Granite, OK

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Granite, Oklahoma

Granite, Oklahoma, in Greer county, is 61 miles NW of Lawton, Oklahoma (center to center) and 111 miles W of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. There are an estimated 1,844 people in the town.

The People and Families of Granite

In Granite, about 27% of adults are married. In Granite, lots of people live on their own.

Approximately 31% of Granite is non-white. In Oklahoma, Granite is known for its racial diversity.

Males represent a higher percentage of the population in the town than in most places.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Granite had a median family income of $30,703. If a good man (or woman) is hard to find, try looking in Granite, where there happen to be many singles with good incomes.

Crime and Safety

The low crime rate is a boost to quality of living and housing values in Granite.

Granite Housing

Approximately 71% of housing in Granite is owner-occupied. The town is known in Oklahoma for having lower rents than most places.

Commuting

In Granite, 95% of commuters drive to work.

Of Note

High Points

Granite strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Oklahoma):

Category	Trophy
Low Property Crime (vs. State)	Top 1%
Low Violent Crime (vs. Peers)	Top 2%
Well-Paid Single Men (vs. Peers)	Top 3%
Affordability of Rents (vs. Peers)	Top 4%
Racial Diversity (vs. Peers)	Top 4%
Affordability of Property Taxes (vs. Peers)	Top 7%

Comparative Profile of Granite, OK

Comparing Granite to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Oklahoma (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Male Share of the Population
Well-Paid Single Men
Racial Diversity
Age of the Population
Senior Citizens
Children Under 5 Years Old
Female Share of the Population

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Portion of People Married
Average Household Size

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
College Educated Adults
People Above Poverty
People in Middle Class or Better
Median Family Income

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Short Commute Times
Walking and Biking to Work
Working at Home
Public Transportation Use

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Affordability of Rents
Affordability of Property Taxes
People Living Alone
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
Housing Recently Built

Crime

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Low Violent Crime
Low Property Crime

Category	Value
Near Medium City	61 miles NW of Lawton, Oklahoma (center to center)
Nearest Large City	111 miles W of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County	Greer
Standard Zip Codes	73547
Phone Area Codes	580
Time Zone	Central (-6 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	34.962
Longitude	-99.379

Station	ALTUS DAM
Distance	7.1 miles
Jan Temp	25 to 49 F
Apr Temp	49 to 73 F
Jul Temp	73 to 96 F
Oct Temp	50 to 75 F
Annual Precip	29.2 inches

Station	ALTUS IRIG RES STATION
Distance	26.3 miles
Jan Temp	24 to 51 F
Apr Temp	46 to 75 F
Jul Temp	70 to 97 F
Oct Temp	49 to 77 F
Annual Precip	29.1 inches

Station	ELK CITY
Distance	29.2 miles
Jan Temp	22 to 47 F
Apr Temp	44 to 71 F
Jul Temp	68 to 93 F
Oct Temp	47 to 73 F
Annual Precip	28.7 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	1,844	100%
Male	1,331	72.2%
Female	513	27.8%
Under 18	253	13.7%
18+	1,591	86.3%
65+	225	12.2%
Median Age	35.5
Average Family Size	2.88
White	1,281	69.5%
African-American	313	17%
Asian	7	0.4%
American Indian & Alaskan	91	4.9%
Other	71	3.9%
Mixed Race	81	4.4%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	132	7.2%
Median Family Income (1999)	$30,703
Population In Poverty	169	17.5%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	1,797
Growth	-47
Growth %	-2.49%

Ancestry	Percent
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	41.7%
German	15.3%
Irish	11%
US/American	10.8%
English	7%
African	3.5%
Scotch-Irish	2.2%
Dutch	1.9%
Scottish	1.9%
French (except Basque)	1.2%
Danish	0.8%
Italian	0.7%
German Russian	0.3%
European	0.3%
French Canadian	0.3%
Norwegian	0.2%
Swedish	0.2%
Czechoslovakian	0.2%
Yugoslavian	0.2%
British	0.2%

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