Grand Island, NE

Census Place

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2024 Population
52,884
US Senator
Deb Fischer
Republican Party
US Senator
Pete Ricketts
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
34.7
0.58% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
15.2%
21.4% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$63,795
2.17% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$218,600
7.9% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
25,790
0.716% 1-year decline

About

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.

87.5% of the residents in Grand Island, NE are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Grand Island, NE are Central Community College (2,788 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Grand Island, NE was $218,600, and the homeownership rate was 57.8%.

Most people in Grand Island, NE drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 16.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Grand Island, NE was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Grand Island, NE is home to a population of 52.9k people, from which 87.5% are citizens. As of 2024, 19.4% of Grand Island, NE residents were born outside of the country (10.3k people).

In 2024, there were 2.98 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (29.5k people) in Grand Island, NE than any other race or ethnicity. There were 9.89k Other (Hispanic) and 5.91k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

87.5%
2024 Citizenship
88.4%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 87.5% of Grand Island, NE residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Grand Island, NE was 88.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Grand Island, NE
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    29.5k ± 515
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    9.89k ± 1.27k
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    5.91k ± 996
36.4%
Hispanic Population
19.3k people

In 2024, there were 2.98 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (29.5k people) in Grand Island, NE than any other race or ethnicity. There were 9.89k Other (Hispanic) and 5.91k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

36.4% of the people in Grand Island, NE are hispanic (19.3k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Grand Island, NE as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    46,760 ± 5,245 people
  2. Guatemala
    11,721 ± 2,650 people
  3. El Salvador
    6,922 ± 2,039 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Nebraska was Mexico, the natal country of 46,760 Nebraska residents, followed by Guatemala with 11,721 and El Salvador with 6,922.

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Foreign-Born Population

19.4%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
10.3k people
18.6%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
9.79k people

As of 2024, 19.4% of Grand Island, NE residents (10.3k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Grand Island, NE was 18.6%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    605 ± 179
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    400 ± 174
  3. Korea
    244 ± 121

Grand Island, NE has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.51 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Grand Island, NE employs 25.8k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Grand Island, NE were Manufacturing (5,509 people), Retail Trade (3,445 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (2,913 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($61,061), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($57,560), and Public Administration ($55,701).

Employment

Occupations

25.8k
2024 Value
± 1,295
−0.716%
1 Year decline
± 6.97%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Grand Island, NE declined at a rate of −0.716%, from 26k employees to 25.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Grand Island, NE, are Production Occupations (4,066 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,288 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (2,277 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Grand Island, NE.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

25.8k
2024 Value
± 1,295
−0.716%
1 Year decline
± 6.97%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Grand Island, NE declined at a rate of −0.716%, from 26k employees to 25.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Grand Island, NE, are Manufacturing (5,509 people), Retail Trade (3,445 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (2,913 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.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$50,185
Median earning men ± $1,980
$37,067
Median earning women ± $2,448

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($69,451), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($68,259), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($56,984).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($60,278), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($54,306), and Information ($49,318).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
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.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Nebraska went to Donald J. Trump with 59.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38.9%), followed by Other (0.849%).

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

Voting results are not available for Grand Island, NE. Showing the available data for Nebraska.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (59.3%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (38.9%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Other (0.849%)
    Other Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Nebraska went to Donald J. Trump with 59.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38.9%), followed by Other (0.849%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Nebraska for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Nebraska

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Deb Fischer
Senator from Nebraska1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013
Pete Ricketts
Senator from Nebraska2
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.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Grand Island, NE awarded 2,788 degrees. The student population of Grand Island, NE in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 2,867 male students and 3,995 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Grand Island, NE are White (1,914 and 68.7%), Hispanic or Latino (744 and 26.7%), Black or African American (72 and 2.58%), and American Indian or Alaska Native (24 and 0.861%).

The largest universities in Grand Island, NE by number of degrees awarded are Central Community College (2,788 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Grand Island, NE are General Business Administration & Management (415 and 14.9%), Welding Technology (210 and 7.53%), and Criminal Justice - Safety Studies (208 and 7.46%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 6,862 students enrolled in Grand Island, NE, 41.8% men and 58.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 4,740 records, of which 58.9% were women and 41.1% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. General Business Administration & Management
    231 degrees awarded
  2. Welding Technology
    134 degrees awarded
  3. Criminal Justice - Safety Studies
    128 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years recipients in Grand Island, NE was General Business Administration & Management with 231 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years from schools in Grand Island, NE according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Central Community College
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
2,788 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Central Community College with 2,788 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 1,597 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Grand Island, NE, which is 1.34 times more than the 1,191 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 1,914 degrees mean that there were 2.57 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 744 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($2,880) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($480) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,500) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Grand Island, NE was $218,600 in 2024, which is 0.657 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $202,600 to $218,600, a 7.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Grand Island, NE is 57.8%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Grand Island, NE have an average commute time of 16.9 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.

Housing

Property

$218,600
Median Property Value 2024
±$7,365
$12,000
Median Property Taxes
±$844

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Grand Island, NE the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Grand Island, NE compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

57.8%
Homeownership
2024
65%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 57.8% of the housing units in Grand Island, NE were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 59.5%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$63,795
Median Household Income
± $4,094
20.8k
Number of Households
± 1,191

In 2024, the median household income of the 20.8k households in Grand Island, NE grew to $63,795 from the previous year's value of $62,439.

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 $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Grand Island, NE is from Nebraska.
0.447
2023 Wage GINI in Nebraska
0.444
2022 Wage GINI in Nebraska

In 2023, the income inequality in Nebraska was 0.447 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.606% growth from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Nebraska was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Nebraska in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (78.5%)
  2. Carpooled (14.3%)
  3. Worked At Home (4.23%)

In 2024, 78.5% of workers in Grand Island, NE drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (14.3%) and those who worked at home (4.23%).

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.

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Commute Time

16.9 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Grand Island, NE have a shorter commute time (16.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.34% of the workforce in Grand Island, NE have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
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.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

15.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Grand Island, NE (7.92k out of 52.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 18 - 24.

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

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Health

85.5% of the population of Grand Island, NE has health coverage, with 44% on employee plans, 16.1% on Medicaid, 10.3% on Medicare, 14.3% on non-group plans, and 0.817% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Nebraska see 1,343 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,343 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1217 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 294 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51% were men and 49% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 29.8% under 18 years, 21% between 18 and 34 years, 34.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51% were men and 49% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

14.5%
Uninsured
44%
Employer Coverage
16.1%
Medicaid
10.3%
Medicare
14.3%
Non-Group
0.817%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Grand Island, NE grew by 5.74% from 13.7% to 14.5%.

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