The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Grandy has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Grandy a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Grandy is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.
As is often the case in a small town, Grandy doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of adults in Grandy who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.18% of the adults in Grandy have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Grandy in 2018 was $39,296, which is wealthy relative to North Carolina, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $157,184 for a family of four. However, Grandy contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Grandy home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Grandy residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Grandy include English, German, Irish, Italian, and French.
The most common language spoken in Grandy is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
