Douglas County vs. Washington County

Douglas County (NE)Washington County (NE)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)566,88020,667
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)9.6%2.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)517,11420,234
Population, Census, April 1, 2010517,11020,234
Persons under 5 years, percent7.5%5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent25.6%24.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent13.0%17.8%
Female persons, percent50.6%49.9%
White alone, percent80.3%97.0%
Black or African American alone, percent11.4%0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.2%0.4%
Asian alone, percent4.2%0.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.8%1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent12.8%3.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent69.1%94.3%
Veterans, 2014-201829,9791,631
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20189.6%1.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)237,3068,693
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201861.5%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, 2009-201327.4%13.0%
Building permits, 20182,99487
Households, 2014-2018215,7878,125
Persons per household, 2014-20182.512.45
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201882.7%89.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201814.9%2.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201889.0%91.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201882.8%81.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201890.0%95.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201838.9%30.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20187.5%9.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent10.0%6.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201870.6%66.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201866.1%63.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,170,21416,086
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)5,673,51767,428
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)10,990,0621,549,714
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)8,585,975747,416
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$16,161$36,906
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201819.422.0
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, percent11.6%6.9%
Total employer establishments, 201715,795604
Total employment, 2017311,3616,668
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)15,535,332299,527
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.1%-2.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201738,3621,644
All firms, 201247,3102,109
Men-owned firms, 201224,8331,260
Women-owned firms, 201216,203476
Minority-owned firms, 20127,42669
Nonminority-owned firms, 201237,5931,979
Veteran-owned firms, 20124,610247
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201239,3681,732
Black-owned firms, percent, 20074.4%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.5%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.9%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.1%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20072.1%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200726.5%22.1%
Population per square mile, 20101,574.451.9
Land area in square miles, 2010328.46389.96

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.