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1. Recent Trends & Outlook
Summary of recent business, demographic, economic trends; year-ahead & 5-year outlook.
- the Recent Trends & Outlook section, updated quarterly,
covers topics about this metro such as .. assessing the implications of next jobs report
.. impact of Fed''s interest rate action
.. which sectors are expanding or contracting
.. housing market conditions
.. insights to help your planning and decision-making.
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2. Overview & Update The total population of the Grand Island, NE MSA metro changed from 82,057 in 2010 to 84,751 in 2015, a change of 3,009 (3.7%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 435 in 2010 and 427 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 269 (2011), 363 (2012), 201 (2013), 86 (2014), 86 (2015). View annual population estimates and components of change table. See more about population characteristics below.
This metro is projected to have a total population in 2020 of 91,112. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 9,069 (11.1%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 12,289 (2010) to 17,045 (2020), a change of 4,756 (38.7%). See more about population projections.
Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 254 in 2008 and 295 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $36,744 in 2008 to $40,673 in 2014, a change of $3,929 (10.7%). Per capita personal income (PCPI) is a comprehensive measure of individual economic well-being. Use the interactive table to compare PCPI in this metro to other metros. See more about PCPI in Economic Characteristics section below.
282 metropolitan statistical areas, of the total 381, experienced an increase in real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) between 2009 and 2014. This metro ranked number 337 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $3,383 in 2009 to $4,204 in 2014 a change of $821 (24.27%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $3,383 in 2009 to $3,681 in 2014, a change of $298 (8.81%). GDP is the most comprehensive measure of metro economic activity. GDP is the sum of the GDP originating in all industries in the metro. See more about GDP in Economic Characteristics section below.
Attributes of driil-down, small area geography within the metro ... metros account for 65,744 of the national scope 73,056 census tracts (others are in non-metro areas). This metro is comprised of 22 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 24260; see table usage details below the table.
3. Lay of the Land & Neighborhood Patterns of Economic Prosperitygo top
3.1. Lay of the Landgo top
Lay of the Land. The following map shows the metro with bold boundary. Counties are labeled with county name and state-county FIPS code.
View developed with CV XE GIS software. See this section to learn about making custom metro maps.
3.2. Patterns of Economic Prosperity by Neighborhoodgo top
Median household income by census tract (see color/data legend at left of map).
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4. Population Characteristics & Trendsgo top
Updated monthly, quarterly, annually. Housing market conditions and extended detail Available in subscription edition.
Updated periodically, annually. General demographics, social characteristics and extended detail Available in subscription edition.
Metropolitan areas are defined as one or more contiguous counties based on a set of demographic-economic criteria. Counties comprising the metro are shown below. For multi-county metros, this section provides insights into how the population is changing by county. Many metros changed geographic composition (counties included in the metro) between the Census 2010 vintage and the current vintage. These changes, if any, are also shown below (county is marked with **). See projections in related section.Click county code link to view county components of change.
4.2.1. RDEMS County Characteristics Updated quarterly. For more information, see RDEMS Main. Links open HSG1 Housing & New Residential Construction section. Select other sections from list above table.
No counties presently available for this metro.
4.3. General Demographic Characteristics Updated annually. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
Item
2013
2014
Change 2013-14
%Change 2013-14
Total Population: Race/Origin
84,168
84,467
299
0.36
One race
82,850
83,930
1,080
1.30
White
78,481
79,864
1,383
1.76
Black/African American
78,481
79,864
1,383
1.76
American Indian/Alaska Native
215
472
257
119.53
Asian alone
1,059
851
-208
-19.64
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
51
0
-51
-100.00
Some other race alone
1,835
1,048
-787
-42.89
Two or more races
1,318
537
-781
-59.26
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
15,948
16,671
723
4.53
Population 25 years and over
55,476
55,907
431
4.53
% high school graduate or higher
82.4
86.6
4.2
5.10
% bachelor's degree or higher
18.2
17.9
-0.3
-1.65
Total Households
31,723
32,187
464
-1.65
Median household income ($)
50,567
49,742
-825
-1.63
Mean household income ($)
61,009
63,543
2,534
4.15
Item
2013
2014
Change 2013-14
%Change 2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age
84,168
84,467
299
0.36
Male
42,085
42,498
413
4.15
Female
42,083
41,969
-114
4.15
Under 5 years
6,169
5,801
-368
4.15
5 to 9 years
7,458
6,952
-506
-6.78
10 to 14 years
5,672
5,737
65
1.15
15 to 19 years
4,234
5,549
1,315
31.06
20 to 24 years
5,159
4,521
-638
-12.37
  25 to 34 years
10,694
10,812
118
1.10
35 to 44 years
10,194
10,861
667
6.54
45 to 54 years
11,158
10,253
-905
-8.11
55 to 59 years
5,865
5,968
103
1.76
55 to 59 years
5,865
5,968
103
1.76
60 to 64 years
4,970
4,491
-479
-9.64
65 to 74 years
6,483
7,008
525
8.10
75 to 84 years
3,658
4,991
1,333
36.44
85 years and over
2,454
1,523
-931
-37.94
Median age
37.7
37.5
-0.2
-0.53
18 years and over
61,841
62,379
538
0.87
21 years and over
60,207
59,681
-526
-0.87
62 years and over
15,304
16,439
1,135
7.42
65 years and over
12,595
13,522
927
7.36
5. Housing Characteristics & Trendsgo top
Updated monthly, quarterly, annually. Housing market conditions and extended detail Available in subscription edition.
5.1. Total Housing Units Updated Annually. Independent annual model-based estimates. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
Item
Census 2010
July 1 2010
July 1 2011
July 1 2012
July 1 2013
July 1 2014
Change 2010-2014
%Change 2010-2014
Total Housing Units
34,166
34,197
34,292
34,404
34,766
34,979
782
2.29
5.2. General Housing Characteristics Updated Annually. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
Item
2013
2014
Change 2013-14
%Change 2013-14
Housing Units: Units in Structure
34,755
34,818
63
0.18
1-unit, detached
26,149
25,501
-648
-2.48
1-unit, attached
1,578
2,002
424
26.87
2 units
970
881
-89
-9.18
3 or 4 units
820
1,034
214
26.10
5 to 9 units
994
943
-51
-5.13
10 to 20 units
1,453
1,230
-223
-15.35
20 or more units
1,103
1,438
335
30.37
Item
2013
2014
Change 2013-14
%Change 2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure
34,755
34,818
63
0.18
Occupied Housing Units
31,723
32,187
464
1.46
Owner
21,366
21,415
49
0.23
Renter
10,357
10,772
415
4.01
Vacant Housing Units
3,032
2,631
-401
-13.23
Homeowner vacancy rate
2.60
0.90
-1.70
...
Rental vacancy rate
1.40
2.90
1.50
...
Average household size; owner-occ
2.72
2.68
-0.04
-1.47
Average household size; renter-occ
2.40
2.39
-0.01
-0.42
Median Value $ owner occupied
111,600
122,400
10,800
9.68
Median Rent $ renter occupied
655
649
-6
-0.92
5.3. Residential Construction; Housing Units Authorized & Value Updated Monthly. 12 most recent months. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
Item
Aug15
Sep15
Oct15
Nov15
Dec15
Jan16
Feb16
Mar16
Apr16
May16
Jun16
Jul16
Total Residential Units
18
12
13
16
32
1
7
11
19
10
10
76
in 1 unit bldgs
10
8
11
16
4
1
7
11
19
7
10
4
in 2 unit bldgs
8
4
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
in 3-4 unit bldgs
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
in 5+ unit bldgs
0
0
0
0
26
0
0
0
0
0
0
72
Bldgs with 5+ units
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Percent Coverage
65
65
65
65
65
65
65
65
70
70
70
70
Value ($000), Total Units
3,298
1,889
2,310
2,978
4,043
14
1,430
2,189
2,938
1,855
1,826
4,553
1 unit structures
2,176
1,419
1,981
2,978
639
14
1,430
2,189
2,938
1,500
1,826
553
2 unit structures
1,122
470
329
0
237
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3-4 unit structures
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
355
0
0
5+ unit structures
0
0
0
0
3,167
0
0
0
0
0
0
4,000
5.4. Housing Price Indexgo top Updated quarterly. All transactions; not seasonally adjusted. See related Housing Price Index (HPI) interactive table. See related 5-Digit ZIP Code HPI interactive table.
The Economic Profile shows shows derivation and key components of total personal income. Data are organized by place of residence and place of work. The place of residence profile includes estimates of total personal income, population, and per capita personal income. The place of work profile includes estimates of total earnings, total employment and average earnings per job. Updated annually. See related interactive table.
Item
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Change 2011-2015
%Change 2011-2015
Personal income
3,179,785
3,330,081
3,315,156
3,387,763
3,459,720
279,935
8.8
Net earnings 1/
2,057,376
2,138,426
2,172,818
2,196,249
2,224,443
167,067
8.1
Personal current transfer receipts
557,301
561,928
568,032
590,899
616,351
59,050
10.6
Income maintenance 2/
54,442
54,452
56,389
57,078
57,711
3,269
6.0
Unemployment insurance compensation
12,812
9,367
6,120
5,077
4,900
-7,912
-61.8
Retirement and other
490,047
498,109
505,523
528,744
553,740
63,693
13.0
Dividends, interest, and rent 3/
565,108
629,727
574,306
600,615
618,926
53,818
9.5
Population 4/
82,698
83,461
84,099
84,751
85,066
2,368
2.9
Per capita personal income
38,451
39,900
39,420
39,973
40,671
2,220
5.8
Per capita net earnings
24,878
25,622
25,836
25,914
26,150
1,272
5.1
Per capita personal current transfer receipts
6,739
6,733
6,754
6,972
7,246
507
7.5
Per capita income maintenance
658
652
671
673
678
20
3.0
Per capita unemployment insurance compensation
155
112
73
60
58
-97
-62.6
Per capita retirement and other
5,926
5,968
6,011
6,239
6,510
584
9.9
Per capita dividends, interest, and rent
6,833
7,545
6,829
7,087
7,276
443
6.5
Earnings by place of work
2,328,505
2,421,231
2,491,546
2,534,551
2,563,270
234,765
10.1
Wages and salaries
1,500,166
1,571,236
1,615,792
1,689,991
1,730,916
230,750
15.4
Supplements to wages and salaries
376,565
411,508
405,928
435,983
412,220
35,655
9.5
Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/
259,395
291,934
286,168
308,893
285,243
25,848
10.0
Employer cont. for government social insurance
117,170
119,574
119,760
127,090
126,977
9,807
8.4
Proprietors' income
451,774
438,487
469,826
408,577
420,134
-31,640
-7.0
Nonfarm proprietors' income
268,083
229,588
274,567
165,824
146,160
-121,923
-45.5
Farm proprietors' income
183,691
208,899
195,259
242,753
273,974
90,283
49.1
Total full-time and part-time employment
55,092
56,107
56,811
57,162
57,076
1,984
3.6
Wage and salary jobs
43,411
44,499
44,881
45,090
44,768
1,357
3.1
Number of proprietors
11,681
11,608
11,930
12,072
12,308
627
5.4
Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/
1,880
1,882
1,890
1,873
1,857
-23
-1.2
Number of farm proprietors
9,801
9,726
10,040
10,199
10,451
650
6.6
Average earnings per job (dollars)
42,266
43,154
43,857
44,340
44,910
2,644
6.3
Average wages and salaries
34,557
35,309
36,002
37,480
38,664
4,107
11.9
Average nonfarm proprietors' income
18,742
21,478
19,448
23,802
26,215
7,473
39.9
Dollar items are in current dollars (not adjusted for inflation). Per capita items in dollars; other dollar items in thousands of dollars. See related notes.
6.2. Cost of Living Indexesgo top Updated periodically. Available in subscription edition.
6.3. Cost of Doing Business Indexesgo top Updated periodically. Available in subscription edition.
6.4. Consumer Price Indexgo top Updated monthly. Available in subscription edition.
6.5. Gross Domestic Product by Sectorgo top Updated quarterly, annually. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table. Additional detail in subscription edition.
Item
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Change 2009-14
%Change 2009-14
Gross Domestic Product, millions of current dollars
3,383
3,476
3,763
3,965
4,188
4,204
821
24.27
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars
3,383
3,419
3,555
3,622
3,730
3,681
298
8.81
6.6. Establishments, Employment & Earnings by Detailed Type of Businessgo top Updated quarterly. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
Sector
Establishments 2015Q1
Employment 2015Q1
Avg Weekly Wages 2015Q1
Establishments 2015Q2
Employment 2015Q2
Avg Weekly Wages 2015Q2
Total, all industries
3,055
68,881
684
3,070
69,876
699
Total, all industries - Fed Govt
48
1,236
1,229
47
1,190
1,074
Total, all industries - St Govt
36
1,277
729
36
1,289
801
Total, all industries - Local Govt
73
8,623
780
73
8,803
755
Total, all industries - Private
2,898
57,744
657
2,914
58,595
681
Goods-producing
569
17,779
746
579
17,919
814
Natural resources and mining
132
976
810
133
1,084
773
Construction
327
3,278
777
336
3,578
746
Manufacturing
110
13,525
734
110
13,257
836
Service-providing
2,329
39,965
618
2,335
40,676
622
Trade, transportation & utilities
706
15,939
634
703
16,150
647
Information
30
689
807
30
720
811
Financial activities
283
2,937
925
279
2,979
804
Professional & business services
306
4,811
705
306
4,967
754
Education and health services
530
7,654
708
542
7,588
715
Leisure and hospitality
243
5,875
267
245
6,192
286
Other services
231
2,059
474
230
2,080
461
Notes: cell value of '...' indicates value suppressed to maintain confidentiality.
6.7. Labor Market Characteristics & Trendsgo top Updated monthly. Available in subscription edition. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
Table shows 13 most recent months.
7.2. Component Higher Education Institution Characteristicsgo top 2014-15 School Year. Extended detail Available in subscription edition.
Institution
City Name
Code
Level
Total UG Enrollment
Fulltime UG Enrollment
Total Grad Enrollment
Fulltime Grad Enrollment
Central Community College
Grand Island, NE
180902
3
6,377
2,121
0
0
Number of institutions: 1 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 6,377 Levels: 3-Assoc degree, 4-at least 2, but < 4 years, 5-Bach degree, 6-Postbacc cert, 7 Masters degree, 8 Post-masters cert, 9 Doctors degree
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