Granville
North Carolina

What stands out

What stands out about Granville County: the restaurant count per person is in the bottom 4% of American counties (0.3 per 1,000) and the overdose death rate is in the top 15% of American counties (29 per 100,000). Within North Carolina it ranks 6th of 99 counties for the restaurant count per person, counting from the bottom.

Where you are

You live in Granville County, North Carolina. 61,161 people live here with you. The population grew 0.8% last year, and more Americans moved in than out (net +522).

North Carolina has a flat income tax that is being cut each year, 3.99% for 2026 after 4.25% in 2025, with 3.49% scheduled for 2027 if revenue triggers are met, and it does not tax Social Security. Property taxes are moderate and reassessments happen every four to eight years by county. The Research Triangle and Charlotte have driven a decade of in-migration; the mountains and the Outer Banks are second-home markets with hurricane and flood exposure on the coast.

Money

The typical household here brings in $68,079 a year, higher than 70% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $59,314. Unemployment runs 3.2%, lower than 59% of American counties. 9% of workers work from home.

North Carolina takes 4.0% of that median income in state income tax, about $2,716 a year.

Home

The median home costs $321K, pricier than 74% of American counties, about 2.6 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $883 a month. Property tax is 0.79% of home value, roughly $1,648 a year on that median home, lower than 56% of American counties. 76% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 3.6 per 1,000 residents, lower than 65% of American counties. Drug overdoses killed 29 people per 100,000 in 2024, one of the harder-hit counties in the country.

A child born here can expect to live 76.6 years, longer than 60% of American counties. There are 77 active physicians in the county, about 12.6 per 10,000 people. Medicare rates the local hospitals 2.0 of 5 stars. 10.0% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 2.93 where 3.0 is national grade level, lower than 57% of American counties. 86% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 7 points. 69% of eligible voters turned out. Under North Carolina law you can get a concealed-carry permit on request, abortion is legal with limits, and marijuana is illegal.

Weather and risk

The year averages 60°F, highs near 71 and lows near 48, warmer than 66% of American counties. About 46 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 63 out of 100, riskier than 63% of American counties; the county has had 26 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 211 Mbps down, faster than 55% of American counties. There is 1 airport in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 0.3 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people.