People QuickFacts	Grand Island	Nebraska
 	Population, 2011 estimate    	49,239	1,842,641
 	Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base    	48,520	1,826,341
 	Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011    	1.5%	0.9%
 	Population, 2010    	48,520	1,826,341
 	Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010    	8.4%	7.2%
 	Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010    	27.6%	25.1%
 	Persons 65 years and over, percent,  2010    	13.0%	13.5%
 	Female persons, percent, 2010    	50.2%	50.4% 			
 	White persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	80.0%	86.1%
 	Black persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	2.1%	4.5%
 	American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	1.0%	1.0%
 	Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	1.2%	1.8%
 	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a)    	0.2%	0.1%
 	Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010    	2.4%	2.2%
 	Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b)    	26.7%	9.2%
 	White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010    	68.6%	82.1% 			
 	Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010    	79.0%	82.6%
 	Foreign born persons, percent,  2006-2010    	13.7%	5.9%
 	Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010    	21.2%	9.7%
 	High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010    	80.8%	90.0%
 	Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010    	15.6%	27.7%
 	Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010    	14.1	17.9 			
 	Homeownership rate, 2006-2010    	63.4%	68.6%
 	Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010    	23.3%	19.3%
 	Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010    	$102,800	$123,900
 	Households, 2006-2010    	18,082	711,771
 	Persons per household, 2006-2010    	2.57	2.46
 	Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010    	$21,220	$25,229
 	Median household income 2006-2010    	$43,495	$49,342
 	Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010    	12.1%	11.8%

   	Business QuickFacts	Grand Island	Nebraska
 	Total number of firms, 2007    	4,445	159,665
 	Black-owned firms, percent, 2007    	S	1.8%
 	American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007    	F	0.4%
 	Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007    	S	1.4%
 	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007    	F	0.0%
 	Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007    	3.7%	1.9%
 	Women-owned firms, percent, 2007    	24.3%	25.7% 			
 	Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000)    	D	40,157,999
 	Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000)    	553,403	24,019,868
 	Retail sales, 2007 ($1000)    	962,883	26,486,612
 	Retail sales per capita, 2007    	$21,389	$14,965
 	Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000)    	86,154	2,685,580

   	Geography QuickFacts	Grand Island	Nebraska
 	Land area in square miles, 2010    	28.41	76,824.17
 	Persons per square mile, 2010    	1,708.0	23.8
 	FIPS Code    	19595	31
 	Counties    	Hall County
 	

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms

Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts