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Grand Island Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 68,305
Land Area (2000): 4,145.904 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 56.844 square kilometers

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	96,714	69.04%
Rural, Farm	10,443	7.45%
Rural, Non-farm	32,934	23.51%

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Grand Island Metro Area Employment Information Back to top
Grand Island Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	34,108	33,411	697	2.04%	21
1991	35,249	34,355	895	2.54%	25
1992	36,199	35,252	947	2.62%	26
1993	37,373	36,517	857	2.29%	23
1994	38,320	37,504	816	2.13%	21
1995	38,953	38,127	826	2.12%	21
1996	39,480	38,474	1,006	2.55%	25
1997	39,634	38,798	836	2.11%	21
1998	40,221	39,227	993	2.47%	25
1999	40,026	38,774	1,252	3.13%	31
2000	36,913	35,856	1,057	2.86%	29
2001	36,723	35,536	1,187	3.23%	32
2002	36,762	35,322	1,441	3.92%	39
2003	37,562	35,917	1,645	4.38%	44
2004	38,240	36,434	1,806	4.72%	47
2005	38,237	36,765	1,472	3.85%	39
2006	38,574	37,370	1,204	3.12%	31
2007	39,186	38,060	1,126	2.87%	29
2008	39,780	38,577	1,203	3.02%	30

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	32,720	31,616	1,104	3.37%	34
Feb 1990	32,767	31,676	1,091	3.33%	33
Mar 1990	33,183	32,397	786	2.37%	24
Apr 1990	33,867	33,215	652	1.93%	19
May 1990	34,040	33,481	559	1.64%	16
Jun 1990	35,033	34,383	650	1.86%	19
Jul 1990	35,244	34,496	748	2.12%	21
Aug 1990	34,701	34,095	606	1.75%	17
Sep 1990	34,086	33,567	519	1.52%	15
Oct 1990	34,820	34,280	540	1.55%	16
Nov 1990	34,652	34,146	506	1.46%	15
Dec 1990	34,186	33,585	601	1.76%	18

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	34,283	33,245	1,038	3.03%	30
Feb 1991	34,283	33,314	969	2.83%	28
Mar 1991	34,748	33,891	857	2.47%	25
Apr 1991	35,090	34,318	772	2.20%	22
May 1991	35,273	34,498	775	2.20%	22
Jun 1991	36,321	35,429	892	2.46%	25
Jul 1991	36,159	35,240	919	2.54%	25
Aug 1991	36,105	34,769	1,336	3.70%	37
Sep 1991	34,963	34,212	751	2.15%	21
Oct 1991	35,469	34,750	719	2.03%	20
Nov 1991	35,292	34,492	800	2.27%	23
Dec 1991	35,005	34,099	906	2.59%	26

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	35,429	34,154	1,275	3.60%	36
Feb 1992	35,524	34,373	1,151	3.24%	32
Mar 1992	35,894	34,812	1,082	3.01%	30
Apr 1992	36,150	35,283	867	2.40%	24
May 1992	36,346	35,401	945	2.60%	26
Jun 1992	37,344	36,268	1,076	2.88%	29
Jul 1992	37,256	36,267	989	2.65%	27
Aug 1992	36,355	35,519	836	2.30%	23
Sep 1992	35,610	34,842	768	2.16%	22
Oct 1992	36,383	35,617	766	2.11%	21
Nov 1992	36,112	35,375	737	2.04%	20
Dec 1992	35,986	35,117	869	2.41%	24

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	35,848	34,571	1,277	3.56%	36
Feb 1993	36,231	35,104	1,127	3.11%	31
Mar 1993	36,539	35,448	1,091	2.99%	30
Apr 1993	36,764	35,953	811	2.21%	22
May 1993	37,212	36,423	789	2.12%	21
Jun 1993	38,217	37,283	934	2.44%	24
Jul 1993	38,680	37,818	862	2.23%	22
Aug 1993	37,801	37,116	685	1.81%	18
Sep 1993	37,228	36,589	639	1.72%	17
Oct 1993	37,886	37,202	684	1.81%	18
Nov 1993	37,956	37,319	637	1.68%	17
Dec 1993	38,119	37,377	742	1.95%	19

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	38,046	36,927	1,119	2.94%	29
Feb 1994	38,091	36,992	1,099	2.89%	29
Mar 1994	38,258	37,351	907	2.37%	24
Apr 1994	38,763	38,019	744	1.92%	19
May 1994	38,842	38,130	712	1.83%	18
Jun 1994	39,214	38,323	891	2.27%	23
Jul 1994	38,716	37,866	850	2.20%	22
Aug 1994	38,412	37,673	739	1.92%	19
Sep 1994	37,479	36,857	622	1.66%	17
Oct 1994	38,014	37,265	749	1.97%	20
Nov 1994	37,831	37,171	660	1.74%	17
Dec 1994	38,178	37,474	704	1.84%	18

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	37,809	36,771	1,038	2.75%	27
Feb 1995	38,125	37,247	878	2.30%	23
Mar 1995	38,574	37,792	782	2.03%	20
Apr 1995	39,041	38,299	742	1.90%	19
May 1995	39,043	38,201	842	2.16%	22
Jun 1995	39,651	38,745	906	2.28%	23
Jul 1995	39,952	39,048	904	2.26%	23
Aug 1995	39,307	38,503	804	2.05%	20
Sep 1995	38,748	37,998	750	1.94%	19
Oct 1995	39,208	38,472	736	1.88%	19
Nov 1995	38,995	38,304	691	1.77%	18
Dec 1995	38,979	38,141	838	2.15%	21

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	38,854	37,684	1,170	3.01%	30
Feb 1996	38,883	37,756	1,127	2.90%	29
Mar 1996	39,141	38,124	1,017	2.60%	26
Apr 1996	39,396	38,487	909	2.31%	23
May 1996	39,755	38,764	991	2.49%	25
Jun 1996	40,044	39,040	1,004	2.51%	25
Jul 1996	40,659	39,027	1,632	4.01%	40
Aug 1996	39,421	38,551	870	2.21%	22
Sep 1996	38,892	38,090	802	2.06%	21
Oct 1996	39,451	38,606	845	2.14%	21
Nov 1996	39,688	38,862	826	2.08%	21
Dec 1996	39,576	38,697	879	2.22%	22

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	38,867	37,712	1,155	2.97%	30
Feb 1997	38,954	37,847	1,107	2.84%	28
Mar 1997	39,061	38,147	914	2.34%	23
Apr 1997	39,636	38,849	787	1.99%	20
May 1997	40,235	39,421	814	2.02%	20
Jun 1997	40,453	39,546	907	2.24%	22
Jul 1997	40,275	39,412	863	2.14%	21
Aug 1997	40,273	39,540	733	1.82%	18
Sep 1997	39,366	38,677	689	1.75%	18
Oct 1997	39,408	38,715	693	1.76%	18
Nov 1997	39,610	38,966	644	1.63%	16
Dec 1997	39,470	38,746	724	1.83%	18

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	39,262	38,295	967	2.46%	25
Feb 1998	39,357	38,480	877	2.23%	22
Mar 1998	39,841	38,913	928	2.33%	23
Apr 1998	39,963	39,284	679	1.70%	17
May 1998	40,303	39,459	844	2.09%	21
Jun 1998	40,713	39,790	923	2.27%	23
Jul 1998	41,038	40,048	990	2.41%	24
Aug 1998	40,631	39,765	866	2.13%	21
Sep 1998	40,098	39,295	803	2.00%	20
Oct 1998	40,476	39,358	1,118	2.76%	28
Nov 1998	40,278	39,198	1,080	2.68%	27
Dec 1998	40,688	38,842	1,846	4.54%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	40,095	38,783	1,312	3.27%	33
Feb 1999	39,833	38,657	1,176	2.95%	30
Mar 1999	39,871	38,774	1,097	2.75%	28
Apr 1999	39,786	38,778	1,008	2.53%	25
May 1999	40,311	39,267	1,044	2.59%	26
Jun 1999	40,696	39,461	1,235	3.03%	30
Jul 1999	40,491	39,190	1,301	3.21%	32
Aug 1999	39,840	38,805	1,035	2.60%	26
Sep 1999	39,599	38,251	1,348	3.40%	34
Oct 1999	40,110	38,488	1,622	4.04%	40
Nov 1999	39,967	38,364	1,603	4.01%	40
Dec 1999	39,714	38,475	1,239	3.12%	31

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	36,406	35,229	1,177	3.23%	32
Feb 2000	36,559	35,363	1,196	3.27%	33
Mar 2000	36,866	35,800	1,066	2.89%	29
Apr 2000	37,268	36,364	904	2.43%	24
May 2000	37,527	36,477	1,050	2.80%	28
Jun 2000	37,790	36,721	1,069	2.83%	28
Jul 2000	37,401	36,230	1,171	3.13%	31
Aug 2000	36,773	35,768	1,005	2.73%	27
Sep 2000	36,256	35,445	811	2.24%	22
Oct 2000	36,922	35,642	1,280	3.47%	35
Nov 2000	36,584	35,584	1,000	2.73%	27
Dec 2000	36,603	35,649	954	2.61%	26

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	36,357	35,054	1,303	3.58%	36
Feb 2001	36,726	35,173	1,553	4.23%	42
Mar 2001	36,810	35,518	1,292	3.51%	35
Apr 2001	36,999	35,927	1,072	2.90%	29
May 2001	37,179	36,073	1,106	2.97%	30
Jun 2001	37,644	36,475	1,169	3.11%	31
Jul 2001	37,496	36,262	1,234	3.29%	33
Aug 2001	36,558	35,481	1,077	2.95%	29
Sep 2001	36,363	35,391	972	2.67%	27
Oct 2001	36,386	35,283	1,103	3.03%	30
Nov 2001	36,099	34,962	1,137	3.15%	31
Dec 2001	36,060	34,838	1,222	3.39%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	36,307	34,698	1,609	4.43%	44
Feb 2002	36,650	35,101	1,549	4.23%	42
Mar 2002	36,682	35,171	1,511	4.12%	41
Apr 2002	36,625	35,284	1,341	3.66%	37
May 2002	36,738	35,425	1,313	3.57%	36
Jun 2002	37,226	35,742	1,484	3.99%	40
Jul 2002	37,726	36,157	1,569	4.16%	42
Aug 2002	36,687	35,358	1,329	3.62%	36
Sep 2002	36,468	35,145	1,323	3.63%	36
Oct 2002	36,693	35,378	1,315	3.58%	36
Nov 2002	36,629	35,203	1,426	3.89%	39
Dec 2002	36,717	35,198	1,519	4.14%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	36,944	34,962	1,982	5.36%	54
Feb 2003	37,345	35,283	2,062	5.52%	55
Mar 2003	37,025	35,290	1,735	4.69%	47
Apr 2003	37,502	35,891	1,611	4.30%	43
May 2003	37,602	36,054	1,548	4.12%	41
Jun 2003	38,169	36,505	1,664	4.36%	44
Jul 2003	38,184	36,532	1,652	4.33%	43
Aug 2003	37,509	36,077	1,432	3.82%	38
Sep 2003	37,570	35,995	1,575	4.19%	42
Oct 2003	37,682	36,203	1,479	3.92%	39
Nov 2003	37,565	36,146	1,419	3.78%	38
Dec 2003	37,643	36,063	1,580	4.20%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	38,375	35,800	2,575	6.71%	67
Feb 2004	38,209	36,111	2,098	5.49%	55
Mar 2004	38,067	36,047	2,020	5.31%	53
Apr 2004	38,498	36,809	1,689	4.39%	44
May 2004	38,532	36,851	1,681	4.36%	44
Jun 2004	39,016	37,304	1,712	4.39%	44
Jul 2004	39,409	37,517	1,892	4.80%	48
Aug 2004	38,506	36,850	1,656	4.30%	43
Sep 2004	37,990	36,166	1,824	4.80%	48
Oct 2004	37,579	36,053	1,526	4.06%	41
Nov 2004	37,371	35,904	1,467	3.93%	39
Dec 2004	37,331	35,799	1,532	4.10%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	37,640	35,732	1,908	5.07%	51
Feb 2005	37,877	36,164	1,713	4.52%	45
Mar 2005	37,868	36,246	1,622	4.28%	43
Apr 2005	38,094	36,630	1,464	3.84%	38
May 2005	38,036	36,594	1,442	3.79%	38
Jun 2005	38,384	36,928	1,456	3.79%	38
Jul 2005	39,237	37,735	1,502	3.83%	38
Aug 2005	38,520	37,218	1,302	3.38%	34
Sep 2005	38,262	36,987	1,275	3.33%	33
Oct 2005	38,474	37,220	1,254	3.26%	33
Nov 2005	38,244	36,917	1,327	3.47%	35
Dec 2005	38,207	36,814	1,393	3.65%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	37,977	36,440	1,537	4.05%	40
Feb 2006	38,048	36,766	1,282	3.37%	34
Mar 2006	38,187	36,912	1,275	3.34%	33
Apr 2006	38,535	37,340	1,195	3.10%	31
May 2006	38,533	37,409	1,124	2.92%	29
Jun 2006	39,309	38,095	1,214	3.09%	31
Jul 2006	39,247	37,885	1,362	3.47%	35
Aug 2006	38,662	37,446	1,216	3.15%	31
Sep 2006	38,252	37,216	1,036	2.71%	27
Oct 2006	38,691	37,638	1,053	2.72%	27
Nov 2006	38,777	37,703	1,074	2.77%	28
Dec 2006	38,673	37,594	1,079	2.79%	28

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	38,262	36,797	1,465	3.83%	38
Feb 2007	38,481	37,221	1,260	3.27%	33
Mar 2007	38,674	37,580	1,094	2.83%	28
Apr 2007	38,927	37,920	1,007	2.59%	26
May 2007	39,334	38,229	1,105	2.81%	28
Jun 2007	39,900	38,698	1,202	3.01%	30
Jul 2007	40,209	38,948	1,261	3.14%	31
Aug 2007	39,493	38,434	1,059	2.68%	27
Sep 2007	39,136	38,153	983	2.51%	25
Oct 2007	39,314	38,313	1,001	2.55%	25
Nov 2007	39,490	38,360	1,130	2.86%	29
Dec 2007	39,012	38,065	947	2.43%	24

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	39,140	37,801	1,339	3.42%	34
Feb 2008	39,066	37,901	1,165	2.98%	30
Mar 2008	39,312	38,122	1,190	3.03%	30
Apr 2008	39,671	38,577	1,094	2.76%	28
May 2008	39,898	38,755	1,143	2.86%	29
Jun 2008	40,392	39,134	1,258	3.11%	31
Jul 2008	40,708	39,374	1,334	3.28%	33
Aug 2008	40,115	38,951	1,164	2.90%	29
Sep 2008	39,719	38,577	1,142	2.88%	29
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Grand Island Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	4,084	11.17%
2.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	3,528	9.65%
3.	Food Manufacturing	3,258	8.91%
4.	Machinery Manufacturing	1,808	4.95%
5.	Accommodation and Food Services	1,394	3.81%
6.	Educational Services	1,348	3.69%
7.	Metal Manufactuing	1,298	3.55%
8.	Repair and Maintenance	1,218	3.33%
9.	Truck Transportation	1,190	3.26%
10.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	1,140	3.12%
11.	Public Administration	1,080	2.95%
12.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	1,000	2.74%
13.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	950	2.60%
14.	Finance and Insurance	898	2.46%
15.	Health Care	898	2.46%
16.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	866	2.37%
17.	Food and Beverage Stores	640	1.75%
18.	Utilities	626	1.71%
19.	Wood Manufacturing	568	1.55%
20.	Department and Other General Stores	530	1.45%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	5,420	16.94%
2.	Educational Services	3,444	10.76%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	2,844	8.89%
4.	Finance and Insurance	2,692	8.41%
5.	Food Manufacturing	1,654	5.17%
6.	Social Assistance	1,574	4.92%
7.	Department and Other General Stores	1,504	4.70%
8.	Food and Beverage Stores	1,066	3.33%
9.	Public Administration	922	2.88%
10.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	820	2.56%
11.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	648	2.03%
12.	Personal and Laundry Services	552	1.73%
13.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	550	1.72%
14.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	494	1.54%
15.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	438	1.37%
16.	Metal Manufactuing	370	1.16%
17.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	364	1.14%
18.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	354	1.11%
19.	Construction	332	1.04%
20.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	320	1.00%

Grand Island Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Farmers and Farm Managers	2,326	6.36%
2.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	2,190	5.99%
3.	Other Installation / Maintenance	1,984	5.43%
4.	Other Production Occupations	1,960	5.36%
5.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	1,828	5.00%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	1,712	4.68%
7.	Vehicle Mechanics	1,296	3.55%
8.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	1,262	3.45%
9.	Food Processing Workers	1,232	3.37%
10.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	1,214	3.32%
11.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	1,202	3.29%
12.	Other Management Occupations	1,182	3.23%
13.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	1,174	3.21%
14.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	1,152	3.15%
15.	Agricultural Workers	1,072	2.93%
16.	Other Construction Trades	856	2.34%
17.	Carpenters	670	1.83%
18.	Construction Laborers	632	1.73%
19.	Other Material Moving Workers	622	1.70%
20.	Top Executives	582	1.59%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Secretaries and Admins	1,798	5.62%
2.	Other Office and Admin Support	1,744	5.45%
3.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	1,582	4.94%
4.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	1,446	4.52%
5.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	1,316	4.11%
6.	Cashiers	1,280	4.00%
7.	Other Production Occupations	1,156	3.61%
8.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	1,118	3.49%
9.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	1,094	3.42%
10.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	1,054	3.29%
11.	Child Care Workers	1,022	3.19%
12.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	1,000	3.13%
13.	Health Technologists and Technicians	998	3.12%
14.	Registered Nurses	976	3.05%
15.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	810	2.53%
16.	Waiters and Waitresses	742	2.32%
17.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	732	2.29%
18.	Food Processing Workers	706	2.21%
19.	Customer Service Representatives	672	2.10%
20.	Other Management Occupations	650	2.03%

Grand Island Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	61,681	57.91%
15-35 hours	13,831	12.98%
1-14 hours	3,799	3.57%
No regular hours	27,210	25.54%

Grand Island Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	1,962	2.95%
5 AM-5:29 AM	2,072	3.12%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	3,661	5.51%
6 AM-6:29 AM	4,120	6.20%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	6,001	9.03%
7 AM-7:29 AM	8,351	12.56%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	15,588	23.45%
8 AM-8:29 AM	6,792	10.22%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	2,230	3.35%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	3,018	4.54%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	1,355	2.04%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	721	1.08%
Noon-3:59 PM	4,834	7.27%
4 PM-11:59 PM	5,773	8.68%

Grand Island Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	4,314	6.49%
5-9	15,388	23.15%
10-14	17,813	26.80%
15-19	11,520	17.33%
20-24	5,647	8.49%
25-29	1,813	2.73%
30-34	4,827	7.26%
35-39	755	1.14%
40-44	786	1.18%
45-59	1,677	2.52%
60-89	938	1.41%
At least 90	1,000	1.50%

Grand Island Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	99	0.15%	56,396	84.83%
30-44	34	0.05%	6,334	9.53%
45-59	4	0.01%	1,673	2.52%
At least 60	42	0.06%	1,896	2.85%

Grand Island Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	94	0.14%
Car / truck / van, carpool	7,861	11.29%
Car / truck / van, solo	56,323	80.92%
Motorcycle	62	0.09%
Other	360	0.52%
Public transportation	179	0.26%
Walked	1,599	2.30%
Worked at home	3,126	4.49%

Grand Island Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Grand Island Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 52,230 (133,770 people)
: 36,626 (112,518 people)
: 18,466
: 74,197
Grand Island Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	5,161	9.64%
$10,000-$14,999	3,789	7.08%
$15,000-$19,999	4,100	7.66%
$20,000-$24,999	4,463	8.33%
$25,000-$29,999	4,393	8.20%
$30,000-$34,999	3,699	6.91%
$35,000-$39,999	3,752	7.01%
$40,000-$44,999	4,118	7.69%
$45,000-$49,999	3,112	5.81%
$50,000-$59,999	5,393	10.07%
$60,000-$74,999	5,209	9.73%
$75,000-$99,999	3,450	6.44%
$100,000-$124,999	1,303	2.43%
$125,000-$149,999	589	1.10%
$150,000-$199,999	518	0.97%
$200,000 or more	498	0.93%

Grand Island Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	6,660	25.51%
Family, 2 people	8,119	31.09%
Nonfamily, 2 people	982	3.76%
Family, 3 people	3,761	14.40%
Nonfamily, 3 people	190	0.73%
Family, 4 people	3,520	13.48%
Nonfamily, 4 people	53	0.20%
Family, 5 people	1,783	6.83%
Nonfamily, 5 people	21	0.08%
Family, 6 people	613	2.35%
Nonfamily, 6 people	9	0.03%
Family, 7 or more people	395	1.51%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	5	0.02%

Grand Island Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	44,018	29.17%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	21,984	14.57%
Public Assistance	1,796	1.19%
Retirement	6,629	4.39%
Self Employment	9,977	6.61%
Social Security	14,978	9.93%
Supplemental Security	1,987	1.32%
Wage / Salary	41,721	27.65%
Other	7,821	5.18%

Grand Island Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	16,857	54.11%
With children under 18	14,295	45.89%

Grand Island Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	4,779	8.93%
Married	33,635	62.84%
Never Married	13,626	25.46%
Widowed	1,481	2.77%

Grand Island Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	4,927	8.94%
Married	34,213	62.07%
Never Married	10,117	18.35%
Widowed	5,865	10.64%

Grand Island Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Grand Island Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Grand Island Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	7,509	7.36%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	11,217	11.00%
High school diploma or equivalent	37,197	36.47%
Some college, no degree	24,365	23.89%
Associate degree	7,013	6.88%
Bachelors degree	10,454	10.25%
Graduate or professional degree	4,232	4.15%

Grand Island Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	1,519	2.22%	768	1.12%	2,287	3.35%
Kindergarten	1,861	2.72%	102	0.15%	1,963	2.87%
Grades 1-4	8,239	12.06%	505	0.74%	8,744	12.80%
Grades 5-8	7,908	11.58%	829	1.21%	8,737	12.79%
Grades 9-12	7,623	11.16%	776	1.14%	8,399	12.30%
Undergrad college	2,982	4.37%	446	0.65%	3,428	5.02%
Graduate or professional school	545	0.80%	104	0.15%	649	0.95%
Total	30,677	44.91%	3,530	5.17%	34,207	50.08%

Grand Island Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Grand Island Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Grand Island Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2003	186	172
2004	185	171

Grand Island Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Grand Island Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Grand Island Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	121,468	88.42%
Below Poverty Level	15,913	11.58%

Grand Island Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Grand Island Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 117

Grand Island Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Grand Island Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Grand Island Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	10,219	14.96%
10-19 Years	10,175	14.90%
20-29 Years	8,159	11.94%
30-39 Years	9,496	13.90%
40-49 Years	9,932	14.54%
50-59 Years	7,598	11.12%
60-69 Years	5,240	7.67%
70-79 Years	4,549	6.66%
80-89 Years	2,416	3.54%
90+ Years	521	0.76%

Grand Island Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	33,871	49.59%
Female	34,434	50.41%

Grand Island Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	59,229	86.71%
Hispanic/Latino	7,731	11.32%
Asian	591	0.87%
Multiracial	353	0.52%
African-American	195	0.29%
Amerindian	153	0.22%
Other Race	33	0.05%
Pacific Islander	20	0.03%

Grand Island Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	56,102	41.35%
2.	Irish	15,620	11.51%
3.	English	11,795	8.69%
4.	Polish	9,927	7.32%
5.	Swedish	6,704	4.94%
6.	United States Or American	6,539	4.82%
7.	Danish	6,124	4.51%
8.	Czech	5,430	4.00%
9.	French Non-Basque	3,039	2.24%
10.	Dutch	2,766	2.04%

Grand Island Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	115,649	89.04%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	11,989	9.23%
3.	German	442	0.34%
4.	Laotian	402	0.31%
5.	Vietnamese	338	0.26%
6.	Polish	331	0.25%
7.	French	144	0.11%
8.	Tagalog	108	0.08%
9.	Other Slavic	95	0.07%
10.	Korean	90	0.07%

Grand Island Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	130,884	93.43%
Naturalized immigrant	1,977	1.41%
Not a citizen	7,230	5.16%

Grand Island Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Grand Island Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Grand Island Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Hall County

Howard County

Merrick County

Grand Island Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Alda	Doniphan	Mead
Archer	Elba	Midland
Boelus	Fairdale-Logan	Palmer
Cairo	Farwell	Posen
Cameron	Gage Valley	Prairie Creek
Center	Grand Island	Prairie Island
Central	Harrison	Silver Creek
Central City	Howard City	South Loup
Chapman	Jackson	South Platte
Clarks	Kelso	Spring Creek
Clarksville	Lake	St. Libory
Cleveland	Lone Tree	St. Paul
Cotesfield	Loup	Vieregg
Cushing	Loup Fork	Warsaw
Dannebrog	Martin	Washington
Dannevirke	Mayfield	Wood River

Today on Verdict

Can a Public High School Punish a Student for Asking a Question that Refers to “Illegal Aliens”? Part One in a Two-Part Series

In this first of a two-part series of columns discussing a recent incident at a North Carolina high school where a student was suspended for using the term “illegal alien” in class, UC Davis Law professor Vikram David Amar and Illinois Law professor Jason Mazzone explain the relevant First Amendment case law surrounding student speech in public K-12 schools.

Grand Island (42,940)	South Platte (659)	Martin (159)
Washington (3,369)	Lake (630)	Farwell (148)
Central City (2,998)	Dannebrog (603)	Warsaw (122)
Center (2,925)	Palmer (472)	Kelso (120)
St. Paul (2,691)	Clarks (361)	Prairie Island (108)
Wood River (1,972)	Elba (333)	Dannevirke (77)
Doniphan (1,075)	Clarksville (313)	Cushing (31)
Loup (1,010)	Gage Valley (264)	Jackson
Alda (965)	Loup Fork (231)	Harrison
Vieregg (921)	Mayfield (228)	Howard City
Prairie Creek (908)	Fairdale-Logan (224)	Midland
Chapman (891)	Boelus (221)	Spring Creek
Silver Creek (809)	South Loup (204)	Central
St. Libory (795)	Cameron (202)	Cleveland
Cairo (790)	Posen (185)	Archer
Lone Tree (751)	Cotesfield (172)	Mead