What percentage of people rent in Grand Island, NE?

Name: Renters and owners in Grand Island, NE, 2020–2024
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42.2% (±2.3 points) of the occupied homes in Grand Island, NE are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 8,765 renting households against 12,000 that own their home.

In Grand Island, the share of households that rent went from 41.2% in 2015–2019 to 42.2% in 2020–2024 (+1.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 42.2% (±2.3 points)
Renting households: 8,765 (±504)
Median renter income: $40,054 (±$5,202)

Who rents and who owns in Grand Island

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Grand Island	Hall County	Nebraska	United States
Renter-occupied share	42.2% (±2.3 points)	38.0% (±2.0 points)	33.5% (±0.4 points)	34.8%
Renting households	8,765 (±504)	9,348 (±518)	266,969 (±3,420)	45,017,354
Owning households	12,000 (±478)	15,239 (±509)	530,878 (±4,181)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.1)	2.8 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$40,054 (±$5,202)	$41,024 (±$5,597)	$47,168 (±$620)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$86,931 (±$5,519)	$89,792 (±$5,084)	$97,496 (±$809)	$100,009

In Grand Island, the renter share is higher than in Hall County (38.0%).

It is also higher than in Nebraska (33.5%).

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

In Hall County, Grand Island ranks 1 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 59 of 846.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Grand Island has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	41.2% (±2.2 points)	42.2% (±2.3 points)	+1.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$767 (±$28)	$947 (±$38)	+23.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$54,965 (±$2,817)	$63,795 (±$4,094)	+16.1%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Grand Island

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Grand Island
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Grand Island	—	42.2% (±2.3 points)	—
Alda	6.9 mi	20.6% (±10.8 points)	Lower
Vieregg Township	7.6 mi	8.0% (±6.4 points)	Lower
Phillips	7.7 mi	13.1% (±13.1 points)	Lower
Doniphan	10 mi	21.0% (±9.4 points)	Lower
Chapman	13 mi	21.2% (±13.7 points)	Lower
Chapman Township (Merrick County)	13 mi	14.2% (±10.2 points)	Lower
Cairo	14 mi	36.4% (±12.0 points)	Not measurably different
Wood River	15 mi	17.5% (±6.3 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Alda, NE (20.6%), Vieregg Township, NE (8.0%), Phillips, NE (13.1%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Hall County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Grand Island	42.2% (±2.3 points)
2	Cairo	36.4% (±12.0 points)
3	Doniphan	21.0% (±9.4 points)
4	Alda	20.6% (±10.8 points)
5	Wood River	17.5% (±6.3 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Grand Island

How many renters are there in Grand Island?

Grand Island has an estimated 8,765 (±504) renting households, 42.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Grand Island?

In Grand Island, the share of households that rent went from 41.2% in 2015–2019 to 42.2% in 2020–2024 (+1.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Grand Island?

A renting household in Grand Island has 2.1 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Grand Island?

The median renting household in Grand Island, NE has an income of $40,054 (±$5,202) a year, against $86,931 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Grand Island city, Nebraska (place:19595, in state:31).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.