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Population (2000): 42,940
Land Area (2000): 55.600 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 0.325 square kilometers
Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In January (1961-1990): 21.9186 (-5.6) / (-17.8)
Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In July (1961-1990): 76.7186 (24.8) / 88.5186 (31.4)
Average Annual Heating Degree Days (1961-1990): 6,421
Average Annual Cooling Degree Days (1961-1990): 997
Average Annual Precipitation (1961-1990): 25 inches

Grand Island Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	41,474	2002	43,389	2005	44,580
2000	43,089	2003	43,261	2006	44,788
2001	42,989	2004	43,970	2007	44,812

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	42,585	99.45%
Rural, Farm	0	0.00%
Rural, Non-farm	234	0.55%

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Grand Island Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	21,619	21,129	490	2.26%	23
1991	22,368	21,734	634	2.83%	28
1992	22,933	22,257	675	2.94%	30
1993	23,714	23,109	605	2.55%	26
1994	24,350	23,783	567	2.33%	23
1995	24,758	24,181	577	2.33%	23
1996	25,107	24,402	705	2.81%	28
1997	25,195	24,608	587	2.33%	23
1998	25,615	24,911	704	2.75%	28
1999	25,517	24,617	900	3.53%	35
2000	22,946	22,239	708	3.08%	31
2001	22,883	22,088	795	3.47%	35
2002	22,924	21,966	958	4.18%	42
2003	23,420	22,329	1,091	4.66%	47
2004	23,893	22,670	1,223	5.12%	51
2005	24,159	23,134	1,026	4.24%	43
2006	24,094	23,426	668	2.77%	28
2007	24,580	23,858	722	2.94%	29
2008	24,940	24,182	758	3.04%	30

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	20,757	19,994	763	3.68%	37
Feb 1990	20,771	20,032	739	3.56%	36
Mar 1990	21,037	20,487	550	2.61%	26
Apr 1990	21,464	21,004	460	2.14%	21
May 1990	21,564	21,174	390	1.81%	18
Jun 1990	22,204	21,743	461	2.08%	21
Jul 1990	22,359	21,815	544	2.43%	24
Aug 1990	21,986	21,561	425	1.93%	19
Sep 1990	21,619	21,228	391	1.81%	18
Oct 1990	22,071	21,679	392	1.78%	18
Nov 1990	21,946	21,594	352	1.60%	16
Dec 1990	21,647	21,239	408	1.88%	19

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	21,714	21,032	682	3.14%	31
Feb 1991	21,724	21,076	648	2.98%	30
Mar 1991	22,036	21,442	594	2.70%	27
Apr 1991	22,273	21,711	562	2.52%	25
May 1991	22,387	21,824	563	2.51%	25
Jun 1991	23,057	22,414	643	2.79%	28
Jul 1991	22,954	22,294	660	2.88%	29
Aug 1991	22,989	21,996	993	4.32%	43
Sep 1991	22,180	21,644	536	2.42%	24
Oct 1991	22,503	21,983	520	2.31%	23
Nov 1991	22,393	21,821	572	2.55%	26
Dec 1991	22,203	21,572	631	2.84%	28

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	22,456	21,564	892	3.97%	40
Feb 1992	22,510	21,701	809	3.59%	36
Mar 1992	22,739	21,980	759	3.34%	33
Apr 1992	22,930	22,277	653	2.85%	28
May 1992	23,056	22,351	705	3.06%	31
Jun 1992	23,668	22,898	770	3.25%	33
Jul 1992	23,594	22,897	697	2.95%	30
Aug 1992	23,006	22,426	580	2.52%	25
Sep 1992	22,548	21,998	550	2.44%	24
Oct 1992	23,037	22,488	549	2.38%	24
Nov 1992	22,865	22,336	529	2.31%	23
Dec 1992	22,781	22,171	610	2.68%	27

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	22,755	21,878	877	3.85%	39
Feb 1993	22,972	22,215	757	3.30%	33
Mar 1993	23,196	22,434	762	3.29%	33
Apr 1993	23,330	22,751	579	2.48%	25
May 1993	23,618	23,049	569	2.41%	24
Jun 1993	24,247	23,594	653	2.69%	27
Jul 1993	24,558	23,932	626	2.55%	25
Aug 1993	23,977	23,489	488	2.04%	20
Sep 1993	23,616	23,155	461	1.95%	20
Oct 1993	24,046	23,542	504	2.10%	21
Nov 1993	24,081	23,618	463	1.92%	19
Dec 1993	24,172	23,654	518	2.14%	21

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	24,190	23,417	773	3.20%	32
Feb 1994	24,211	23,458	753	3.11%	31
Mar 1994	24,289	23,686	603	2.48%	25
Apr 1994	24,646	24,108	538	2.18%	22
May 1994	24,685	24,179	506	2.05%	20
Jun 1994	24,938	24,302	636	2.55%	26
Jul 1994	24,615	24,012	603	2.45%	24
Aug 1994	24,396	23,890	506	2.07%	21
Sep 1994	23,802	23,373	429	1.80%	18
Oct 1994	24,155	23,632	523	2.17%	22
Nov 1994	24,031	23,571	460	1.91%	19
Dec 1994	24,241	23,763	478	1.97%	20

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	24,037	23,321	716	2.98%	30
Feb 1995	24,200	23,623	577	2.38%	24
Mar 1995	24,489	23,969	520	2.12%	21
Apr 1995	24,806	24,290	516	2.08%	21
May 1995	24,818	24,230	588	2.37%	24
Jun 1995	25,209	24,574	635	2.52%	25
Jul 1995	25,405	24,765	640	2.52%	25
Aug 1995	25,008	24,420	588	2.35%	24
Sep 1995	24,642	24,101	541	2.20%	22
Oct 1995	24,936	24,399	537	2.15%	22
Nov 1995	24,779	24,294	485	1.96%	20
Dec 1995	24,767	24,189	578	2.33%	23

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	24,711	23,901	810	3.28%	33
Feb 1996	24,710	23,947	763	3.09%	31
Mar 1996	24,872	24,180	692	2.78%	28
Apr 1996	25,045	24,411	634	2.53%	25
May 1996	25,300	24,585	715	2.83%	28
Jun 1996	25,482	24,762	720	2.83%	28
Jul 1996	25,911	24,753	1,158	4.47%	45
Aug 1996	25,072	24,451	621	2.48%	25
Sep 1996	24,732	24,158	574	2.32%	23
Oct 1996	25,076	24,485	591	2.36%	24
Nov 1996	25,227	24,648	579	2.30%	23
Dec 1996	25,145	24,545	600	2.39%	24

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	24,730	23,920	810	3.28%	33
Feb 1997	24,781	24,006	775	3.13%	31
Mar 1997	24,837	24,196	641	2.58%	26
Apr 1997	25,202	24,640	562	2.23%	22
May 1997	25,578	25,004	574	2.24%	22
Jun 1997	25,717	25,082	635	2.47%	25
Jul 1997	25,606	24,998	608	2.37%	24
Aug 1997	25,587	25,079	508	1.99%	20
Sep 1997	25,012	24,532	480	1.92%	19
Oct 1997	25,042	24,554	488	1.95%	19
Nov 1997	25,167	24,715	452	1.80%	18
Dec 1997	25,085	24,575	510	2.03%	20

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	24,988	24,319	669	2.68%	27
Feb 1998	25,038	24,436	602	2.40%	24
Mar 1998	25,367	24,711	656	2.59%	26
Apr 1998	25,419	24,946	473	1.86%	19
May 1998	25,640	25,058	582	2.27%	23
Jun 1998	25,925	25,269	656	2.53%	25
Jul 1998	26,128	25,431	697	2.67%	27
Aug 1998	25,886	25,253	633	2.45%	24
Sep 1998	25,523	24,953	570	2.23%	22
Oct 1998	25,797	24,994	803	3.11%	31
Nov 1998	25,657	24,893	764	2.98%	30
Dec 1998	26,010	24,666	1,344	5.17%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	25,539	24,621	918	3.59%	36
Feb 1999	25,370	24,542	828	3.26%	33
Mar 1999	25,394	24,615	779	3.07%	31
Apr 1999	25,341	24,619	722	2.85%	28
May 1999	25,695	24,930	765	2.98%	30
Jun 1999	25,952	25,052	900	3.47%	35
Jul 1999	25,816	24,881	935	3.62%	36
Aug 1999	25,388	24,637	751	2.96%	30
Sep 1999	25,269	24,285	984	3.89%	39
Oct 1999	25,611	24,435	1,176	4.59%	46
Nov 1999	25,522	24,355	1,167	4.57%	46
Dec 1999	25,304	24,428	876	3.46%	35

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	22,640	21,850	790	3.49%	35
Feb 2000	22,741	21,933	808	3.55%	36
Mar 2000	22,914	22,203	711	3.10%	31
Apr 2000	23,158	22,554	604	2.61%	26
May 2000	23,324	22,624	700	3.00%	30
Jun 2000	23,475	22,775	700	2.98%	30
Jul 2000	23,248	22,470	778	3.35%	33
Aug 2000	22,864	22,184	680	2.97%	30
Sep 2000	22,531	21,983	548	2.43%	24
Oct 2000	22,974	22,106	868	3.78%	38
Nov 2000	22,743	22,070	673	2.96%	30
Dec 2000	22,743	22,110	633	2.78%	28

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	22,643	21,788	855	3.78%	38
Feb 2001	22,899	21,863	1,036	4.52%	45
Mar 2001	22,949	22,077	872	3.80%	38
Apr 2001	23,062	22,331	731	3.17%	32
May 2001	23,173	22,422	751	3.24%	32
Jun 2001	23,460	22,671	789	3.36%	34
Jul 2001	23,373	22,540	833	3.56%	36
Aug 2001	22,787	22,054	733	3.22%	32
Sep 2001	22,643	21,998	645	2.85%	28
Oct 2001	22,654	21,931	723	3.19%	32
Nov 2001	22,491	21,732	759	3.37%	34
Dec 2001	22,464	21,654	810	3.61%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	22,665	21,579	1,086	4.79%	48
Feb 2002	22,869	21,829	1,040	4.55%	45
Mar 2002	22,870	21,873	997	4.36%	44
Apr 2002	22,837	21,943	894	3.91%	39
May 2002	22,923	22,031	892	3.89%	39
Jun 2002	23,211	22,228	983	4.24%	42
Jul 2002	23,547	22,486	1,061	4.51%	45
Aug 2002	22,890	21,989	901	3.94%	39
Sep 2002	22,709	21,856	853	3.76%	38
Oct 2002	22,865	22,001	864	3.78%	38
Nov 2002	22,828	21,893	935	4.10%	41
Dec 2002	22,876	21,889	987	4.31%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	23,025	21,735	1,290	5.60%	56
Feb 2003	23,292	21,935	1,357	5.83%	58
Mar 2003	23,075	21,940	1,135	4.92%	49
Apr 2003	23,387	22,313	1,074	4.59%	46
May 2003	23,426	22,414	1,012	4.32%	43
Jun 2003	23,799	22,695	1,104	4.64%	46
Jul 2003	23,797	22,711	1,086	4.56%	46
Aug 2003	23,379	22,429	950	4.06%	41
Sep 2003	23,439	22,379	1,060	4.52%	45
Oct 2003	23,502	22,508	994	4.23%	42
Nov 2003	23,425	22,472	953	4.07%	41
Dec 2003	23,494	22,420	1,074	4.57%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	24,006	22,276	1,730	7.21%	72
Feb 2004	23,851	22,469	1,382	5.79%	58
Mar 2004	23,787	22,429	1,358	5.71%	57
Apr 2004	24,055	22,903	1,152	4.79%	48
May 2004	24,076	22,929	1,147	4.76%	48
Jun 2004	24,375	23,212	1,163	4.77%	48
Jul 2004	24,655	23,344	1,311	5.32%	53
Aug 2004	24,057	22,929	1,128	4.69%	47
Sep 2004	23,740	22,504	1,236	5.21%	52
Oct 2004	23,486	22,433	1,053	4.48%	45
Nov 2004	23,336	22,340	996	4.27%	43
Dec 2004	23,297	22,275	1,022	4.39%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	23,729	22,483	1,246	5.25%	53
Feb 2005	23,964	22,755	1,209	5.05%	50
Mar 2005	23,946	22,807	1,139	4.76%	48
Apr 2005	24,061	23,048	1,013	4.21%	42
May 2005	24,034	23,026	1,008	4.19%	42
Jun 2005	24,294	23,236	1,058	4.35%	44
Jul 2005	24,811	23,743	1,068	4.30%	43
Aug 2005	24,270	23,418	852	3.51%	35
Sep 2005	24,202	23,273	929	3.84%	38
Oct 2005	24,303	23,420	883	3.63%	36
Nov 2005	24,165	23,229	936	3.87%	39
Dec 2005	24,129	23,164	965	4.00%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	23,699	22,842	857	3.62%	36
Feb 2006	23,791	23,047	744	3.13%	31
Mar 2006	23,854	23,138	716	3.00%	30
Apr 2006	24,073	23,406	667	2.77%	28
May 2006	24,099	23,450	649	2.69%	27
Jun 2006	24,566	23,880	686	2.79%	28
Jul 2006	24,522	23,748	774	3.16%	32
Aug 2006	24,151	23,473	678	2.81%	28
Sep 2006	23,875	23,329	546	2.29%	23
Oct 2006	24,131	23,594	537	2.23%	22
Nov 2006	24,207	23,634	573	2.37%	24
Dec 2006	24,160	23,566	594	2.46%	25

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	24,009	23,066	943	3.93%	39
Feb 2007	24,131	23,332	799	3.31%	33
Mar 2007	24,252	23,557	695	2.87%	29
Apr 2007	24,412	23,770	642	2.63%	26
May 2007	24,654	23,964	690	2.80%	28
Jun 2007	25,040	24,258	782	3.12%	31
Jul 2007	25,238	24,415	823	3.26%	33
Aug 2007	24,787	24,092	695	2.80%	28
Sep 2007	24,555	23,916	639	2.60%	26
Oct 2007	24,655	24,017	638	2.59%	26
Nov 2007	24,779	24,046	733	2.96%	30
Dec 2007	24,445	23,861	584	2.39%	24

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	24,513	23,696	817	3.33%	33
Feb 2008	24,491	23,758	733	2.99%	30
Mar 2008	24,630	23,897	733	2.98%	30
Apr 2008	24,871	24,182	689	2.77%	28
May 2008	25,015	24,294	721	2.88%	29
Jun 2008	25,314	24,531	783	3.09%	31
Jul 2008	25,571	24,681	890	3.48%	35
Aug 2008	25,158	24,416	742	2.95%	29
Sep 2008	24,899	24,182	717	2.88%	29
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Grand Island Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	1,286	11.47%
2.	Food Manufacturing	1,259	11.23%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	559	4.98%
4.	Machinery Manufacturing	517	4.61%
5.	Metal Manufactuing	485	4.32%
6.	Educational Services	428	3.82%
7.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	358	3.19%
8.	Public Administration	353	3.15%
9.	Health Care	345	3.08%
10.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	337	3.00%
11.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	336	3.00%
12.	Repair and Maintenance	334	2.98%
13.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	331	2.95%
14.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	330	2.94%
15.	Truck Transportation	280	2.50%
16.	Finance and Insurance	252	2.25%
17.	Food and Beverage Stores	232	2.07%
18.	Utilities	190	1.69%
19.	Department and Other General Stores	184	1.64%
20.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	150	1.34%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	1,613	16.06%
2.	Educational Services	999	9.95%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	987	9.83%
4.	Finance and Insurance	955	9.51%
5.	Food Manufacturing	667	6.64%
6.	Department and Other General Stores	589	5.86%
7.	Social Assistance	501	4.99%
8.	Food and Beverage Stores	316	3.15%
9.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	263	2.62%
10.	Public Administration	222	2.21%
11.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	203	2.02%
12.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	170	1.69%
13.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	152	1.51%
14.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	137	1.36%
15.	Personal and Laundry Services	133	1.32%
16.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	120	1.19%
17.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	106	1.06%
18.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	104	1.04%
19.	Construction	98	0.98%
20.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	98	0.98%

Grand Island Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Production Occupations	690	6.15%
2.	Other Installation / Maintenance	618	5.51%
3.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	596	5.31%
4.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	576	5.14%
5.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	559	4.98%
6.	Food Processing Workers	514	4.58%
7.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	436	3.89%
8.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	434	3.87%
9.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	395	3.52%
10.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	385	3.43%
11.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	381	3.40%
12.	Other Management Occupations	377	3.36%
13.	Vehicle Mechanics	305	2.72%
14.	Other Construction Trades	281	2.51%
15.	Other Material Moving Workers	231	2.06%
16.	Carpenters	212	1.89%
17.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	207	1.85%
18.	Construction Laborers	186	1.66%
19.	Top Executives	182	1.62%
20.	Business Operations Specialists	178	1.59%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Secretaries and Admins	575	5.72%
2.	Other Office and Admin Support	523	5.21%
3.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	507	5.05%
4.	Cashiers	448	4.46%
5.	Other Production Occupations	438	4.36%
6.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	432	4.30%
7.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	430	4.28%
8.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	369	3.67%
9.	Child Care Workers	338	3.36%
10.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	324	3.23%
11.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	324	3.23%
12.	Health Technologists and Technicians	323	3.22%
13.	Food Processing Workers	304	3.03%
14.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	288	2.87%
15.	Waiters and Waitresses	276	2.75%
16.	Registered Nurses	268	2.67%
17.	Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses	233	2.32%
18.	Customer Service Representatives	226	2.25%
19.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	223	2.22%
20.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	181	1.80%

Grand Island Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	18,945	58.04%
15-35 hours	4,300	13.17%
1-14 hours	1,033	3.16%
No regular hours	8,362	25.62%

Grand Island Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	620	3.01%
5 AM-5:29 AM	612	2.97%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	1,192	5.79%
6 AM-6:29 AM	1,081	5.25%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	1,705	8.28%
7 AM-7:29 AM	2,145	10.41%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	4,988	24.21%
8 AM-8:29 AM	2,030	9.85%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	679	3.30%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	1,047	5.08%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	413	2.00%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	260	1.26%
Noon-3:59 PM	1,798	8.73%
4 PM-11:59 PM	2,033	9.87%

Grand Island Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	908	4.41%
5-9	5,589	27.13%
10-14	6,931	33.64%
15-19	3,894	18.90%
20-24	1,045	5.07%
25-29	170	0.83%
30-34	822	3.99%
35-39	121	0.59%
40-44	160	0.78%
45-59	412	2.00%
60-89	291	1.41%
At least 90	260	1.26%

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

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	41	0.20%	18,496	89.77%
30-44	14	0.07%	1,089	5.29%
45-59	0	0.00%	412	2.00%
At least 60	13	0.06%	538	2.61%

Grand Island Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	31	0.15%
Car / truck / van, carpool	2,602	12.37%
Car / truck / van, solo	17,362	82.55%
Motorcycle	27	0.13%
Other	120	0.57%
Public transportation	68	0.32%
Walked	393	1.87%
Worked at home	429	2.04%

Grand Island 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 Family Information Back to top
: 16,382 (41,763 people)
: 11,094 (34,428 people)
: 5,073
: 20,645
Grand Island Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	1,703	10.40%
$10,000-$14,999	1,223	7.47%
$15,000-$19,999	1,299	7.93%
$20,000-$24,999	1,334	8.14%
$25,000-$29,999	1,348	8.23%
$30,000-$34,999	1,028	6.28%
$35,000-$39,999	1,056	6.45%
$40,000-$44,999	1,230	7.51%
$45,000-$49,999	954	5.82%
$50,000-$59,999	1,705	10.41%
$60,000-$74,999	1,540	9.40%
$75,000-$99,999	1,028	6.28%
$100,000-$124,999	430	2.62%
$125,000-$149,999	193	1.18%
$150,000-$199,999	169	1.03%
$200,000 or more	142	0.87%

Grand Island Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	4,452	27.10%
Family, 2 people	4,748	28.91%
Nonfamily, 2 people	734	4.47%
Family, 3 people	2,382	14.50%
Nonfamily, 3 people	138	0.84%
Family, 4 people	2,184	13.30%
Nonfamily, 4 people	42	0.26%
Family, 5 people	1,064	6.48%
Nonfamily, 5 people	16	0.10%
Family, 6 people	362	2.20%
Nonfamily, 6 people	5	0.03%
Family, 7 or more people	294	1.79%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	5	0.03%

Grand Island Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	13,449	29.67%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	6,491	14.32%
Public Assistance	705	1.56%
Retirement	2,085	4.60%
Self Employment	2,064	4.55%
Social Security	4,307	9.50%
Supplemental Security	771	1.70%
Wage / Salary	13,053	28.80%
Other	2,403	5.30%

Grand Island Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	4,674	53.23%
With children under 18	4,107	46.77%

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

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,656	10.15%
Married	9,742	59.71%
Never Married	4,468	27.39%
Widowed	449	2.75%

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

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,745	10.36%
Married	9,896	58.74%
Never Married	3,477	20.64%
Widowed	1,729	10.26%

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

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	2,715	8.68%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	3,732	11.93%
High school diploma or equivalent	10,672	34.12%
Some college, no degree	7,578	24.23%
Associate degree	2,113	6.76%
Bachelors degree	3,184	10.18%
Graduate or professional degree	1,284	4.11%

Grand Island Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	443	1.03%	241	0.56%	684	1.59%
Kindergarten	571	1.33%	12	0.03%	583	1.36%
Grades 1-4	2,443	5.69%	137	0.32%	2,580	6.01%
Grades 5-8	2,317	5.40%	276	0.64%	2,593	6.04%
Grades 9-12	2,086	4.86%	262	0.61%	2,348	5.47%
Undergrad college	981	2.28%	160	0.37%	1,141	2.66%
Graduate or professional school	203	0.47%	35	0.08%	238	0.55%
Total	9,044	21.06%	1,123	2.62%	10,167	23.68%

Grand Island 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 Business Information Back to top
: $578,416,000
: $808,404,000
: $77,874,000

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

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

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	36,556	87.19%
Below Poverty Level	5,373	12.81%

Grand Island 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 Criminal Information Back to top
: 112
Grand Island Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Arson	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	2.411	0.555	0.000	0.169	3.134	0.072	10.850	49.380	2.580	62.883
2000	2.715	0.418	0.000	0.511	3.644	0.046	10.142	52.983	2.739	65.910
2001	2.233	0.419	0.000	0.372	3.024	0.047	8.491	55.758	3.373	67.668
2002	2.166	0.369	0.046	0.507	3.088	0.023	10.924	49.990	2.697	63.634
2003	2.219	0.439	0.069	0.370	3.097	0.000	8.067	53.559	2.080	63.706
2004	2.092	0.546	0.000	0.500	3.139	0.045	7.914	49.579	2.775	60.268
2005	1.525	0.381	0.022	0.292	2.221	0.090	8.614	46.142	2.333	57.088
2006	1.764	0.089	0.022	0.335	2.210	0.112	9.177	43.293	2.434	54.903
2007	2.209	0.112	0.089	0.357	2.767	0.112	6.985	37.088	3.057	47.130

Grand Island Law Enforcement Employeess

Year	Officers	Civilian
2004	8	74
2005	8	76
2006	9	74
2007	10	75

Grand Island Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	2,738
2000	2,997
2001	3,039
2002	2,895

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

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	6,640	15.46%
10-19 Years	6,114	14.24%
20-29 Years	5,881	13.70%
30-39 Years	6,085	14.17%
40-49 Years	6,116	14.24%
50-59 Years	4,539	10.57%
60-69 Years	2,975	6.93%
70-79 Years	2,791	6.50%
80-89 Years	1,518	3.54%
90+ Years	281	0.65%

Grand Island Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	21,261	49.51%
Female	21,679	50.49%

Grand Island Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	34,960	81.42%
Hispanic/Latino	6,845	15.94%
Asian	551	1.28%
Multiracial	283	0.66%
African-American	145	0.34%
Amerindian	115	0.27%
Other Race	25	0.06%
Pacific Islander	16	0.04%

Grand Island Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	15,876	40.85%
2.	Irish	4,913	12.64%
3.	English	3,461	8.91%
4.	Polish	2,257	5.81%
5.	United States Or American	2,081	5.35%
6.	Swedish	1,797	4.62%
7.	Danish	1,557	4.01%
8.	Czech	1,519	3.91%
9.	French Non-Basque	932	2.40%
10.	Dutch	779	2.00%

Grand Island Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	33,432	84.73%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	5,221	13.23%
3.	Laotian	194	0.49%
4.	Vietnamese	162	0.41%
5.	German	131	0.33%
6.	Polish	98	0.25%
7.	Serbo Croatian	44	0.11%
8.	Korean	44	0.11%
9.	Tagalog	38	0.10%
10.	Other Asian	20	0.05%

Grand Island Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	38,712	90.41%
Naturalized immigrant	858	2.00%
Not a citizen	3,249	7.59%

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Grand Island 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.

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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.