People QuickFacts Grand Island Nebraska Population, 2006 estimate 44,632 1,768,331 Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 3.5% 3.3% Population, 2000 42,940 1,711,263 Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 7.8% 6.8% Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 27.0% 26.3% Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 14.1% 13.6% Female persons, percent, 2000 50.5% 50.7%  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 86.7% 89.6% Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.4% 4.0% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.3% 0.9% Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 1.3% 1.3% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.2% Z Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 1.4% 1.4% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 15.9% 5.5%  Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 52.3% 54.7% Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 9.6% 4.4% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 15.3% 7.9% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 81.2% 86.6% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 15.8% 23.7% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 14.5 18.0  Housing units, 2000 17,421 722,668 Homeownership rate, 2000 62.7% 67.4% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $82,500 $88,000  Households, 2000 16,426 666,184 Persons per household, 2000 2.55 2.49 Median household income, 1999 $36,044 $39,250 Per capita money income, 1999 $17,071 $19,613 Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 12.8% 9.7%     Business QuickFacts Grand Island Nebraska Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 578,416 26,155,770 Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 808,404 20,249,200 Retail sales per capita, 2002 $18,660 $11,727 Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 77,874 2,088,710 Total number of firms, 2002 3,764 145,380 Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 1.4% American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.3% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 1.0% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 1.4% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F Z Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 21.9% 26.6%      Geography QuickFacts Grand Island Nebraska Land area, 2000 (square miles) 21 76,872 Persons per square mile, 2000 2,000.0 22.3 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