Douglas County vs. Jefferson County

Douglas County (KS)Jefferson County (KS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)121,43618,975
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)9.6%-0.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)110,82619,124
Population, Census, April 1, 2010110,82619,126
Persons under 5 years, percent5.0%5.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent18.2%22.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent12.3%18.6%
Female persons, percent50.2%49.1%
White alone, percent83.4%95.9%
Black or African American alone, percent4.7%0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent2.7%1.0%
Asian alone, percent5.0%0.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent4.2%2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent6.4%2.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent78.3%93.4%
Veterans, 2014-20185,0711,481
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20187.3%0.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)51,0738,424
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201851.8%82.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$192,800$145,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,499$1,287
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$585$538
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$897$740
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201331.7%4.5%
Building permits, 201882370
Households, 2014-201846,2947,600
Persons per household, 2014-20182.392.45
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201872.5%90.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201810.1%1.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201894.2%87.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201886.1%77.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201895.5%93.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201850.4%21.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.0%11.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent9.2%9.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201869.7%65.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201867.5%60.9%
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)282,9065,732
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,354,15874,016
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$11,998$3,907
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201820.630.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$55,832$61,793
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$30,315$29,258
Persons in poverty, percent17.0%7.6%
Total employer establishments, 20172,727323
Total employment, 201740,4672,313
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,263,48087,289
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.6%-1.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20178,4461,229
All firms, 201210,1211,565
Men-owned firms, 20124,963944
Women-owned firms, 20123,530472
Minority-owned firms, 201290745
Nonminority-owned firms, 20128,7081,485
Veteran-owned firms, 2012665132
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20128,6781,384
Black-owned firms, percent, 20072.2%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20071.2%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.8%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200731.2%35.9%
Population per square mile, 2010243.135.9
Land area in square miles, 2010455.87532.57

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