Grand Island is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Nebraska. With a population of 52,622 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, Grand Island is the fourth largest community in Nebraska.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Grand Island is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 38.02% of the Grand Island workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Grand Island is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Grand Island who work in office and administrative support (9.94%), sales jobs (8.75%), and management occupations (7.09%). Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 17.41 minutes getting to work every day.In terms of college education, Grand Island is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 20.75% of adults 25 and older in Grand Island have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Grand Island in 2022 was $33,464, which is lower middle income relative to Nebraska, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $133,856 for a family of four. However, Grand Island contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Grand Island is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Grand Island home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Grand Island residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Grand Island also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 35.39% of the city鈥檚 residents. Important ancestries of people in Grand Island include German, Irish, English, Polish, and Czech. Foreign born people are also an important part of Grand Island's cultural character, accounting for 18.56% of the city鈥檚 population. The most common language spoken in Grand Island is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.