the past:

HIDDEN VALLEY CAMP (Population served: 183, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
GREEN GABLES RESORT (Address: 32518 Mountain Loop Hwy , Population served: 112, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
MASONIC PARK (Population served: 107, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In OCT-2013, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In AUG-2013, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
  • 4 regular monitoring violations
Average household size:
This city:

2.8 people
Washington:

2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:

68.0%
Whole state:

64.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:

8.6%
Whole state:

7.7%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households
5 people in other noninstitutional facilities in 2010

Banks with branches in Granite Falls (2011 data):

  • KeyBank National Association: Granite Falls Branch at 117 South Granite Avenue, branch established on 1907/01/01. Info updated 2008/03/03: Bank assets: $86,198.8 mil, Deposits: $64,214.8 mil, headquarters in Cleveland, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1067 total offices, Holding Company: Keycorp

For population 15 years and over in Granite Falls:

Marital status in Granite Falls, WA
  • Never married: 23.4%
  • Now married: 55.6%
  • Separated: 0.6%
  • Widowed: 3.4%
  • Divorced: 16.9%

For population 25 years and over in Granite Falls:

  • High school or higher: 93.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
  • Unemployed: 6.7%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.7 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

7.5
Washington average:

11.6

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Granite Falls
Presidential Elections Results

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Religion statistics for Granite Falls, WA (based on Snohomish County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant85,354327
Catholic75,39316
Other34,27090
Mainline Protestant21,64271
Orthodox1,9436
Black Protestant4064
None494,327-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 121
Snohomish County:

1.79 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.06 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 12
Here:

0.18 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.19 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 96
Snohomish County:

1.42 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.18 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 172
This county:

2.55 / 10,000 pop.
Washington:

2.67 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 469
Snohomish County:

6.95 / 10,000 pop.
Washington:

8.26 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:

7.5%
Washington:

7.7%
Adult obesity rate:
Here:

27.4%
Washington:

25.7%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

14.3%
Washington:

13.9%

Health and Nutrition:

Healthy diet rate:
Granite Falls:

49.1%
Washington:

49.9%

Average overall health of teeth and gums:
This city:

50.4%
State:

47.2%

Average BMI:
This city:

29.4
State:

28.4

People feeling badly about themselves:
Granite Falls:

20.7%
Washington:

20.9%

People not drinking alcohol at all:
Granite Falls:

10.6%
State:

10.5%

Average hours sleeping at night:
Granite Falls:

6.8
Washington:

6.8

Overweight people:
Granite Falls:

41.3%
Washington:

32.8%

General health condition:
This city:

57.4%
State:

56.8%

Average condition of hearing:
Granite Falls:

83.1%
Washington:

79.4%

More about Health and Nutrition of Granite Falls, WA Residents
Local government employment and payroll (March 2022)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 7$23,581$40,4250$0
Streets and Highways 4$31,164$93,4920$0
Sewerage 3$22,914$91,6560$0
Financial Administration 2$18,399$110,3940$0
Totals for Government 16$96,058$72,0440$0

Granite Falls government finances - Expenditure in 2017 (per resident):

  • Construction - Regular Highways: $1,306,000 ($270.11)
    Housing and Community Development: $416,000 ($86.04)
    Natural Resources - Other: $19,000 ($3.93)
  • Current Operations - Sewerage: $1,065,000 ($220.27)
    Police Protection: $592,000 ($122.44)
    Water Utilities: $443,000 ($91.62)
    Regular Highways: $198,000 ($40.95)
    Financial Administration: $187,000 ($38.68)
    Central Staff Services: $101,000 ($20.89)
    Judicial and Legal Services: $88,000 ($18.20)
    Parks and Recreation: $82,000 ($16.96)
    General Public Buildings: $56,000 ($11.58)
    General - Other: $24,000 ($4.96)
    Housing and Community Development: $11,000 ($2.28)
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $9,000 ($1.86)
  • General - Interest on Debt: $292,000 ($60.39)
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Water Utilities: $257,000 ($53.15)
    Other - Correctional Institutions: $75,000 ($15.51)
    Other - General - Other: $65,000 ($13.44)
    Other - Sewerage: $16,000 ($3.31)
    Other - Judicial and Legal Services: $7,000 ($1.45)
    Other - Health - Other: $3,000 ($0.62)
    Other - Police Protection: $1,000 ($0.21)
  • Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $425,000 ($87.90)
    Parks and Recreation: $138,000 ($28.54)
    Sewerage: $26,000 ($5.38)
    Natural Resources - Other: $13,000 ($2.69)
    Regular Highways: $10,000 ($2.07)
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $695,000 ($143.74)

Granite Falls government finances - Revenue in 2017 (per resident):

  • Charges - Sewerage: $1,299,000 ($268.67)
    Other: $22,000 ($4.55)
  • Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $118,000 ($24.41)
    Fines and Forfeits: $44,000 ($9.10)
    General Revenue - Other: $12,000 ($2.48)
    Interest Earnings: $0 ($0.00)
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $774,000 ($160.08)
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $541,000 ($111.89)
    Other: $418,000 ($86.45)
    General Local Government Support: $45,000 ($9.31)
  • Tax - Public Utilities Sales: $757,000 ($156.57)
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $476,000 ($98.45)
    Property: $437,000 ($90.38)
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $121,000 ($25.03)
    Other License: $62,000 ($12.82)
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $48,000 ($9.93)

Granite Falls government finances - Debt in 2017 (per resident):

  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,503,000 ($1551.81)
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,305,000 ($1510.86)
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $355,000 ($73.42)
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $157,000 ($32.47)

7.60% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($97,930 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.60%
Washington average:

7.53%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($285 average AGI)
Snohomish County:

0.04%
Washington average:

0.05%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from King County, WA  3.93% ($116,266 average AGI)
from Pierce County, WA  0.20% ($58,809)
from Skagit County, WA  0.20% ($61,196)


7.20% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($85,049 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.20%
Washington average:

7.40%

0.02% of residents moved to foreign countries ($153 average AGI)
Snohomish County:

0.02%
Washington average:

0.04%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to King County, WA  2.26% ($79,355 average AGI)
to Pierce County, WA  0.29% ($78,001)
to Skagit County, WA  0.23% ($71,521)

Businesses in Granite Falls, WA

  • Ace Hardware: 1
  • McDonald's: 1
  • Rite Aid: 1

Strongest AM radio stations in Granite Falls:

  • KRKO (1380 AM; 50 kW; EVERETT, WA; Owner: S-R BROADCASTING, CO.)
  • KIXI (880 AM; 50 kW; MERCER ISLAND/SEATTL, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO, INC.)
  • KKOL (1300 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
  • KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KGNW (820 AM; 50 kW; BURIEN-SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
  • KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KOMO (1000 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • KYCW (1090 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KAPS (660 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT VERNON, WA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KJR (950 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA)
  • KCIS (630 AM; 5 kW; EDMONDS, WA; Owner: CRISTA MINISTRIES)
  • KRPI (1550 AM; 50 kW; FERNDALE, WA; Owner: BBC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KARI (550 AM; 25 kW; BLAINE, WA; Owner: WAY BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Granite Falls:

  • K205DL (88.9 FM; GRANITE FALLS/EVERET, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KSER (90.7 FM; EVERETT, WA; Owner: KSER FOUNDATION)
  • KISW (99.9 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KQBZ (100.7 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • K206CU (89.1 FM; MOUNT VERNON, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KMTT (103.7 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KNDD (107.7 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KYPT (96.5 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KBSG-FM (97.3 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KZOK-FM (102.5 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KMPS-FM (94.1 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KBKS (106.1 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KING-FM (98.1 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: CLASSIC RADIO, INC.)
  • KLSY-FM (92.5 FM; BELLEVUE, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO INC.)
  • KPLU-FM (88.5 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY, INC.)
  • KWJZ (98.9 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ORCA RADIO, INC.)
  • KSVR (91.7 FM; MOUNT VERNON, WA; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE)
  • KCMS (105.3 FM; EDMONDS, WA; Owner: CRISTA MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • KISM (92.9 FM; BELLINGHAM, WA; Owner: SAGA BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • KRWM (106.9 FM; BREMERTON, WA; Owner: SEASCAPE RADIO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Granite Falls:

  • KSTW (Channel 11; TACOMA, WA; Owner: UPN TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)
  • KING-TV (Channel 5; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: KING BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • K58DP (Channel 58; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • KTWB-TV (Channel 22; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KOMO-TV (Channel 4; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE TV, L.L.C.)
  • KHCV (Channel 45; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: NORTH PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION, INC.)
  • KWPX (Channel 33; BELLEVUE, WA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • K29ED (Channel 29; EVERETT, WA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • K58BW (Channel 58; EVERETT, WA; Owner: KIRO-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
Granite Falls fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2021
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2021

Granite Falls fatal accident list:

Dec 5, 2017 04:42 PM, W Stanley St, Lat: 48.083317, Lon: -121.972086, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Sep 2, 2016 03:46 AM, Cr-Quarry Rd, Lat: 48.090631, Lon: -121.986061, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Dec 25, 1999 00:30 AM, 94767, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 7, Fatalities: 2, Drunk persons involved: 1
Jun 6, 1998 00:29 AM, Jordanrd, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Dec 12, 1998 11:18 PM, Sgraniteave, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunk persons involved: 1
Mar 2, 1977 07:40 PM, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 8Number of bridges
  • 148ft / 44.7mTotal length
  • $44,758,000Total costs
  • 18,013Total average daily traffic
  • 2,202Total average daily truck traffic
  • 32,300Total future (year 2040) average daily traffic
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 1999
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$86,8401$172,5302$100,350
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$00$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$00$01$125,740
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$0

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

    Fire incident distribution by year According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 49. The highest number of reported fires - 82 took place in 2003, and the least - 20 in 2016. The data has a decreasing trend.
    Fire incident types in Granite Falls, WA When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (55.4%), and Outside Fires (26.4%).

    • Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Granite Falls, WA
    • 45855.4%Structure Fires
    • 21826.4%Outside Fires
    • 10412.6%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
    • 475.7%Other
See full National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Granite Falls, WA
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Granite Falls, WA
  • 69.3%Utility gas
  • 27.8%Electricity
  • 2.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Granite Falls, WA
  • 87.1%Electricity
  • 12.9%Utility gas


Granite Falls compared to Washington state average:

  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • House age below state average.
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