Pottawattamie County vs. Douglas County

	Pottawattamie County (IA)	Douglas County (NE)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	93,533	566,880
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	0.4%	9.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	93,149	517,114
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	93,158	517,110
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.3%	7.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.6%	25.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.5%	13.0%
Female persons, percent	50.8%	50.6%
White alone, percent	94.5%	80.3%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.8%	11.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.8%	1.2%
Asian alone, percent	0.9%	4.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.9%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	7.8%	12.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	87.5%	69.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	6,953	29,979
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	4.2%	9.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	40,020	237,306
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	68.2%	61.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$136,900	$161,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,247	$1,472
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$491	$602
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$826	$906
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	18.7%	27.4%
Building permits, 2018	180	2,994
Households, 2014-2018	36,881	215,787
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.47	2.51
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.4%	82.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	6.5%	14.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	86.2%	89.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	76.4%	82.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.5%	90.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	21.2%	38.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	10.0%	7.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	5.6%	10.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	66.8%	70.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.6%	66.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	412,811	1,170,214
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	509,551	5,673,517
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	3,929,165	10,990,062
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,737,820	12,685,127
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,757,552	8,585,975
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$18,916	$16,161
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	20.5	19.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$57,467	$61,688
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$29,729	$33,734
Persons in poverty, percent	11.8%	11.6%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,980	15,795
Total employment, 2017	31,591	311,361
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	1,152,696	15,535,332
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.2%	0.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	5,106	38,362
All firms, 2012	6,958	47,310
Men-owned firms, 2012	3,789	24,833
Women-owned firms, 2012	2,174	16,203
Minority-owned firms, 2012	344	7,426
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	6,298	37,593
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	713	4,610
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	5,730	39,368
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	4.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.2%	2.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	24.1%	26.5%
Population per square mile, 2010	98.0	1,574.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	950.28	328.46

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Pottawattamie county (IA) and Douglas county (NE) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.