Lancaster County vs. Johnson County

	Lancaster County (NE)	Johnson County (NE)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	317,272	5,134
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	11.2%	-1.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	285,407	5,217
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	285,407	5,217
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.3%	4.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.9%	18.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	13.9%	18.8%
Female persons, percent	49.8%	41.2%
White alone, percent	86.9%	89.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	4.2%	6.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.0%	1.6%
Asian alone, percent	4.8%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.0%
Two or More Races, percent	2.9%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	7.2%	10.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	80.8%	80.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018	15,395	331
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	7.7%	3.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	133,479	2,172
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	60.0%	75.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$167,900	$83,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,378	$1,033
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$533	$422
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$822	$658
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	29.6%	7.6%
Households, 2014-2018	122,646	1,820
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.42	2.27
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	78.6%	87.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	11.2%	9.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	92.3%	80.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	86.0%	71.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	93.5%	86.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	38.8%	16.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.3%	9.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	8.4%	10.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	71.4%	49.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	68.4%	57.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	598,262	1,971
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	2,364,812	22,305
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	4,322,640	44,756
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$14,733	$8,707
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	19.1	21.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$58,009	$52,794
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$30,929	$23,652
Persons in poverty, percent	12.4%	13.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017	8,568	111
Total employment, 2017	139,012	903
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	5,897,682	30,086
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.0%	4.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	21,797	308
All firms, 2012	25,691	453
Men-owned firms, 2012	13,181	211
Women-owned firms, 2012	8,943	126
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	22,447	435
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	2,557	102
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	21,671	315
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.6%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.4%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	27.5%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	340.8	13.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	837.55	376.05

Source: United States Census Bureau

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