Douglas County, Nebraska

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Douglas County, Nebraska is among the highest in the country for total population (116th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for population per square mile (89th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Douglas County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States	Rank
Total Population	590,736	1,978,707	334,922,499	116th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$80,391	$76,475	$80,734	571st of 3,221
Median Age	35.6	37.2	38.9	2920th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	42.1%	34.6%	35.7%	220th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$266,100	$238,600	$332,700	807th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,201	$1,072	$1,413	535th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	11.8%	10.6%	12.5%	1996th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.8%	3.0%	5.2%	2047th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1,809.0	25.8	n/a	89th of 3,222
Foreign Born	10.6%	8.0%	14.1%	350th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.1	n/a	n/a	735th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	61.5%	66.5%	65.2%	2941st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	20.0	19.2	26.4	2543rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	16.1%	11.0%	15.1%	328th of 3,222
Uninsured	9.0%	n/a	n/a	1896th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	44.2%	48.8%	46.9%	2485th of 3,222
Broadband Access	90.3%	n/a	n/a	335th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Douglas County, Nebraska

Statistic	Douglas County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	65.8%	75.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	14.5%	12.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	10.2%	4.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	4.4%	2.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.5%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	53.2	41.3	61.4

Age in Douglas County, Nebraska

Statistic	Douglas County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Median Age	35.6	37.2	38.9
Under 18 %	25.3%	24.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.1%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	14.7%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.2%	13.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	22.5%	23.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	14.1%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Douglas County, Nebraska

Statistic	Douglas County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Households	238,430	797,847	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	60.1%	62.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	30.9%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	15.9%	13.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	32.9%	30.7%	28.7%
Never Married	35.8%	31.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Douglas County, Nebraska

Statistic	Douglas County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Per Capita Income	$46,334	$41,751	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	13.7%	13.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.6%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.2%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	12.5%	9.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	11.8%	10.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	25.9%	26.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	9.5%	8.2%	n/a

Housing in Douglas County, Nebraska

Statistic	Douglas County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Housing Units	251,553	863,444	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	65.6%	71.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	26.2%	17.4%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	5.2%	7.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,977.0	1,975.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	38.5%	33.5%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.8%	27.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$4,507	$3,549	n/a

Education in Douglas County, Nebraska

Statistic	Douglas County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Less than High School	8.6%	7.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	20.4%	25.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	28.9%	32.6%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	26.2%	22.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	15.9%	12.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Douglas County, Nebraska

Statistic	Douglas County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Labour Force Participation	70.2%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	71.6%	76.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.8%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.5%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	31.1%	41.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	2.9%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.8%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Douglas County, Nebraska

Statistic	Douglas County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Born in State of Residence	59.4%	64.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	4.0%	3.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	6.5%	4.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	83.5%	87.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	10.2%	8.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	12.8%	9.5%	16.7%

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