Washington County vs. Pottawattamie County

Washington County (NE)Pottawattamie County (IA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)20,66793,533
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)2.1%0.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)20,23493,149
Population, Census, April 1, 201020,23493,158
Persons under 5 years, percent5.9%6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent24.3%23.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent17.8%17.5%
Female persons, percent49.9%50.8%
White alone, percent97.0%94.5%
Black or African American alone, percent0.8%1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.4%0.8%
Asian alone, percent0.4%0.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.3%1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent3.1%7.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent94.3%87.5%
Veterans, 2014-20181,6316,953
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20181.2%4.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)8,69340,020
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201878.7%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, 2009-201313.0%18.7%
Building permits, 201887180
Households, 2014-20188,12536,881
Persons per household, 2014-20182.452.47
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201889.5%86.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20182.5%6.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201891.8%86.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201881.6%76.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201895.7%89.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201830.3%21.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.8%10.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent6.2%5.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201866.8%66.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201863.0%62.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)16,086412,811
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)67,428509,551
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,549,7143,929,165
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)747,4161,757,552
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$36,906$18,916
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201822.020.5
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, percent6.9%11.8%
Total employer establishments, 20176041,980
Total employment, 20176,66831,591
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)299,5271,152,696
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-2.0%-0.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20171,6445,106
All firms, 20122,1096,958
Men-owned firms, 20121,2603,789
Women-owned firms, 20124762,174
Minority-owned firms, 201269344
Nonminority-owned firms, 20121,9796,298
Veteran-owned firms, 2012247713
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20121,7325,730
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200722.1%24.1%
Population per square mile, 201051.998.0
Land area in square miles, 2010389.96950.28

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.