2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Grand Island, NE vs Big Rapids, MI

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- Household income in Big Rapids, is 50% less than it is in Grand Island and is 136% below the National Average.
- Grand Island unemployment rate is 3.4%.
- Big Rapids unemployment rate is 7.0%.
 Grand Island, NEBig Rapids, MIUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth28.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$30,012  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$29,239$69,021
 Family Median Income$69,938  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Grand Island, NEBig Rapids, MIUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock22.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock21.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.4%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock11.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock5.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock6.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Grand Island, NEBig Rapids, MIUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.3%6.5%
 Community, social services2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library5.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock11.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.4%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock14.3%13.1%
Reviews for Grand Island    1 Reviews

nice for the family but hard to find a good paying job.. the platte river is nice. i would try kearney before grand  More

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