Granite City.
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Illinois·Madison County
10 tracts·33K people·$104K median·1,728/mi²
White 73 · Hispanic 10 · Black 9 · Multiracial 7 · Asian 1 · Other 0
Living alone 38 · Married couple 34 · Other 28
Manufacturing 36 · Health 20 · Retail 18 · Professional 11 · Leisure 10 · Public admin 3 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 27 · Production · transport 24 · Sales · office 22 · Service 17 · Construction · maintenance 10
Drive alone 83 · Carpool 11 · Work from home 8 · Transit 1 · Walk 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Granite City is $104,300 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.2× the US median of $458,812.
Granite City has 26,549 residents across 9 census tracts and 8 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 40.4; the population is 72.6% White, 9.9% Hispanic or Latino, 8.9% Black, 7.0% Multiracial, 1.3% Asian and 0.3% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 15.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 14.8% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Maryville Elem School (58%), Wilson Elem School (16%) and Frohardt Elem School (13%) lead the elementary schools; Coolidge Junior High Sch (13%) and Grigsby Intermediate School (11%) lead the middle schools; Granite City High School is the high school with reported scores (9%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $834/month, 47% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Granite City is $59,205 a year, 31% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Granite City, median rent is $834/month and the median home value is $104,300 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Granite City reported 5.7 violent crimes and 21.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 87°F; winter lows average 26°F; there are 78 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 43 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Granite City are earthquake (90), heat wave (88) and hail (84), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.43g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Granite City, 0.9% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).