Douglas County vs. Sarpy County

	Douglas County (NE)	Sarpy County (NE)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	566,880	184,459
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	9.6%	16.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	517,114	158,835
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	517,110	158,840
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.5%	7.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent	25.6%	27.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	13.0%	11.8%
Female persons, percent	50.6%	50.0%
White alone, percent	80.3%	88.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	11.4%	4.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.2%	0.7%
Asian alone, percent	4.2%	2.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.8%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	12.8%	9.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	69.1%	80.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	29,979	18,243
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	9.6%	5.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	237,306	69,959
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	61.5%	69.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$161,400	$183,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,472	$1,584
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$602	$627
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$906	$984
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	27.4%	18.9%
Building permits, 2018	2,994	1,242
Households, 2014-2018	215,787	65,045
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.51	2.72
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	82.7%	84.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	14.9%	8.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	89.0%	94.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	82.8%	89.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	90.0%	95.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	38.9%	40.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.5%	6.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	10.0%	6.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	70.6%	72.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	66.1%	68.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,170,214	224,741
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	5,673,517	387,545
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	10,990,062	791,852
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	12,685,127	4,040,170
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	8,585,975	2,926,381
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$16,161	$17,644
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	19.4	20.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$61,688	$79,549
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$33,734	$34,928
Persons in poverty, percent	11.6%	5.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	15,795	3,714
Total employment, 2017	311,361	56,945
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	15,535,332	2,558,204
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.1%	8.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	38,362	10,927
All firms, 2012	47,310	11,541
Men-owned firms, 2012	24,833	5,794
Women-owned firms, 2012	16,203	3,968
Minority-owned firms, 2012	7,426	1,112
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	37,593	9,946
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	4,610	1,663
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	39,368	9,138
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	4.4%	2.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.5%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.9%	3.1%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.1%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.1%	2.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	26.5%	28.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	1,574.4	664.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	328.46	238.99

Source: United States Census Bureau

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