Washington County vs. Douglas County

Washington County (NE)Douglas County (NE)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)20,667566,880
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)2.1%9.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)20,234517,114
Population, Census, April 1, 201020,234517,110
Persons under 5 years, percent5.9%7.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent24.3%25.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent17.8%13.0%
Female persons, percent49.9%50.6%
White alone, percent97.0%80.3%
Black or African American alone, percent0.8%11.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.4%1.2%
Asian alone, percent0.4%4.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.3%2.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent3.1%12.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent94.3%69.1%
Veterans, 2014-20181,63129,979
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20181.2%9.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)8,693237,306
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201878.7%61.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$185,800$161,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,514$1,472
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$560$602
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$700$906
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201313.0%27.4%
Building permits, 2018872,994
Households, 2014-20188,125215,787
Persons per household, 2014-20182.452.51
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201889.5%82.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20182.5%14.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201891.8%89.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201881.6%82.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201895.7%90.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201830.3%38.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.8%7.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent6.2%10.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201866.8%70.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201863.0%66.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)16,0861,170,214
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)67,4285,673,517
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,549,71410,990,062
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)747,4168,585,975
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$36,906$16,161
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201822.019.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$70,753$61,688
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$34,178$33,734
Persons in poverty, percent6.9%11.6%
Total employer establishments, 201760415,795
Total employment, 20176,668311,361
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)299,52715,535,332
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-2.0%0.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20171,64438,362
All firms, 20122,10947,310
Men-owned firms, 20121,26024,833
Women-owned firms, 201247616,203
Minority-owned firms, 2012697,426
Nonminority-owned firms, 20121,97937,593
Veteran-owned firms, 20122474,610
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20121,73239,368
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%4.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%2.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200722.1%26.5%
Population per square mile, 201051.91,574.4
Land area in square miles, 2010389.96328.46

Source: United States Census Bureau

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