Everything You Need to Know About the City of Grand Island Nebraska

In 2017, Grand Island, NE had a population of 51k people with a median age of 34.7 and a median household income of $51,627. Between 2016 and 2017 the population of Grand Island, NE grew from 50,895 to 51,042, a 0.289 percent increase and its median household income grew from $49,118 to $51,627, a 5.11 percent increase.

The population of Grand Island, NE is 64 percent White Alone, 30.2 percent Hispanic or Latino, and 2.61 percent Black or African American Alone. N/A% of the people in Grand Island, NE speak a non-English language, and 88.7 percent are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Grand Island, NE are Central Community College (2,174 degrees awarded in 2017).

The median property value in Grand Island, NE is $130,200, and the homeownership rate is 58.3 percent. Most people in Grand Island, NE commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 16 minutes. The average car ownership in Grand Island, NE is 2 cars per household.

 

Education in Grand Island

In 2017, universities in Grand Island, Nebraska awarded 2,174 degrees. The student of Grand Island, NE is skewed towards women, with 2,520 male and 3,562 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Grand Island, NE are White (1,749 and 80.5 percent), followed by Hispanic or Latino (362 and 16.7 percent), Black or African American (20 and 0.92 percent), and Asian (17 and 0.782 percent).

The largest universities in Grand Island, NE by the number of degrees awarded are Central Community College (2,174 and 100 percent).

The most popular majors in Grand Island, NE are General Business Administration & Management (282 and 13 percent), Diesel Mechanics Technology (202 and 9.29 percent), and Liberal Arts & Sciences (180 and 8.28 percent).

The median tuition costs in Grand Island, NE are $N/A for private four-year colleges, and $N/A and $N/A respectively, for public four-year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

 

Economy in Grand Island

The economy of Grand Island, NE employs 26.1k people and Grand Island has an unemployment rate of 3.2 percent. Grand Island has seen the job market increase by 1.2 percent over the last year. Future job growth over the next ten years is predicted to be 28.0 percent, which is lower than the US average of 33.5 percent. The largest industries in Grand Island, NE are Manufacturing (5,798 people), Retail Trade (3,328 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (3,553 people), and the highest paying industries are Finance & Insurance ($45,635 dollars), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($43,036 dollars), and Public Administration ($42,964 dollars).

Households in Grand Island, NE have a median annual income of $51,627 dollars, which is less than the median annual income of $61,937 dollars across the entire United States. This is in comparison to a median income of $49,118 dollars in 2016, which represents a 5.11 percent annual growth.

 

Tax Rates for Grand Island

– The Sales Tax Rate for Grand Island is 7.0 percent.

– The Income Tax Rate for Grand Island is 6.8 percent.

– Tax Rates can have a big impact when Comparing the Cost of Living.

 

Income and Salaries for Grand Island

– The average earnings of a Grand Island resident are $23,221 dollars a year.

– The Median household earnings of a Grand Island resident is $46,527 dollars a year.