Overview Grantsboro is a tiny coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 712 people and just one neighborhood, Grantsboro is the 447th largest community in North Carolina. Occupations and Workforce Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Grantsboro is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Grantsboro is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Grantsboro who work in office and administrative support (18.38%), healthcare (12.82%), and sales jobs (9.40%). Setting & Lifestyle 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!) Grantsboro 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. Grantsboro has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Grantsboro than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Grantsboro may be for you. Grantsboro 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. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities. Being a small town, Grantsboro does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work. Grantsboro Demographics The percentage of adults in Grantsboro with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 14.73% of adults in Grantsboro have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Grantsboro in 2022 was $34,000, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $136,000 for a family of four. However, Grantsboro contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Grantsboro is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Grantsboro home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Grantsboro residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Grantsboro include English, German, Irish, Italian, and European. The most common language spoken in Grantsboro is English. Other important languages spoken here include Pacific Island languages and Italian.