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Grand Island, NE

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Grand Island, NE: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 52,565. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet GRAND-ISLAND-NE · Grand Island, NE 2 ZIPs · 52,565 pop · #13847/25278 · Hall County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $68,540
  • RANK-MID #13847/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Alda
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-LOW 60% owners
  • POP-SMALL 52,565
  • SPREAD-TIGHT 68801→68803
  • HOME-MID $223,850

Nearest income peer: Alda, NE ( $4,433 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Grand Island

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Grand Island on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Grand Island, NE sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

45th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
52,565
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$68,540
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (2): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $68,540 and poverty 14.2% concentrate in 68801.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (60.1%) for this income tier, rent $945 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Nebraska, Columbus is the closest lower-income city and Plymouth the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Grand Island.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Grand Island differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Grand Island: $63,617 in ZIP 68801 to $73,463 in 68803. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.2×

68801 to 68803

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.2×

68801 to 68803

Poverty-rate spread
8.8 points

68803 to 68801

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 68801 skews compact Grand Island

In this 2-ZIP cluster, 68801 covers about 57% of Grand Island's 52,565 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Grand Island

Citywide ZBP: 1,647 establishments, 32,871 employees , annual payroll $1,611,572k (~31 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 68803 (916 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (266) · also Construction · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Grand Island, NE

These ZIP codes sit in Hall County, which covers 6 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Grand Island. See the Hall County roll-up →

Grand Island sits in the lower half of Hall County on income: Wood River, Doniphan and Cairo report more, and only Alda reports less. Doniphan marks the far end of that range at $96,641, 41% above Grand Island.

Side-by-side: Compare 68801 vs 68803 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
68801 30,005 $63,617 731 129
68803 22,560 $73,463 916 100
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Grand Island roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Grand Island, .