Grand Island, Nebraska demographics

Grand Island, NE demographics: median age 34.7; 20.9% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Grand Island city, Nebraska · Incorporated city · GEOID 3119595. The survey estimates a population of 52,884 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Grand Island is 34.7 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.7 years. There are 20,765 households (±295). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	34.7 ±0.7	37.2 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 52,884
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nebraska	U.S.
Under 18	14,927 ±672	28.2% ±1.3 pp	24.5%	22.0%
18–34	11,707 ±473	22.1% ±0.9 pp	22.7%	22.8%
35–64	18,444 ±712	34.9% ±1.3 pp	36.1%	38.0%
65 and older	7,806 ±611	14.8% ±1.2 pp	16.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 52,884
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nebraska	U.S.
Male	27,028 ±257	51.1% ±0.5 pp	50.3%	49.5%
Female	25,856 ±260	48.9% ±0.5 pp	49.7%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 52,884
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nebraska	U.S.
White alone	31,836 ±867	60.2% ±1.6 pp	77.9%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	2,423 ±364	4.6% ±0.7 pp	4.8%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	490 ±312 · low precision	0.9% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.0%	0.9%
Asian alone	665 ±177	1.3% ±0.3 pp	2.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±24 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	10,087 ±1,270	19.1% ±2.4 pp	4.6%	7.1%
Two or more races	7,383 ±1,091	14.0% ±2.1 pp	9.1%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 52,884
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nebraska	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	33,617 ±322	63.6% ±0.6 pp	87.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	19,267 ±325	36.4% ±0.6 pp	12.7%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 20,765
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nebraska	U.S.
Married-couple family	9,141 ±567	44.0% ±2.7 pp	48.8%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	1,082 ±314	5.2% ±1.5 pp	4.5%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	2,744 ±390	13.2% ±1.9 pp	9.4%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	6,412 ±567	30.9% ±2.7 pp	30.7%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	1,386 ±263	6.7% ±1.3 pp	6.6%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 20,765
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nebraska	U.S.
Households with people under 18	7,556 ±445	36.4% ±2.1 pp	30.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	13,209 ±496	63.6% ±2.2 pp	69.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 20,765
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nebraska	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	6,412 ±567	30.9% ±2.7 pp	30.7%	28.7%
Two-person households	5,843 ±508	28.1% ±2.4 pp	34.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	3,328 ±490	16.0% ±2.4 pp	13.0%	15.3%
Four-person households	2,647 ±397	12.7% ±1.9 pp	11.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	1,291 ±301	6.2% ±1.4 pp	6.1%	5.9%
Six-person households	716 ±234	3.4% ±1.1 pp	2.6%	2.2%
Seven or more people	528 ±168	2.5% ±0.8 pp	1.4%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 52,884
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nebraska	U.S.
Native	42,627 ±713	80.6% ±1.3 pp	92.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	10,257 ±714	19.4% ±1.4 pp	8.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 48,808
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nebraska	U.S.
English only	33,376 ±824	68.4% ±1.7 pp	87.2%	77.7%
Spanish	13,813 ±726	28.3% ±1.5 pp	8.4%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	174 ±198 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	27 ±25 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	48 ±57 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	77 ±67 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.8%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±24 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	5 ±10 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.3%	1.1%
Vietnamese	86 ±94 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	37 ±51 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	208 ±139 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.8%	1.1%
Arabic	423 ±269 · low precision	0.9% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	534 ±221	1.1% ±0.5 pp	0.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 33,235
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nebraska	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	5,500 ±703	16.5% ±2.1 pp	7.8%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	10,668 ±966	32.1% ±2.9 pp	25.0%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	7,002 ±676	21.1% ±2.0 pp	21.6%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	3,127 ±516	9.4% ±1.6 pp	11.0%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	4,423 ±471	13.3% ±1.4 pp	22.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2,515 ±391	7.6% ±1.2 pp	12.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 52,160
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nebraska	U.S.
Same house	42,779 ±1,336	82.0% ±2.5 pp	86.8%	87.7%
Moved within same county	5,821 ±1,253	11.2% ±2.4 pp	7.0%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	2,177 ±535	4.2% ±1.0 pp	3.3%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	928 ±355	1.8% ±0.7 pp	2.4%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	455 ±223	0.9% ±0.4 pp	0.5%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

14.5% of Grand Island residents (±1.6 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 7.2% in Nebraska and 8.4% nationally. 89.5% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Grand Island	Nebraska	U.S.	Compared with Nebraska
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	14.5% ±1.6 pp	7.2%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	89.5% ±1.7 pp	90.6%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	5.4% ±0.9 pp	6.9%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Grand Island . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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