Washington County vs. Pottawattamie County
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Washington County (NE) Pottawattamie County (IA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 20,667 93,533
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 2.1% 0.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 20,234 93,149
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 20,234 93,158
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.9% 6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent 24.3% 23.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 17.8% 17.5%
Female persons, percent 49.9% 50.8%
White alone, percent 97.0% 94.5%
Black or African American alone, percent 0.8% 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.4% 0.8%
Asian alone, percent 0.4% 0.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 1.3% 1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 3.1% 7.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 94.3% 87.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018 1,631 6,953
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 1.2% 4.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 8,693 40,020
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 78.7% 68.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $185,800 $136,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,514 $1,247
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $560 $491
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $700 $826
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 13.0% 18.7%
Building permits, 2018 87 180
Households, 2014-2018 8,125 36,881
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.45 2.47
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 89.5% 86.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 2.5% 6.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 91.8% 86.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 81.6% 76.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 95.7% 89.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 30.3% 21.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 9.8% 10.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 6.2% 5.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 66.8% 66.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 63.0% 62.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 16,086 412,811
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 67,428 509,551
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 1,549,714 3,929,165
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 747,416 1,757,552
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $36,906 $18,916
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 22.0 20.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $70,753 $57,467
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $34,178 $29,729
Persons in poverty, percent 6.9% 11.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017 604 1,980
Total employment, 2017 6,668 31,591
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 299,527 1,152,696
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 -2.0% -0.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 1,644 5,106
All firms, 2012 2,109 6,958
Men-owned firms, 2012 1,260 3,789
Women-owned firms, 2012 476 2,174
Minority-owned firms, 2012 69 344
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 1,979 6,298
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 247 713
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 1,732 5,730
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 1.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 22.1% 24.1%
Population per square mile, 2010 51.9 98.0
Land area in square miles, 2010 389.96 950.28
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Washington county (NE) and Pottawattamie county (IA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.