Douglas County vs. Leavenworth County

Douglas County (KS)Leavenworth County (KS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)121,43681,352
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)9.6%6.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)110,82676,211
Population, Census, April 1, 2010110,82676,227
Persons under 5 years, percent5.0%6.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent18.2%23.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent12.3%14.5%
Female persons, percent50.2%46.8%
White alone, percent83.4%84.8%
Black or African American alone, percent4.7%9.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent2.7%0.9%
Asian alone, percent5.0%1.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent4.2%3.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent6.4%7.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent78.3%79.0%
Veterans, 2014-20185,0719,731
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20187.3%2.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)51,07329,991
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201851.8%67.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$192,800$173,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,499$1,521
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$585$528
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$897$979
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201331.7%13.9%
Building permits, 2018823309
Households, 2014-201846,29427,060
Persons per household, 2014-20182.392.74
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201872.5%79.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201810.1%4.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201894.2%90.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201886.1%80.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201895.5%91.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201850.4%31.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.0%11.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent9.2%6.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201869.7%58.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201867.5%59.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)261,08766,690
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)545,822288,242
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,217,330455,777
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)282,90645,034
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,354,158541,471
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$11,998$6,965
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201820.623.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$55,832$71,184
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$30,315$31,639
Persons in poverty, percent17.0%10.6%
Total employer establishments, 20172,7271,263
Total employment, 201740,46714,737
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,263,480561,658
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.6%4.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20178,4463,945
All firms, 201210,1214,339
Men-owned firms, 20124,9631,961
Women-owned firms, 20123,5301,543
Minority-owned firms, 2012907478
Nonminority-owned firms, 20128,7083,658
Veteran-owned firms, 2012665561
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20128,6783,369
Black-owned firms, percent, 20072.2%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20071.2%1.9%
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%29.7%
Population per square mile, 2010243.1164.7
Land area in square miles, 2010455.87462.83

Source: United States Census Bureau

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