Community Profile
Grand Island is fortunate to have experienced a robust population growth within the last 10 years.
The median age in Grand Island is 34.7 years, compared to the national median of 37.5 years. The "19 and under" age group experienced the largest increase in population in the last decade, and is expected to continue to grow at a rate of 5.2%. This means Grand Island is full of young people ready to enter the workforce.
With connections to major highways and Interstate 80, access to Grand Island is easy, convenient, and cost-effective. You'll have dual-rail service from Union Pacific and Burlington Northern Santa Fe, plus direct access to a commercial service airport.
Grand Island has a population of 53,131 and a labor market population of 43,000. Hall County added nearly 4,400 jobs between 2003 and 2013, with employment actually expanding by 3.6% between 2008 and 2013, a five-year period that corresponds with the national recession and subsequent recovery.
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