It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Graniteville has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Graniteville has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Graniteville than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Graniteville may be for you.
As is often the case in a small town, Graniteville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In Graniteville, just 11.62% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Graniteville in 2018 was $19,708, which is low income relative to South Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $78,832 for a family of four. However, Graniteville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Graniteville is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Graniteville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Graniteville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Graniteville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.86% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Graniteville include Irish, German, Italian, English, and French.
The most common language spoken in Graniteville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
