Douglas County vs. Washington County
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Douglas County (NE) Washington County (NE)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 566,880 20,667
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 9.6% 2.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 517,114 20,234
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 517,110 20,234
Persons under 5 years, percent 7.5% 5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent 25.6% 24.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 13.0% 17.8%
Female persons, percent 50.6% 49.9%
White alone, percent 80.3% 97.0%
Black or African American alone, percent 11.4% 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 1.2% 0.4%
Asian alone, percent 4.2% 0.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 2.8% 1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 12.8% 3.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 69.1% 94.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018 29,979 1,631
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 9.6% 1.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 237,306 8,693
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 61.5% 78.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $161,400 $185,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,472 $1,514
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $602 $560
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $906 $700
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 27.4% 13.0%
Building permits, 2018 2,994 87
Households, 2014-2018 215,787 8,125
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.51 2.45
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 82.7% 89.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 14.9% 2.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 89.0% 91.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 82.8% 81.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 90.0% 95.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 38.9% 30.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 7.5% 9.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 10.0% 6.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 70.6% 66.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 66.1% 63.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 1,170,214 16,086
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 5,673,517 67,428
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 10,990,062 1,549,714
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 8,585,975 747,416
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $16,161 $36,906
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 19.4 22.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $61,688 $70,753
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $33,734 $34,178
Persons in poverty, percent 11.6% 6.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017 15,795 604
Total employment, 2017 311,361 6,668
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 15,535,332 299,527
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 0.1% -2.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 38,362 1,644
All firms, 2012 47,310 2,109
Men-owned firms, 2012 24,833 1,260
Women-owned firms, 2012 16,203 476
Minority-owned firms, 2012 7,426 69
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 37,593 1,979
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 4,610 247
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 39,368 1,732
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 4.4% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.5% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.9% 0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.1% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.1% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 26.5% 22.1%
Population per square mile, 2010 1,574.4 51.9
Land area in square miles, 2010 328.46 389.96
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Douglas county (NE) and Washington county (NE) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.