| People QuickFacts | Grand Island | Nebraska |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 49,239 | 1,842,234 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 48,520 | 1,826,341 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 1.5% | 0.9% |
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Population, 2010 | 48,520 | 1,826,341 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 8.4% | 7.2% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 27.6% | 25.1% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 13.0% | 13.5% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 50.2% | 50.4% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 80.0% | 86.1% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 2.1% | 4.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.0% | 1.0% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.2% | 1.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.2% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 2.4% | 2.2% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 26.7% | 9.2% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 68.6% | 82.1% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 79.6% | 82.9% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 13.5% | 6.0% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 20.6% | 9.9% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 81.5% | 90.3% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 15.9% | 27.8% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 3,223 | 148,078 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 13.8 | 18.0 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 19,426 | 796,793 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 63.0% | 68.3% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 23.5% | 19.5% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $106,300 | $125,400 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 18,119 | 715,703 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.59 | 2.46 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $22,166 | $26,113 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $45,095 | $50,695 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 13.0% | 12.0% |
| Business QuickFacts | Grand Island | Nebraska |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 4,445 | 159,665 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 1.8% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.4% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 1.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 3.7% | 1.9% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 24.3% | 25.7% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | D | 40,157,999 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 553,403 | 24,019,868 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 962,883 | 26,486,612 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $21,389 | $14,965 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 86,154 | 2,685,580 |