Living in Grand Island Public Schools Area

Living Summary

19,717

households

51,403

Total Population

$143,100

Average House Value

$768

Average Housing Rent

$55,685

Average Household Income

87.51%

Health Insurance Coverage

100%

Household with Internet

Academic Summary view more

Schools

10,568

Total Students

PK-12

Grades Offered

13 to 1

Students to Teacher Ratio

41%

Percent Proficient - Math

41%

Percent Proficient - Reading/Language Arts

Overview

A total of 19,717 households are located in Grand Island Public Schools area. Among them, 7,234 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.16 people. The total number of children in the region is 16,250 and 12,654 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

10% (5,343) of residents are non-citizens and 24% (12,190) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Grand Island Public Schools, Nebraska
Household	19,717
Population	51,403
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	7,234 (37%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	16,250
Total Students	12,654
Pre-Kindergarten	1,011
Kindergarten	877
Grade 1-8	5,994
Grade 9-12	3,271
College/Graduate School	1,501
Veterans	37,721
Non-citizen	5,343
Non-English Home Language	12,190
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

39,380 residents are over the age of 16 and 27,920 people are in labor force. Among them, 27,873 people are in civilian labor force and 47 are in armed labor force. 26,737 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 4.10%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Grand Island Public Schools area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	26,329	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	21,402	81.29%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	3,495	13.27%
Public transportation	96	0.36%
Walked	312	1.19%
Other method	419	1.59%
Worked from home	605	2.30%
Average Commute Time	17 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	26,737	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	7,125	26.65%
Service	4,500	16.83%
Sales and office	5,318	19.89%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	2,978	11.14%
Production, transportation, and material moving	6,816	25.49%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	26,737	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	540	2.02%
Construction	2,283	8.54%
Manufacturing	5,543	20.73%
Wholesale trade	797	2.98%
Retail trade	3,195	11.95%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,528	5.71%
Information	430	1.61%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,364	5.10%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,446	5.41%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	5,502	20.58%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	2,021	7.56%
Other services, except public administration	1,204	4.50%
Public administration	884	3.31%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	26,737	-
Private wage and salary workers	22,726	85.00%
Government workers	2,971	11.11%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,040	3.89%
Unpaid family workers	-	-

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $71,466 for the 19,717 households in Grand Island Public Schools area, Nebraska. The average income of a single worker is $31,772. 45,082 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 87.51%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	19,717	-
Less than $10,000	1,188	6.03%
$10,000 - $14,999	966	4.90%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,027	10.28%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,711	8.68%
$35,000 - $49,999	3,031	15.37%
$50,000 - $74,999	3,816	19.35%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,968	15.05%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,490	12.63%
$150,000 - $199,999	923	4.68%
More than $200,000	597	3.03%
Median Household Income	$55,685	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$71,466	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	13,148	-
Less than $10,000	670	5.10%
$10,000 - $14,999	392	2.98%
$15,000 - $24,999	882	6.71%
$25,000 - $34,999	970	7.38%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,863	14.17%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,579	19.62%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,328	17.71%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,011	15.30%
$150,000 - $199,999	920	7.00%
More than $200,000	533	4.05%

Median Family Income	$66,446	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$83,048	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$31,772	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$42,863	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$42,863	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	51,519	-
With health insurance coverage	45,082	87.51%
Public coverage	15,791	30.65%
Private health insurance	35,482	68.87%
Without health insurance coverage	6,437	12.49%

Housing

There are 21,057 housing units in Grand Island Public Schools area, Nebraska with 19,717 units (93.64%) occupied. 11,757 houses (59.63%) are occupied by owner and 7,960 houses (40.37%) are rented. The average housing value is $143,100 and the average rental cost is $768. 605 houses (2.87%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 4,416 houses (20.97%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	21,057	-
Occupied	19,717	93.64%
Owner Occupied	11,757	59.63%
Renter Occupied	7,960	40.37%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	13,781	65.45%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	1,317	6.25%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	5,059	24.03%
Mobile Homes	900	4.27%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	21,057	-
Built 2014 or later	605	2.87%
Built 2010 - 2013	654	3.11%
Built 2000 - 2009	2,000	9.50%
Built 1990 - 1999	2,454	11.65%
Built 1980 - 1989	2,156	10.24%
Built 1970 - 1979	3,595	17.07%
Built 1960 - 1969	2,726	12.95%
Built 1950 - 1959	2,451	11.64%
Built 1949 or earlier	4,416	20.97%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	21,057	-
1 room	511	2.43%
2 rooms	514	2.44%
3 rooms	1,860	8.83%
4 rooms	3,590	17.05%
5 rooms	3,880	18.43%
6 rooms	3,140	14.91%
7 rooms	2,256	10.71%
8 rooms	1,740	8.26%
9 rooms or more	3,566	16.93%
Median Number of Rooms	5.6 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	21,057	-
no bedroom	550	2.61%
1 bedroom	1,993	9.46%
2 bedrooms	6,356	30.18%
3 bedrooms	7,742	36.77%
4 bedrooms	3,090	14.67%
5 bedrooms or more	1,326	6.30%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	11,757	-
Less than $50,000	664	5.65%
$50,000 - $99,999	2,342	19.92%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,340	28.41%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,434	20.70%
$200,000 - $299,999	2,088	17.76%
$300,000 - $499,999	762	6.48%
$500,000 - $999,999	119	1.01%
$1,000,000 or more	8	0.07%
Median House Value	$143,100	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	7,716	-
Less than $500	889	11.52%
$500 - $999	5,297	68.65%
$1,000 - $1,499	1,343	17.41%
$1,500 - $1,999	124	1.61%
$2,000 - $2,499	53	0.69%
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	10	0.13%
Median Rental Costs	$768	-

Demographic

A total of 52,317 people lives in Grand Island Public Schools area, Nebraska with 26,372 male and 25,945 female. The males to female ratio is 50.41 to 49.59. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	52,317	-
Male	26,372	50.41%
Female	25,945	49.59%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	52,317	-
Under 5 years	4,124	7.88%
5 - 9 years	3,968	7.58%
10 - 14 years	4,187	8.00%
15 - 19 years	3,413	6.52%
20 - 24 years	3,237	6.19%
25 - 34 years	7,131	13.63%
35 - 44 years	6,641	12.69%
45 - 54 years	6,191	11.83%
55 - 59 years	3,218	6.15%
60 - 64 years	2,854	5.46%
65 - 74 years	3,936	7.52%
75 - 84 years	2,036	3.89%
85 years and older	1,381	2.64%
Median Age	35.1 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	52,317	-
One Race	51,310	98.08%
White	43,027	82.24%
Black or African American	1,670	3.19%
American Indian and Alaska Native	320	0.61%
Asian	651	1.24%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	209	0.40%
Other	5,433	10.38%

Two or more races	1,007	1.92%
White and Black or African American	275	0.53%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	158	0.30%
White and Asian	204	0.39%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	30	0.06%