Grand Island, Nebraska
Grand Island: Eagle Scout Lake at Sunset
Grand Island: St Francis Medical Center
Grand Island: Grand Island, NE Women's Club
Grand Island: Hall County Courthouse in Grand Island, NE
Grand Island: Eagle Scout Lake
Grand Island: Grand Island City Hall with Indian sculpture
Grand Island: Hall County Veterans Park
Grand Island: The Yancey Condominiums. Old Hotel built in the WWI era.
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Grand Island: One of the historic older homes in the Mid Town area.
Grand Island: Old Mercantile Company building, Grand Island, Nebraska
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Population change since 2000: +21.9%
Males: 26,796 | |
Females: 25,539 |
Median resident age: | 35.4 years |
Nebraska median age: | 37.2 years |
Grand Island: | $58,313 |
NE: | $66,817 |
Estimated per capita income in 2021: $30,897 (it was $17,071 in 2000)
Grand Island city income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $185,246 (it was $81,000 in 2000)
Grand Island: | $185,246 |
NE: | $204,900 |
Mean prices in 2021: all housing units: $175,138; detached houses: $181,754; townhouses or other attached units: $204,366; in 2-unit structures: $289,532; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $88,271; mobile homes: $19,226
Median gross rent in 2021: $809.
(7.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 33.0% for Black residents, 20.1% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 21.4% for American Indian residents, 6.7% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 20.8% for other race residents, 8.9% for two or more races residents)
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Grand Island, NE

- 31,61959.6%White alone
- 18,12934.2%Hispanic
- 1,7643.3%Black alone
- 7941.5%Two or more races
- 6131.2%Asian alone
- 2130.4%American Indian alone
- 1720.3%Other race alone
- 350.07%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Races in Grand Island detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
According to our research of Nebraska and other state lists, there were 191 registered sex offenders living in Grand Island, Nebraska as of December 09, 2023.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Grand Island is 270 to 1.
The City-Data.com crime index weighs serious crimes and violent crimes more heavily. Higher means more crime, U.S. average is 254.8. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.
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Crime rate in Grand Island detailed stats: murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, arson
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2021, including police officers: 96 (79 officers - 73 male; 6 female).
Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 1.54 |
Nebraska average: | 2.02 |

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Ancestries: German (19.9%), American (8.4%), Polish (3.2%), Irish (3.2%), English (2.6%), Sudanese (1.9%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Incorporated in 1872
Elevation: 1856 feet
Land area: 21.5 square miles.
Population density: 2,438 people per square mile (low).

8,816 residents are foreign born (13.7% Latin America, 1.7% Africa).
This city: | 16.6% |
Nebraska: | 7.4% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $2,722 (1.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $2,490 (1.5%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lincoln, NE (88.4 miles
, pop. 225,581).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (557.5 miles
, pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 40.92 N, Longitude: 98.36 W
Daytime population change due to commuting: +5,660 (+10.7%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 22,009 (85.1%)
Area code: 308


Grand Island, Nebraska accommodation & food services, waste management - Economy and Business Data
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2021: 98 buildings, average cost: $242,700
- 2020: 75 buildings, average cost: $200,000
- 2019: 71 buildings, average cost: $219,500
- 2018: 62 buildings, average cost: $181,000
- 2017: 103 buildings, average cost: $170,300
- 2016: 102 buildings, average cost: $183,200
- 2015: 133 buildings, average cost: $181,700
- 2014: 142 buildings, average cost: $190,800
- 2013: 113 buildings, average cost: $172,800
- 2012: 85 buildings, average cost: $157,500
- 2011: 70 buildings, average cost: $172,500
- 2010: 85 buildings, average cost: $163,800
- 2009: 92 buildings, average cost: $146,700
- 2008: 81 buildings, average cost: $135,200
- 2007: 221 buildings, average cost: $68,000
- 2006: 98 buildings, average cost: $139,900
- 2005: 111 buildings, average cost: $138,800
- 2004: 122 buildings, average cost: $133,300
- 2003: 101 buildings, average cost: $140,100
- 2002: 81 buildings, average cost: $127,500
- 2001: 88 buildings, average cost: $124,100
- 2000: 88 buildings, average cost: $115,200
- 1999: 95 buildings, average cost: $110,100
- 1998: 98 buildings, average cost: $101,700
- 1997: 102 buildings, average cost: $106,900
Here: | 2.3% |
Nebraska: | 2.0% |

Population change in the 1990s: +3,437 (+8.7%).

- Health care (9.2%)
- Food (9.1%)
- Accommodation & food services (7.3%)
- Educational services (6.7%)
- Construction (6.5%)
- Finance & insurance (5.7%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (3.6%)

- Construction (11.5%)
- Food (11.2%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.0%)
- Machinery (4.6%)
- Metal & metal products (4.3%)
- Educational services (3.8%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (3.2%)

- Health care (16.1%)
- Educational services (9.9%)
- Accommodation & food services (9.8%)
- Finance & insurance (9.5%)
- Food (6.6%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (5.9%)
- Social assistance (5.0%)

- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.3%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.2%)
- Food processing workers (3.8%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (3.6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (3.2%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (3.1%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3.1%)

- Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.2%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.5%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.3%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5.1%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5.0%)
- Food processing workers (4.6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (3.9%)

- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5.7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (5.2%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.0%)
- Cashiers (4.5%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.3%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (4.3%)
Average climate in Grand Island, Nebraska
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
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Tornado activity:
Grand Island-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Nebraska state average. It is 126% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/3/1980, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 3.0 miles away from the Grand Island city center killed 3 people and injured 110 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.
On 5/5/1964, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 25.8 miles away from the city center killed 4 people and injured 50 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Grand Island-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Nebraska state average. It is 396% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 9/3/2016 at 12:02:44, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.5 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 320.5 miles away from Grand Island center
On 6/22/2019 at 08:50:24, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MW, Depth: 1.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 130.9 miles away from the city center
On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 672.7 miles away from the city center, causing $26,000,000 total damage
On 11/6/2011 at 03:53:10, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MW, Depth: 3.2 mi) earthquake occurred 382.7 miles away from Grand Island center
On 11/3/2002 at 20:41:56, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 130.6 miles away from the city center
On 11/12/2014 at 21:40:00, a magnitude 4.9 (4.9 MW, Depth: 2.5 mi) earthquake occurred 255.6 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Hall County (15) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 1
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 8, Storms: 8, Tornadoes: 4, Winds: 3, Winter Storms: 3, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Snow: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals in Grand Island:
- GRAND ISLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (provides emergency services, 2116 W FAIDLEY AVE)
- GRAND ISLAND SURGERY CENTER (P O BOX 5434, 3610 RICHMOND CIRCLE)
- MOSAIC-TRI CITY REGION (2915 WEST FAIDLEY AVENUE)
- ST FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER (Voluntary non-profit - Church, 2620 WEST FAIDLEY AVE)
Nursing Homes in Grand Island:
- GOLDEN LIVINGCENTER - GRAND ISLAND LAKEVIEW (1405 WEST HWY 34)
- GOLDEN LIVINGCENTER - GRAND ISLAND PARK PLACE (610 NORTH DARR AVENUE)
- GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY - GRAND ISLAND VILLAGE (4061 TIMBERLINE STREET & 4055 TIMBERLINE STREET)
- ST FRANCIS MEMORIAL HEALTH CENTER (2116 WEST FAIDLEY AVENUE)
- TIFFANY SQUARE CARE CENTER (3119 WEST FAIDLEY AVENUE)
- WEDGEWOOD CARE CENTER (800 STOEGER DRIVE)
Dialysis Facilities in Grand Island:
- GRAND ISLAND DIALYSIS (603 S WEBB ROAD)
- KIDNEY DIALYSIS CENTER OF GRAND ISLAND, LLC (3516 RICHMOND CIRCLE)
Home Health Centers in Grand Island:
Airports and heliports located in Grand Island:
- Central Nebraska Regional Airport (GRI) (Runways: 2, Commercial Ops: 6,215, Itinerant Ops: 10,240, Local Ops: 6,420, Military Ops: 1,750)
- St Francis Medical Center Heliport (NE76)
College/University in Grand Island:
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Grand Island:
- University of Nebraska at Kearney (about 42 miles; Kearney, NE; Full-time enrollment: 6,047)
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln (about 87 miles; Lincoln, NE; FT enrollment: 20,817)
- Nebraska Wesleyan University (about 90 miles; Lincoln, NE; FT enrollment: 2,072)
- Southeast Community College Area (about 91 miles; Lincoln, NE; FT enrollment: 8,838)
- Northeast Community College (about 93 miles; Norfolk, NE; FT enrollment: 3,334)
- Wayne State College (about 115 miles; Wayne, NE; FT enrollment: 3,121)
- University of Nebraska at Omaha (about 125 miles; Omaha, NE; FT enrollment: 12,073)
Public high schools in Grand Island:
- GRAND ISLAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 925, Location: 2124 N LAFAYETTE AVE, Grades: 9-12)
- CENTRAL NE SUPPORT SERVICE PROGRAM (Students: 311, Location: 123 S WEBB RD, Grades: PK-12)
- NORTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL (Location: 2710 N NORTH RD, Grades: 9-12)
Private high school in Grand Island:
Biggest public elementary/middle schools in Grand Island:
- CEDAR HOLLOW SCHOOL (Students: 335, Location: 4900 S ENGLEMAN RD, Grades: PK-8)
- ENGLEMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 283, Location: 1812 MANSFIELD RD, Grades: PK-5)
- KNICKREHM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 240, Location: 2013 N OAK ST, Grades: PK-5)
- STARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 231, Location: 315 WYANDOTTE ST, Grades: PK-5)
- GATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Location: 2700 W LOUISE ST, Grades: PK-5)
- DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Location: 641 S OAK ST, Grades: PK-5)
- HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Location: 502 W 9TH ST, Grades: PK-5)
- JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Location: 1314 W 7TH ST, Grades: PK-5)
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Location: 805 BEAL ST, Grades: PK-5)
- SEEDLING MILE ELEM SCHOOL (Location: 3208 E SEEDING MILE RD, Grades: PK-5)
Private elementary/middle schools in Grand Island:
Library in Grand Island:
- GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $1,942,795; Location: 211 NORTH WASHINGTON STREET; 116,481 books; 5,587 audio materials; 6,573 video materials; 10 local licensed databases; 20 state licensed databases; 5 other licensed databases; 212 print serial subscriptions; 3 electronic serial subscriptions)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Grand Island: Riverside Country Club (A), Woodland Country Club (B), Grand Island (C), College Park (D), Grand Island Fire Department Station 1 (E), Edith Abbott Memorial Library (F), Hornady Marshall Auditorium (G), Grand Island Fire Department Station 2 (H), Grand Island Fire Department Station 4 (I), Grand Island Fire Department Station 3 (J), Grand Island Police Department (K), Hall County Sheriffs Department (L), Hall County Courthouse (M), Grand Island Rural Fire Department Station 1 Headquarters (N), Fonner Emergency Medical Services (O), Midwest Medical Transport (P), Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer (Q). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Grand Island Mall (1), Conestoga Mall (2), Isle de Grand Shopping Center (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Grand Island include: Jehovahs Witnesses Kingdom Hall (A), Grace Baptist Church (B), Salvation Army Church (C), Stolley Park Church of Christ (D), Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church (E), New Life Wesleyan Church (F), Church of Christ (G), Calvary Tabernacle Church (H), Third City Christian Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Soldiers and Sailors Cemetery (1), Grand Island Cemetery (2), Westlawn Memorial Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Pier Lake (A), L E Ray Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Grand Island include: Abbott Park (1), Buechler Park (2), Bob Sorenson Softball Complex (3), Platt-Duetsche Softball Fields (4), Vanosdall Softball Fields (5), Augustine Park (6), Memorial Park (7), Grand Island Heritage Zoo (8), Island Oasis Water Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attractions: Hall County - Grand Island & Cairo- Museum Stuhr (3133 West US Highway 34) (1), lialeaony/financial circut (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 3111 West Collage apt 66) (2), Visioncomm Enterprises (Amusement & Theme Parks; 416 Ramada Road) (3), Skate Island (Amusement & Theme Parks; 2310 North Webb Road) (4), Andy's Isle of Fun-Jerryco'S (Amusement & Theme Parks; 2310 North Webb Road) (5), Travel Designers A Travel Agency (Tours & Charters; 2917 West Stolley Park Road Suite A) (6), Gannon Travel Associates (Tours & Charters; 2315 North Webb Road) (7). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Hotels: Four-Plex Motel (1808 West 2nd Street) (1), Relax Inn (507 West 2nd Street) (2), Bosselman Motel 6 (7301 Bosselman Avenue) (3), Grand Island Travelodge (1311 S Locust St) (4), Days Inn Grand Island (2620 North Diers Avenue) (5), Courtesy Court Motel (2301 West 2nd Street) (6), Holiday Inn Express (7838 South US Highway 281) (7), Glenn Miller Room (7838 South US Highway 281) (8), Howard Johnson Htl andConf Ctr (3333 Ramada Road) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Courts: Federal Bureau of Investigation (203 West 2nd Street Frnt) (1), Hall County - Philip M Martin Jr- County Court- Judges- David A Bush- Court- Co (Courthouse) (2), Nebraska State - Grand Island- District Court- Clerk Of The District C (111 West 1st Street) (3). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Birthplace of: Henry Fonda - (1905-1982), actor, Doyle Niemann - Politician, George J. Marrett - Soilder, Tom Rathman - Football player and coach, Aldon Lynn Nielsen - Poet, Edith Abbott - Economist, Grace Abbott - Social worker, Jenny Kropp - Beach volleyball player, John Sanders (baseball) - Baseball player and coach, Bob Kahler - Football player and coach.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Grand Island and their reported violations in the past:
STUHR MUSEUM (Population served: 200, Groundwater):Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2013, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-08-2013), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-08-2013), St Public Notif received (DEC-19-2013)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2009, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-13-2009), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-13-2009), St Public Notif received (AUG-27-2009)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2008, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-10-2008), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-10-2008), St Public Notif received (JAN-07-2009)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2006, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-30-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-30-2006), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (DEC-04-2006), St Public Notif received (DEC-12-2006), St Compliance achieved (NOV-21-2007)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In APR-2006, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-27-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-27-2006), St Public Notif received (MAY-09-2006), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (DEC-04-2006), St Compliance achieved (NOV-21-2007)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In FEB-2006, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-09-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-09-2006), St Public Notif received (FEB-15-2006), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (DEC-04-2006), St Compliance achieved (NOV-21-2007)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Grand Island that have no violations reported:
- GRAND ISLAND, CITY OF (Population served: 49,891, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- SUPER SAVER 19 GRAND ISLAND (Population served: 150, Primary Water Source Type: Purch groundwater)
- USA INNS OF AMERICA (Population served: 80, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
This city: | 2.6 people |
Nebraska: | 2.5 people |
This city: | 64.6% |
Whole state: | 64.8% |
This city: | 7.3% |
Whole state: | 6.0% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
People in group quarters in Grand Island in 2010:
- 546 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 225 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 173 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 49 people in group homes intended for adults
- 40 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 15 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 10 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
People in group quarters in Grand Island in 2000:
- 631 people in nursing homes
- 198 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 112 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 63 people in other group homes
- 32 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 27 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
- 14 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 14 people in homes for the mentally ill
Banks with most branches in Grand Island (2011 data):
- Five Points Bank: Grand Island- West Branch, 2015 North Broadwell Mobile Branch, Grand Island-Eddy Branch, Grand Island- South Branch, at 2015 North Broadwell Avenue. Info updated 2011/05/10: Bank assets: $694.0 mil, Deposits: $582.2 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 10 total offices, Holding Company: Hometown Banc Corp
- Home Federal Savings and Loan Association of Grand Island: Home Federal Savings And Loan Associ, 3311 West Stolley Park Branch, 1607 South Locust Branch, 3419 West State Branch. Info updated 2011/07/21: Bank assets: $209.4 mil, Deposits: $184.3 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices
- Equitable Bank: South Locust Street Branch, Locust St Branch, 619 North Diers Avenue Branch, at 113 N Locust St. Info updated 2011/07/21: Bank assets: $168.2 mil, Deposits: $127.5 mil, local headquarters, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices
- Cornerstone Bank: 810 North Diers Aveneu Branch, G. I. Wal-Mart Locust Branch, G. I. Wal-Mart Diers Branch. Info updated 2011/10/13: Bank assets: $1,118.2 mil, Deposits: $1,010.6 mil, headquarters in York, NE, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 33 total offices, Holding Company: First York Ban Corp.
- U.S. Bank National Association: 3rd And Main Branch, Webb Branch, Grand Island Drive Up Branch. Info updated 2012/01/30: Bank assets: $330,470.8 mil, Deposits: $236,091.5 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, 3121 total offices, Holding Company: U.S. Bancorp
- Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Grand Island Main Branch, The Conestoga Mall Branch, Second Street Branch. Info updated 2011/04/05: Bank assets: $1,161,490.0 mil, Deposits: $905,653.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 6395 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
- Exchange Bank: at 939 South Locust Street, branch established on 2008/08/04; , Grand Island Branch at 1204 Allen Drive, branch established on 2004/06/28. Info updated 2011/11/23: Bank assets: $389.1 mil, Deposits: $301.7 mil, headquarters in Gibbon, NE, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Exchange Company
- Great Western Bank: 1811 West 2nd Street Branch at 1811 West 2nd Street, branch established on 1907/01/01; United Nebraska Bankbranch at 700 North Webb Road, branch established on 1994/06/01. Info updated 2010/06/08: Bank assets: $8,458.0 mil, Deposits: $6,362.5 mil, headquarters in Watertown, SD, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 187 total offices, Holding Company: National Australia Bank Limited
- Heritage Bank: Grand Island Branch at 1333 North Webb Road, branch established on 1996/03/11; Mobile Unit Branch at 1333 North Webb Road, branch established on 2006/06/30. Info updated 2009/02/18: Bank assets: $539.7 mil, Deposits: $373.4 mil, headquarters in Wood River, NE, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 19 total offices, Holding Company: Heritage Group, Inc.
- 5 other banks with 5 local branches
For population 15 years and over in Grand Island:
- Never married: 31.6%
- Now married: 50.5%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 5.1%
- Divorced: 11.4%
For population 25 years and over in Grand Island:
- High school or higher: 83.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.3%
- Unemployed: 4.9%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 16.7 minutes
Here: | 14.6 |
Nebraska average: | 11.6 |

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Grand Island, NE (based on Hall County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 12,037 | 6 |
Evangelical Protestant | 11,153 | 39 |
Mainline Protestant | 9,929 | 17 |
Other | 1,282 | 7 |
Orthodox | 30 | 1 |
None | 24,176 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
This county: | 1.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Nebraska: | 2.60 / 10,000 pop. |
Hall County: | 0.72 / 10,000 pop. |
Nebraska: | 0.21 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 5.24 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 4.83 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 7.22 / 10,000 pop. |
Nebraska: | 7.76 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 8.3% |
State: | 7.9% |
Here: | 31.3% |
Nebraska: | 28.0% |
This county: | 18.0% |
Nebraska: | 12.9% |
Health and Nutrition:
This city: | 47.6% |
State: | 48.9% |
Grand Island: | 44.3% |
Nebraska: | 45.5% |
Grand Island: | 28.5 |
Nebraska: | 28.6 |
Grand Island: | 22.6% |
Nebraska: | 21.4% |
Grand Island: | 10.5% |
Nebraska: | 10.5% |
Grand Island: | 6.8 |
Nebraska: | 6.8 |
This city: | 32.6% |
Nebraska: | 33.5% |
Grand Island: | 54.4% |
Nebraska: | 55.6% |
Grand Island: | 77.9% |
State: | 78.2% |
More about Health and Nutrition of Grand Island, NE Residents
Local government employment and payroll (March 2019) | |||||
Function | Full-time employees | Monthly full-time payroll | Average yearly full-time wage | Part-time employees | Monthly part-time payroll |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Electric Power | 126 | $988,745 | $94,166 | 1 | $2,303 |
Police Protection - Officers | 84 | $533,408 | $76,201 | 0 | $0 |
Firefighters | 63 | $376,595 | $71,732 | 0 | $0 |
Other and Unallocable | 42 | $218,530 | $62,437 | 1 | $788 |
Streets and Highways | 33 | $229,475 | $83,445 | 0 | $0 |
Financial Administration | 32 | $163,877 | $61,454 | 0 | $0 |
Sewerage | 31 | $176,441 | $68,300 | 0 | $0 |
Parks and Recreation | 21 | $117,935 | $67,391 | 28 | $31,810 |
Police - Other | 18 | $70,476 | $46,984 | 4 | $6,067 |
Local Libraries | 16 | $69,894 | $52,421 | 14 | $20,865 |
Solid Waste Management | 12 | $65,476 | $65,476 | 1 | $487 |
Water Supply | 11 | $71,557 | $78,062 | 0 | $0 |
Other Government Administration | 8 | $25,695 | $38,543 | 0 | $0 |
Fire - Other | 5 | $44,148 | $105,955 | 0 | $0 |
Housing and Community Development (Local) | 4 | $24,878 | $74,634 | 0 | $0 |
Judicial and Legal | 3 | $23,613 | $94,452 | 0 | $0 |
Transit | 1 | $5,720 | $68,640 | 0 | $0 |
Totals for Government | 510 | $3,206,463 | $75,446 | 49 | $62,321 |
Grand Island government finances - Expenditure in 2018 (per resident):
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $76,780,000 ($1467.09)
Police Protection: $24,138,000 ($461.22)
General - Other: $10,143,000 ($193.81)
Regular Highways: $10,034,000 ($191.73)
Parks and Recreation: $7,293,000 ($139.35)
Sewerage: $6,514,000 ($124.47)
Water Utilities: $4,249,000 ($81.19)
Central Staff Services: $3,042,000 ($58.13)
Solid Waste Management: $2,580,000 ($49.30)
Financial Administration: $2,340,000 ($44.71)
General Public Buildings: $468,000 ($8.94)
Local Fire Protection: $23,000 ($0.44)
- Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $1,282,000 ($24.50)
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,983,000 ($37.89)
- Other Capital Outlay - Electric Utilities: $4,264,000 ($81.48)
Sewerage: $2,343,000 ($44.77)
Water Utilities: $1,678,000 ($32.06)
Solid Waste Management: $1,308,000 ($24.99)
General - Other: $536,000 ($10.24)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $195,000 ($3.73)
Grand Island government finances - Revenue in 2020 (per resident):
- Charges - Sewerage: $13,701,000 ($261.79)
Other: $6,846,000 ($130.81)
Solid Waste Management: $3,344,000 ($63.90)
Regular Highways: $345,000 ($6.59)
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $4,000 ($0.08)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $6,642,000 ($126.91)
Interest Earnings: $3,077,000 ($58.79)
Special Assessments: $2,212,000 ($42.27)
Sale of Property: $178,000 ($3.40)
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $86,586,000 ($1654.46)
Water Utilities: $5,953,000 ($113.75)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $7,003,000 ($133.81)
General Local Government Support: $1,345,000 ($25.70)
Other: $223,000 ($4.26)
Sewerage: $123,000 ($2.35)
- Tax - Property: $31,540,000 ($602.66)
Occupation and Business License - Other: $722,000 ($13.80)
Grand Island government finances - Debt in 2018 (per resident):
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $118,368,000 ($2261.74)
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $111,376,000 ($2128.14)
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,163,000 ($136.87)
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $3,420,000 ($65.35)
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $3,025,000 ($57.80)
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $395,000 ($7.55)
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $171,000 ($3.27)
Grand Island government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020 (per resident):
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,715,000 ($51.88)
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $182,223,000 ($3481.86)
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,149,000 ($60.17)
Businesses in Grand Island, NE | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ace Hardware | 1 | Lane Furniture | 1 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 2 | LensCrafters | 1 | |
American Eagle Outfitters | 1 | Little Caesars Pizza | 2 | |
Applebee's | 1 | Long John Silver's | 1 | |
Arby's | 3 | Marriott | 1 | |
Ashley Furniture | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 7 | |
AutoZone | 1 | Maurices | 1 | |
BMW | 1 | McDonald's | 2 | |
Baskin-Robbins | 1 | Menards | 1 | |
Bath & Body Works | 1 | Motel 6 | 1 | |
Best Western | 1 | Motherhood Maternity | 1 | |
Big O Tires | 2 | New Balance | 5 | |
Blockbuster | 1 | Nike | 8 | |
Budget Car Rental | 1 | OfficeMax | 1 | |
Burger King | 3 | Pac Sun | 1 | |
Caribou Coffee | 1 | Payless | 2 | |
Carson Pirie Scott | 1 | Penske | 1 | |
Chevrolet | 1 | Pizza Hut | 3 | |
Cold Stone Creamery | 1 | Qdoba Mexican Grill | 1 | |
Comfort Inn | 1 | Quality | 1 | |
Curves | 1 | Quiznos | 1 | |
Dairy Queen | 2 | RadioShack | 1 | |
Days Inn | 2 | Red Lobster | 1 | |
Deb | 1 | Rodeway Inn | 1 | |
Domino's Pizza | 1 | Ruby Tuesday | 1 | |
Dressbarn | 1 | SONIC Drive-In | 2 | |
Famous Footwear | 1 | Sam's Club | 1 | |
FedEx | 11 | Sears | 2 | |
Foot Locker | 1 | Sleep Inn | 1 | |
Ford | 1 | Slumberland | 1 | |
GNC | 1 | Starbucks | 1 | |
GameStop | 2 | Subway | 7 | |
Goodwill | 1 | Super 8 | 1 | |
H&R Block | 3 | T.J.Maxx | 1 | |
Hilton | 1 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
Hobby Lobby | 1 | Toyota | 1 | |
Holiday Inn | 2 | Travelodge | 1 | |
Home Depot | 1 | True Value | 2 | |
Honda | 1 | U-Haul | 3 | |
Hot Topic | 1 | U.S. Cellular | 3 | |
Howard Johnson | 1 | UPS | 11 | |
JCPenney | 1 | Vans | 2 | |
Jimmy John's | 1 | Verizon Wireless | 1 | |
Jones New York | 2 | Victoria's Secret | 1 | |
Justice | 1 | Walgreens | 2 | |
KFC | 2 | Walmart | 2 | |
Kohl's | 1 | Wendy's | 2 | |
La-Z-Boy | 2 | YMCA | 1 |
Strongest AM radio stations in Grand Island:
- KRGI (1430 AM; 5 kW; GRAND ISLAND, NE)
- KMMJ (750 AM; 11 kW; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: JRK BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
- KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KKPR (1460 AM; 5 kW; KEARNEY, NE; Owner: PLATTE RIVER RADIO, INC.)
- KHAS (1230 AM; 1 kW; HASTINGS, NE; Owner: KHAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KFRM (550 AM; 5 kW; SALINA, KS; Owner: TAYLOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Grand Island:
- K209CX (89.7 FM; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
- K202CL (88.3 FM; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- K214CQ (90.7 FM; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
- KHNE-FM (89.1 FM; HASTINGS, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMM.)
- KROA (95.7 FM; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: GRACE UNIVERSITY)
- KRGY (97.3 FM; AURORA, NE; Owner: JRK BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- KRGI-FM (96.5 FM; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: JRK BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- K220FS (91.9 FM; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- KSYZ-FM (107.7 FM; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: NEUHOFF BROADCASTING-GRAND ISLAND, I)
- KQKY (105.9 FM; KEARNEY, NE; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
- KROR (101.5 FM; HASTINGS, NE; Owner: ETERNAL BROADCASTING, LLC)
- KKPR-FM (98.9 FM; KEARNEY, NE; Owner: PLATTE RIVER RADIO, INC.)
- KLIQ (94.5 FM; HASTINGS, NE; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
- KZEN (100.3 FM; CENTRAL CITY, NE; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF COLUMBUS, INC.)
- KFGE (98.1 FM; MILFORD, NE; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- KRNY (102.3 FM; KEARNEY, NE; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
- KTMX (104.9 FM; YORK, NE; Owner: PRAIRIE STATES BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KFKX (90.1 FM; HASTINGS, NE; Owner: HASTINGS COLLEGE)
TV broadcast stations around Grand Island:
- K56FC (Channel 56; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: HALL COUNTY)
- KTVG (Channel 17; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: HILL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KHAS-TV (Channel 5; HASTINGS, NE; Owner: GREATER NEBRASKA TELEVISION, INC.)
- KHNE-TV (Channel 29; HASTINGS, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMM.)
- KHGI-TV (Channel 13; KEARNEY, NE; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF CENTRAL NEBRASKA, A CALIFORNIA LP)
- K41FU (Channel 41; COLUMBUS & FREMONT, NE; Owner: ROGER E. HARDERS)
- KGIN (Channel 11; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: KOLN/KGIN LICENSE, INC.)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 158Number of bridges
- 1,703ft / 519mTotal length
- 846,927Total average daily traffic
- 144,996Total average daily truck traffic
- New bridges - historical statistics
- 11910-1919
- 11920-1929
- 51930-1939
- 51940-1949
- 101950-1959
- 411960-1969
- 201970-1979
- 241980-1989
- 241990-1999
- 222000-2009
- 32010-2019
- 22020-2022
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 452 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 5 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Grand Island, NE)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 7 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 71 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 110 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 13 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 10 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 170 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Grand Island)
FAA Registered Aircraft Manufacturers and Dealers: 4 (See the full list of FAA Registered Manufacturers and Dealers in Grand Island)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 57 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft)
2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Grand Island, NE
- 1,06040.7%Outside Fires
- 98337.7%Structure Fires
- 45617.5%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 1064.1%Other
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Grand Island, Nebraska:
- Days Inn, 2620 N Diers Ave, Grand Island, Nebraska 68803 , Phone: (308) 384-8624, Fax: (308) 384-1626
- Rodeway Inn, 3205 S Locust St, Grand Island, Nebraska 68801 , Phone: (308) 384-1333, Fax: (308) 384-3109
- Quality Inn & Conference Center, 7838 S Hwy 281, Grand Island, Nebraska 68803 , Phone: (308) 384-7770, Fax: (308) 384-7830
- Comfort Inn, 3535 W State St, Grand Island, Nebraska 68803 , Phone: (308) 381-7788, Fax: (308) 381-7788
- Sleep Inn, 1716 Diers Ave, Grand Island, Nebraska 68803 , Phone: (308) 381-8111, Fax: (308) 381-4567
- Ramada Midtown Conference Center, 2503 S Locust St, Grand Island, Nebraska 68801 , Phone: (308) 384-1330, Fax: (308) 382-4615
- Days Inn, 7800 S US Hwy 281, Grand Island, Nebraska 68803 , Phone: (308) 384-5006, Fax: (308) 384-7556
- Hampton Inn, 520 N Diers Ave, Grand Island, Nebraska 68803 , Phone: (308) 384-9777, Fax: (308) 394-9778
- 8 other hotels and motels
Most common first names in Grand Island, NE among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
John | 281 | 76.5 years |
William | 272 | 77.1 years |
Robert | 228 | 73.0 years |
Mary | 223 | 80.9 years |
George | 176 | 76.6 years |
Helen | 150 | 82.4 years |
Charles | 147 | 76.3 years |
Anna | 142 | 85.7 years |
Donald | 138 | 71.9 years |
James | 132 | 72.4 years |
Most common last names in Grand Island, NE among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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Johnson | 117 | 73.8 years |
Smith | 116 | 74.4 years |
Anderson | 78 | 75.0 years |
Miller | 75 | 74.1 years |
Brown | 58 | 75.8 years |
Hansen | 58 | 78.7 years |
Williams | 55 | 78.6 years |
Meyer | 52 | 77.4 years |
Davis | 42 | 75.8 years |
Jensen | 42 | 76.9 years |
- 78.0%Utility gas
- 19.6%Electricity
- 1.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.5%Other fuel
- 0.3%Wood
- 0.2%No fuel used
- 55.7%Utility gas
- 41.3%Electricity
- 1.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.9%No fuel used
- 0.4%Other fuel
- 0.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Grand Island compared to Nebraska state average:
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
Grand Island on our top lists:
- #4 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: production occupations (population 50,000+)"
- #12 on the list of "Top 100 cities with shortest commuting times (pop. 50,000+)"
- #17 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: manufacturing (population 50,000+)"
- #18 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: production occupations (population 50,000+)"
- #22 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of workers with very short commute times (9 minutes or less) (population 50,000+)"
- #25 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest number of rapes per 100,000 residents, excludes tourist destinations and others with a lot of outsiders visiting based on city industries data (population 50,000+)"
- #26 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: manufacturing (population 50,000+)"
- #27 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the smallest percentage of likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households) (population 50,000+)"
- #31 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: food preparation and serving related occupations (population 50,000+)"
- #44 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest average wind speeds (population 50,000+)"
- #45 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (population 50,000+)"
- #45 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: management of companies and enterprises (population 50,000+)"
- #46 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: farming, fishing, and forestry occupations (population 50,000+)"
- #49 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest temperature differences during a year (population 50,000+)"
- #59 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the lowest daily low temperatures (population 50,000+)"
- #77 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest number of thefts per 100,000 residents, excludes tourist destinations and others with a lot of outsiders visiting based on city industries data (population 50,000+)"
- #81 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: retail trade (population 50,000+)"
- #82 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: material moving occupations (population 50,000+)"
- #85 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the lowest number of murders per 100,000 residents (population 50,000+)"
- #87 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the coldest winters (population 50,000+)"
- #37 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives"
- #45 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that drank alcohol in the past 30 days"
- #57 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
- #94 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"
- #95 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest average weight of females"

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