Granite Bay

Population: 21,378
Median household income: $190,000
Median home value: $1,094,100

Located in Placer County, California, Granite Bay is a community with a population of 21,378. The median household income of $190,000 is above the Placer County median ($114,678).

From 2019 to 2023, Granite Bay's population declined 7.8% from 23,183 to 21,378, while its median home value rose 37.8% from $794,000 to $1,094,100.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 19.2% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 73.8% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 21,378
Median age: 48.1 yrs
Median household income: $190,000
Median home value: $1,094,100
Median gross rent: $2,609
Housing units: 7,837
Homeownership rate: 90.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 62.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

23,18321,378

Median household income

$143,401$190,000

Median home value

$794,000$1,094,100

Median gross rent

$2,014$2,609

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	23,183	$143,401	$794,000	$2,014
2020	22,818	$170,504	$821,200	$2,028
2021	21,673	$161,557	$895,800	$1,939
2022	22,180	$177,803	$1,012,100	$2,077
2023	21,378	$190,000	$1,094,100	$2,609

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 1719.2%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 344.5%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 5415.0%

55 to 6416.7%

65 to 7413.9%

75 and over8.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	902	4.2%
5 to 17	4,105	19.2%
18 to 24	1,408	6.6%
25 to 34	965	4.5%
35 to 44	2,413	11.3%
45 to 54	3,206	15.0%
55 to 64	3,560	16.7%
65 to 74	2,981	13.9%
75 and over	1,838	8.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	15,770	73.8%
Black or African American	425	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	17	0.1%
Asian	2,159	10.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	118	0.6%
Two or more races	899	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,990	9.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.5%

High school graduate11.8%

Some college or associate's23.7%

Bachelor's degree31.2%

Graduate or professional degree30.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	374	2.5%
High school graduate	1,773	11.8%
Some college or associate's	3,544	23.7%
Bachelor's degree	4,672	31.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4,600	30.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone68.8%

Carpooled5.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home23.5%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,434	68.8%
Carpooled	499	5.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	110	1.2%
Bicycle	21	0.2%
Worked from home	2,195	23.5%
Other means	87	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,990	27.8%
15 to 29 min	2,643	37.0%
30 to 44 min	1,309	18.3%
45 to 59 min	624	8.7%
60+ min	585	8.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.84
Poverty rate: 5.0% (1,070 of 21,225)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,231	83.3%
Nonfamily households	1,245	16.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,476	95.4%
Vacant	361	4.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,753	90.3%
Renter-occupied	723	9.7%

1-unit, detached91.5%

1-unit, attached2.8%

2 to 4 units0.4%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other4.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,167	91.5%
1-unit, attached	222	2.8%
2 to 4 units	31	0.4%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	53	0.7%
Mobile home & other	364	4.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0630693
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 22 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 38.7604, -121.1682