Grand Island, NE

Census Place

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2022 Population

52,822

0.127% 1-year growth

US Senator

Deb Fischer

Republican Party

US Senator

Pete Ricketts

Republican Party

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None of the households in Grand Island, NE reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

The largest universities in Grand Island, NE are Central Community College (2,601 degrees awarded in 2022).

Most people in Grand Island, NE drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 17.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Grand Island, NE was 2 cars per household.

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Economy

The economy of Grand Island, NE employs N/A people. The largest industries in Grand Island, NE are Manufacturing (5,490 people), Retail Trade (3,602 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (3,278 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($74,135), Wholesale Trade ($52,625), and Public Administration ($49,554).

Employment

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Grand Island, NE, are Production Occupations (4,312 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,717 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (2,346 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Grand Island, NE.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Nebraska (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Grand Island, NE, are Manufacturing (5,490 people), Retail Trade (3,602 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (3,278 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Grand Island, NE, though some of these residents may live in Grand Island, NE and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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2.25%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.03M people employed in Nebraska. This represents a 2.25% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 8.87%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Nebraska.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Nebraska went to Donald J. Trump with 58.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (39.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (2.12%).

Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts are the senators currently representing the state of Nebraska. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Nebraska is currently represented by 3 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (58.2%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (39.2%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (2.12%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Nebraska went to Donald J. Trump with 58.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (39.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (2.12%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Nebraska for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Nebraska

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Senator from Nebraska

Deb Fischer
Assumed office on January 3, 2013
Pete Ricketts
Assumed office on January 12, 2023
Appointed to the seat on January 12, 2023 following the resignation of Ben Sasse.

Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts are the senators currently representing Nebraska.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Nebraska over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Nebraska

Nebraska is currently represented by 3 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Nebraska have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Grand Island, NE awarded 2,601 degrees. The student population of Grand Island, NE in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 2,721 male students and 3,798 female students.

The largest universities in Grand Island, NE by number of degrees awarded are Central Community College (2,601 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Grand Island, NE are General Business Administration & Management (376 and 14.5%), Welding Technology (201 and 7.73%), and Liberal Arts & Sciences (182 and 7%).

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Grand Island, NE have an average commute time of 17.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Grand Island, NE is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Grand Island, NE colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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The following chart displays the households in Grand Island, NE distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Grand Island, NE is from Nebraska.

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2022 Wage GINI in Nebraska

0.444

2021 Wage GINI in Nebraska

In 2022, the income inequality in Nebraska was 0.444 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0995% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Nebraska was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Nebraska in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Nebraska across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (83%)
Carpooled (11.3%)
Worked At Home (2.48%)

In 2022, 83% of workers in Grand Island, NE drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.3%) and those who worked at home (2.48%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

17.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Grand Island, NE have a shorter commute time (17.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Grand Island, NE have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Grand Island, NE compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

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Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Grand Island, NE distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Grand Island, NE have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

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The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Grand Island, NE is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

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Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Grand Island, NE changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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