2024 population: 77,278 ( 242 from 2020)
Land area: 1603.0 square miles
Population density: 48.2 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	50,520	65.37%	5.4%
Black:	2,113	2.73%	5.9%
Indian:	338	0.44%	7.0%
Asian:	935	1.21%	6.4%
2+ races:	838	1.08%	10.8%
Hispanic:	22,534	29.16%	14.4%

Total non-White:	26,758	34.63%	13.1%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	4,602	14.9
Deaths:	3,332	10.8
Net Migration:	-2,854	-9.3
Net Immigration:	1,864	6.0

Change in White population:	-2,866	-3.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	3,108	4.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
77,036
53,386	69.30%
1,996	2.59%
316	0.41%
879	1.14%
756	0.98%
19,703	25.58%
23,650	30.70%

2010
81,850
64,848	79.23%
954	1.17%
289	0.35%
711	0.87%
733	0.90%
14,214	17.37%
17,002	20.77%

2000
77,708
68,441	88.07%
212	0.27%
162	0.21%
632	0.81%
386	0.50%
7,838	10.09%
9,267	11.93%

1990
71,884
68,512	95.31%
170	0.24%
154	0.21%
597	0.83%
n/a
2,451	3.41%
3,372	4.69%

1980
72,709
70,934	97.56%
126	0.17%
217	0.30%
77	0.11%
n/a
1,291	1.78%
1,775	2.44%

1970
67,276
66,012	98.12%
98	0.15%
107	0.16%
47	0.07%
n/a
972	1.44%
1,264	1.88%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
10,352	12.6
6,346	7.8
-3,574	-4.4
2,408	2.9

-11,462	-14.0
6,648	8.1

Number	Rate
2000's
11,234	14.5
6,913	8.9
-2,711	-3.5
1,991	2.6

-3,593	-4.6
7,735	10.0

Number	Rate
1990's
11,428	15.9
7,623	10.6
-1,262	-1.8
1,123	1.6

-71	-0.1
5,895	8.2

Number	Rate
1980's
11,771	16.2
7,105	9.8
-5,417	-7.5
n/a

-2,422	-3.3
1,597	2.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-130	-0.2
n/a

4,922	7.3
511	0.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Grand Island, NE Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
37.3
20,302	26.3%
56,976	73.7%
12,728	16.5%

29,745
2.54

19,648	66.1%
14,731	75.0%
2,607	13.3%
10,097	33.9%

2010
Number	Percent
37.7
21,804	26.6%
60,046	73.4%
11,940	14.6%

31,535
2.55

21,298	67.5%
16,783	78.8%
2,011	9.4%
10,237	32.5%

2000
Number	Percent
36.5
21,340	27.5%
56,368	72.5%
11,526	14.8%

29,624
2.57

21,025	71.0%
17,461	83.0%
1,821	8.7%
8,599	29.0%

1990
Number	Percent
34.0
20,530	28.6%
51,354	71.4%
10,957	15.2%

27,262
2.58

19,556	71.7%
17,086	87.4%
1,263	6.5%
7,706	28.3%

1980
Number	Percent
30.7
22,171	30.5%
50,538	69.5%
9,793	13.5%

26,221
2.71

19,466	74.2%
17,602	90.4%
917	4.7%
6,755	25.8%

2022 Housing Data for Grand Island, NE Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	1,483	5.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,178	4.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,205	4.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,149	3.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	1,212	4.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	1,087	3.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,248	4.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,544	5.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,378	4.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	2,857	9.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	3,247	10.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	4,080	13.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	3,336	11.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	1,662	5.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,766	5.9%
$200,000 or more	1,313	4.4%

Median Household Income	63,563
Per Capita Income	32,601

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	84

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	1,067	3.6%
Public Assistance	589	2.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	3,009	10.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	26,830	78.6%
Unemployed	776	2.3%
In Armed Forces	32	0.1%

Total Labor Force	27,638	81.0%
Not in Labor Force	6,501	19.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	14,958	11,643	56.2%
Non-Profit	1,022	2,271	31.0%
Self-Employed	2,772	1,091	71.8%

Local Government	1,205	2,005	37.5%
State Government	364	536	40.4%
Federal Government	177	336	34.5%

Total Private + Self	17,730	12,734	58.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	2,768	5,148	35.0%
Total	20,498	17,882	53.4%

Pct. Govt.	12.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	4,860	12.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	7,739	20.2%
Professional, Technical	6,750	17.6%
Service Occupations	5,788	15.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	499	1.3%
All others	13,264	34.5%

White Collar		50.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	6,957	18.1%
Retail trade	5,113	13.3%
Health care and social assistance	5,069	13.2%
Construction	3,121	8.1%
Educational services	2,695	7.0%
Accommodation and food services	2,071	5.4%
Finance and insurance	1,885	4.9%
Transportation and warehousing	1,853	4.8%
Other services	1,632	4.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,582	4.1%
Public administration	1,464	3.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	1,157	3.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1,098	2.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	787	2.0%
Wholesale trade	712	1.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	421	1.1%
Utilities	350	0.9%
Information	304	0.8%
Management	87	0.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	43	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	11,201	14.60%
Puerto Rican	193	0.25%
Cuban	1,385	1.81%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	4,739	6.18%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	3,700	4.82%
Honduran	189	0.25%
Nicaraguan	21	0.03%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	829	1.08%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	601	0.78%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	206	0.27%
Colombian	20	0.03%
Ecuadorian	12	0.02%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	11	0.01%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	328	0.43%
Other South American	24	0.03%

Other Hispanic	1,277	1.66%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Laotian	413	0.54%
Vietnamese	110	0.14%
Indian	82	0.11%
Chinese	76	0.10%
Taiwanese	51	0.07%
Korean	38	0.05%
Filipino	38	0.05%
Japanese	31	0.04%
Thai	28	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	56,599	79.4%
Spanish	12,919	18.1%
Other	606	0.9%
Other Asian	311	0.4%
Arabic	265	0.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	164	0.2%
German, other Germanic	93	0.1%
Vietnamese	90	0.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	74	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	23,283	30.3%
Irish	7,552	9.8%
English	5,298	6.9%
American	4,036	5.3%
Polish	3,643	4.7%
Czech	2,232	2.9%
Swedish	1,820	2.4%
Danish	1,705	2.2%
Dutch	1,059	1.4%
French	972	1.3%
European	786	1.0%
Scottish	704	0.9%
Italian	631	0.8%
Sudanese	488	0.6%
Norwegian	473	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	70,723	92.2%
Not a citizen	6,003	7.8%

Native	67,192	87.6%
Foreign-born	9,534	12.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3,363	6.7%	3,267	6.5%	16,395	32.7%	16,598	33.1%	7,102	14.2%	3,405	6.8%
Average years of education: 12.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3,363	6.7%
9-12 Years	3,267	6.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	16,395	32.7%
Some College	16,598	33.1%
Bach. Degree	7,102	14.2%
Grad Degree	3,405	6.8%
Average years of education: 12.7

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	68,854	67,418	1,436	2.1%
1991	71,056	69,242	1,814	2.6%
1992	72,958	71,060	1,898	2.6%
1993	74,960	73,252	1,708	2.3%
1994	76,570	74,940	1,630	2.1%
1995	77,482	75,846	1,636	2.1%
1996	78,366	76,418	1,948	2.5%
1997	78,620	76,952	1,668	2.1%
1998	79,426	77,464	1,962	2.5%
1999	79,026	76,580	2,446	3.1%

2000	72,980	70,892	2,088	2.9%
2001	72,642	70,296	2,346	3.2%
2002	73,228	70,386	2,842	3.9%
2003	74,868	71,624	3,244	4.3%
2004	76,210	72,638	3,572	4.7%
2005	76,196	73,332	2,864	3.8%
2006	76,838	74,484	2,354	3.1%
2007	77,710	75,588	2,122	2.7%
2008	79,232	76,830	2,402	3.0%
2009	79,636	76,294	3,342	4.2%

2010	78,022	74,356	3,666	4.7%
2011	79,192	75,688	3,504	4.4%
2012	80,454	77,390	3,064	3.8%
2013	80,168	77,262	2,906	3.6%
2014	79,804	76,730	3,074	3.9%
2015	78,164	75,130	3,034	3.9%
2016	77,910	75,096	2,814	3.6%
2017	78,148	75,542	2,606	3.3%
2018	78,708	76,234	2,474	3.1%
2019	78,952	76,256	2,696	3.4%

2020	78,748	74,434	4,314	5.5%
2021	80,444	78,066	2,378	3.0%
2022	81,428	79,502	1,926	2.4%
2023	82,392	80,542	1,850	2.2%
2024	86,138	83,562	2,576	3.0%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	31,716
Median Value	$186,418

Occupied	29,745	93.8%
Vacant	1,971	6.2%

Owned	19,374	65.1%
Rented	10,371	34.9%
Median Rent	$859

Single-Family Units	23,831	75.1%
Detached	22,520	71.0%
Attached	1,311	4.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	3,952	12.5%
Mobile Homes	1,467	4.6%

Grand Island, NE Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Grand Island, NE Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Grand Island, NE Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Grand Island, NE Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Grand Island, NE Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Grand Island, NE Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Grand Island, NE Metro Area