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Grand Island, Nebraska: commercial real estate data.
Grand Island is a Census city of 52,884 people across 30.12 square miles of land, in Hall County. Median household income is $63,795, 57.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 37 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $15.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Grand Island
What Grand Island is
- Census place typecity
- Land area30.12 sq mi
- Water area0.2 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,756
- County holding the largest share of its areaHall County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Grand Island
- Population52,884
- Median age34.7
- Population under 1814,927
- Share under 1828.2 percent
- Population 65 and over7,806
- Share 65 and over14.8 percent
- Households20,765
- Family households12,967
- Share of households that are families62.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Grand Island
- Median household income$63,795
- Per capita income$33,902
- Civilian labor force27,023
- Employed25,790
- Unemployed1,233 plus or minus 287
- Unemployment rate4.6 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Adults 25 and over33,235
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher83.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher20.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Grand Island
- Housing units21,503
- Occupied units20,765
- Vacant units738 plus or minus 244
- Vacancy rate3.4 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Owner occupied12,000
- Renter occupied8,765
- Ownership rate57.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$218,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$947
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.8 percent
- Single family units14,268
- Share single family66.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more6,467
- Share in buildings of two or more30.1 percent
- Mobile homes754 plus or minus 254
- Median year structure built1975
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Grand Island gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute24,112
- Commuting under 15 minutes13,620
- Share commuting under 15 minutes56.5 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more3,093
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more12.8 percent
- Drove alone78.5 percent
- Carpooled14.3 percent
- Public transport0.6 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Walked0.5 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Worked from home4.2 percent plus or minus 1.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Grand Island (7(a))
- Approvals37
- Gross approval$15,070,300
- Average approval$407,305
- Median approval$175,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,064,000
- Largest approval$4,822,800
- Jobs supported388
- Jobs per approval10.5
- Loans with a final outcome9
- Paid in full9
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more8.1 percent
- Share to franchises24.3 percent
- Distinct lenders18
- Distinct industries by NAICS25
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Grand Island, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 9 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Grand Island (504)
- Approvals32
- Gross approval$28,424,000
- Average approval$888,250
- Median approval$617,500
- Largest approval$4,088,000
- Jobs supported437
- Loans with a final outcome13
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Grand Island, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 13 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Grand Island
- NFIP communityCity of Grand Island
- NFIP community number310103
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/26/08
The City of Grand Island participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 310103 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Hall County, not Grand Island
Hall County context, not Grand Island figures
- Establishments in Hall County1,857
- Covered employment, Hall County35,986
- Average annual pay, Hall County$54,305
- Housing units permitted, Hall County246
Every figure in this section is published for Hall County as a whole and is not a measurement of Grand Island.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Grand Island questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Grand Island, Nebraska?
52,884, in 20,765 households. Grand Island city covers 30.12 square miles of land, which is 1,756 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Grand Island in?
Hall County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Grand Island?
$63,795. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $218,600. Median gross rent is $947 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Grand Island businesses?
37 7(a) approvals totaling $15.1 m since FY2020, across 18 lenders, median approval $175,000, plus 32 504 approvals worth $28.4 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Grand Island, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Grand Island borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Grand Island. Only 9 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Grand Island in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Grand Island appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Grand Island, city of, community 310103, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Grand Island figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Hall County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Grand Island.
Is zoning published for Grand Island?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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