COMPARING TWO PLACES
Oak vs Grand Island
PLACE A
Oak, Nebraska
VS
PLACE B
Grand Island, Nebraska
Oak is 100% smaller than Grand Island. Grand Island earns more, with a median household income $6,977 higher. Grand Island has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs -18%).
OAKGRAND ISLANDDIFFERENCE
Total population5053,943−100% vs Grand Island
Population density3291,791−1,462
Population growth-18.2%9.5%−27.7 pts
Median age38.934.7+4.2
Male59.1%51.1%+8.0 pts
Female40.9%48.9%−8.0 pts
Foreign-born0.0%19.4%−19.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%55.8%+44.2 pts
Black0.0%3.8%−3.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%36.4%−36.4 pts
Asian0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Other0.0%2.8%−2.8 pts
Median household income$56,818$63,795−$6,977
Per capita income$31,736$33,902−$2,166
Poverty rate28.4%15.2%+13.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2160.468−0.3
Bachelor's degree or higher29.4%20.9%+8.5 pts
Graduate degree0.0%7.6%−7.6 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%4.6%−4.6 pts
Labor force participation60.5%68.3%−7.9 pts
Median home value$22,300$218,600−$196,300
Median gross rent$0$947−$947
Owner-occupied100.0%57.8%+42.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate23.5%3.4%+20.1 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%45.1%−45.1 pts
Average commute20.016.9+3.1
Worked from home0.0%4.2%−4.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured46.6%14.5%+32.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025