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Granville County, North Carolina

Granville County had 61,544 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 532.0 square miles of land. It ranks 46th of 100 in North Carolina by population and 35th by land area.

Population
61,544
#46 of 100 in North Carolina · #875 in US
Area
532.0 sq mi
#35 of 100 in North Carolina · #1,965 in US
Density
116 / sq mi
#51 of 100 in North Carolina · #821 in US
Median household income
$72,896
#19 of 100 in North Carolina · #799 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Granville County within North Carolina. Pin: Raleigh.

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Granville County population, land area and income

Granville County had 61,544 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 532.0 square miles of land. It ranks 46th of 100 in North Carolina by population and 35th by land area. That works out to 115.7 people per square mile, 1.2 times the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in North Carolina has 52,768 residents; Granville County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $72,896 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

61,544

3144th1st

875th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

532 sq mi

3144th1st

1965th of 3,144 (US)

Density

115.7 / sq mi

3144th1st

821st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$72,896

3143rd1st

799th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within North Carolina (100)

Population

61,544

100th1st

46th of 100 (NC)

Land area

532 sq mi

100th1st

35th of 100 (NC)

Density

115.7 / sq mi

100th1st

51st of 100 (NC)

Median household income

$72,896

100th1st

19th of 100 (NC)

How Granville County's population changed since 2020

Granville County gained 1,393 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.3%. That ranks 59th of 100 in North Carolina for growth. The median North Carolina county changed by +2.7%, and the state as a whole by +5.7%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Granville County recorded 2,632 births and 2,981 deaths, a natural change of -349. Net international migration added +151 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +876. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 876 people.

60.2k202060.5k202160.9k202261.4k202361.5k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
2,632
Deaths
2,981
Net international migration
+151
Net domestic migration
+876
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+182

Where Granville County is

The Census internal point of Granville County is at 36.299900, -78.657600. It sits in UTM zone 17N. The map shades North Carolina's 100 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Granville County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Scotland County: +1.4%Rockingham County: +2.5%Franklin County: +15.6%Caswell County: -0.5%Stokes County: +2.9%Granville County: +2.3%Edgecombe County: +0.7%Randolph County: +2.8%Alexander County: +0.8%Person County: +2.4%Cherokee County: +5.2%Ashe County: +2.5%Davidson County: +5.2%Cabarrus County: +7.8%Mecklenburg County: +8.1%Burke County: +1.5%Cumberland County: +0.4%Northampton County: -4.9%Buncombe County: +3.5%Wilson County: +0.8%Bladen County: +0.5%Pitt County: +4.1%Yancey County: +2.7%Stanly County: +7.4%Harnett County: +9.3%Wilkes County: +0.5%Tyrrell County: +8.8%Pamlico County: +1.9%Hoke County: +6.0%Transylvania County: +2.5%Carteret County: +3.8%Durham County: +6.5%Anson County: +1.8%Pender County: +15.6%Alamance County: +6.7%Polk County: +4.9%Lenoir County: +0.5%Washington County: -3.0%Avery County: -0.0%Hyde County: +1.5%Gates County: -1.4%Davie County: +5.8%Jackson County: +7.4%Montgomery County: +2.5%Martin County: -2.0%Pasquotank County: +2.9%Perquimans County: +3.4%Cleveland County: +2.3%Sampson County: +2.3%Catawba County: +3.8%Alleghany County: +4.5%Robeson County: +2.3%Macon County: +4.4%Clay County: +8.0%Haywood County: +1.3%Duplin County: +3.8%Henderson County: +3.6%Craven County: +2.6%Warren County: +2.6%Graham County: +1.7%Union County: +9.9%Wayne County: +2.2%Gaston County: +5.9%Guilford County: +3.7%Yadkin County: +2.0%Watauga County: +1.0%Rowan County: +4.4%Swain County: -1.1%Chatham County: +9.4%Bertie County: -4.4%Halifax County: -2.9%Forsyth County: +4.1%Onslow County: +3.8%Dare County: +3.1%Chowan County: +1.3%Brunswick County: +20.9%Johnston County: +14.9%Orange County: +6.4%Currituck County: +13.6%New Hanover County: +7.5%Richmond County: -1.7%Vance County: -0.5%Iredell County: +9.9%Lincoln County: +12.0%Caldwell County: +0.2%McDowell County: +1.6%Rutherford County: +1.9%Mitchell County: +0.9%Moore County: +8.1%Columbus County: -0.8%Lee County: +8.1%Greene County: +1.1%Madison County: +5.0%Camden County: +7.5%Hertford County: -12.0%Beaufort County: -0.3%Jones County: +3.5%Wake County: +9.0%Nash County: +3.0%Surry County: +0.2%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < +0.5%
  2. < +2.3%
  3. < +3.7%
  4. < +7.4%
  5. ≥ +7.4%
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Orange pin: Granville County internal point. Dark pin: Raleigh.

Internal point

Decimal
36.299900, -78.657600
DMS
36°17'59.64"N 78°39'27.36"W
UTM
17N 710330.4E 4019758.7N
Geohash
dq2nd05q1
Plus code
878378XR+XX

Towns in Granville County

4 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Granville County, 23,173 people together, or 38% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Granville County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Oxford with 8,972.

  1. 01Oxford8,972
  2. 02Butner8,134
  3. 03Creedmoor5,049
  4. 04Stem1,018
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Granville County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Granville County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Wake County, NC, with 1,232,444 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Raleigh and the nearest big city

Raleigh is 35.9 miles S of Granville County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Durham, NC (population 301,870), 26.0 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Henderson, NC (population 14,807), 13.6 miles away.

Granville County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Granville County is 37077: state code 37 for North Carolina plus county code 077. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $72,896.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Granville County, North Carolina?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 61,544. That is up 1,393 people (2.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 60,151.

What is the FIPS code of Granville County?

37077. The first two digits (37) are North Carolina; the last three (077) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Granville County?

Oxford, with 8,972 residents inside Granville County in 2024.

Which counties border Granville County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Wake County, NC; Durham County, NC; Franklin County, NC; Vance County, NC; Person County, NC; Halifax County, VA; Mecklenburg County, VA.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.