Douglas County, Nebraska (NE)

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• • 391,33366.9%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 79,01713.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 59,59110.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 26,3564.5%Two or more races
  • 23,2314.0%Asian alone
  • 3,8490.7%Some other race alone
  • 1,5420.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 890.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $276,554

Here:	$276,554
State:	$214,997

Townhouses or other attached units: $191,238

Here:	$191,238
State:	$198,375

In 2-unit structures: $190,822

Here:	$190,822
State:	$203,696

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $100,661

Here:	$100,661
State:	$153,698

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $319,464

Here:	$319,464
State:	$185,529

Mobile homes: $33,829

Here:	$33,829
State:	$54,953

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 28
• Robberies: 6
• Assaults: 58
• Burglaries: 144
• Thefts: 459
• Auto thefts: 72

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 20
• Robberies: 8
• Assaults: 49
• Burglaries: 88
• Thefts: 338
• Auto thefts: 81

Health of residents in Douglas County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:

Health of residents in Douglas County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $3,917 (1.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $3,820 (1.8%)

Area name: Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Douglas County is $531 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $662 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $884 a month.

Cities in this county include: Omaha, Ralston, Elkhorn, Valley, Bennington, Boys Town, Waterloo, King Lake, Venice.

2019 air pollution in Douglas County:

Carbon Monoxide: 0.196 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.028 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 15.2 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 8.2 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.000 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Current college students: 33,759
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 92.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 40.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 56,861 (41.3% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 25,9022010 or later
• 14,0732000 to 2009
• 8,5861990 to 1999
• 5,6391980 to 1989
• 2,4961970 to 1979
• 3,239Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 90.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 164,922
• One, attached: 9,748
• Two: 3,501
• 3 or 4: 4,721
• 5 to 9: 14,839
• 10 to 19: 18,149
• 20 to 49: 12,612
• 50 or more: 18,028
• Mobile homes: 1,823
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 29

Housing units in Douglas County with a mortgage: 103,609 (11,758 second mortgage, 350 home equity loan, 9,574 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,572

Religion statistics for Douglas County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Douglas County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Nebraska Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4521, Natural disaster type: Other
• Nebraska Severe Winter Storm, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: March 9, 2019 - April 1, 2019, FEMA Id: 4420, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood, Wind
• Nebraska Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Straight-line Winds, Incident Period: June 12, 2017 - June 17, 2017, FEMA Id: 4325, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Wind
• Nebraska Flooding, Incident Period: June 17, 2011 to August 01, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3323: June 18, 2011, FEMA Id: 3323, Natural disaster type: Flood
• Nebraska Flooding, Incident Period: May 24, 2011 to August 01, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4013: August 12, 2011, FEMA Id: 4013, Natural disaster type: Flood
• Nebraska Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: June 01, 2010 to August 29, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1924: July 15, 2010, FEMA Id: 1924, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Nebraska Severe Winter Storms and Snowstorm, Incident Period: December 22, 2009 to January 08, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1878: February 25, 2010, FEMA Id: 1878, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
• Nebraska Severe Storms, Straight-line winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 27, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1779: July 18, 2008, FEMA Id: 1779, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Wind
• Nebraska Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 22, 2008 to June 24, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1770: June 20, 2008, FEMA Id: 1770, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Nebraska Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3245: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3245, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• 11 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

5.76% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($64,969 average adjusted gross income)

0.02% of residents moved from foreign countries ($284 average AGI)

Douglas County:	0.02%
Nebraska average:	0.02%

2.59% relocated from other counties in Nebraska ($23,758 average AGI)
3.15% relocated from other states ($40,927 average AGI)

Douglas County:	3.15%
Nebraska average:	2.58%

from Sarpy County, NE	1.41% ($54,352 average AGI)
from Lancaster County, NE	0.38% ($45,876)
from Pottawattamie County, IA	0.31% ($42,713)
from Dodge County, NE	0.10% ($51,646)
from Washington County, NE	0.10% ($63,868)
from Maricopa County, AZ	0.08% ($123,057)
from Cass County, NE	0.07% ($52,667)

6.46% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($69,762 average adjusted gross income)

0.02% of residents moved to foreign countries ($206 average AGI)

Douglas County:	0.02%
Nebraska average:	0.02%

2.75% relocated to other counties in Nebraska ($25,783 average AGI)
3.70% relocated to other states ($43,774 average AGI)

Douglas County:	3.70%
Nebraska average:	2.86%

to Sarpy County, NE	1.76% ($62,622 average AGI)
to Pottawattamie County, IA	0.33% ($49,222)
to Lancaster County, NE	0.30% ($44,331)
to Maricopa County, AZ	0.13% ($99,722)
to Washington County, NE	0.12% ($86,809)
to Dodge County, NE	0.09% ($48,297)
to Cass County, NE	0.08% ($73,041)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 17.0
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 15.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 7.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 7.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2009: 6.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2010 to 2018: 5.9

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Douglas County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 115,452 (33,795 living alone), Female householders: 120,654 (43,192 living alone)

• 105,606 spouses (104,689 opposite-sex spouses), 15,361 unmarried partners, (14,418 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 172,797 children (162,438 natural, 3,443 adopted, 6,916 stepchildren), 8,718 grandchildren, 6,794 brothers or sisters, 5,285 parents, 631 foster children, 4,679 other relatives, 16,918 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 12,113

Size of family households: 59,973 2-persons, 29,520 3-persons, 28,404 4-persons, 15,189 5-persons, 5,262 6-persons, 3,879 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 76,987 1-person, 13,662 2-persons, 2,123 3-persons, 856 4-persons, 202 5-persons, 49 7-or-more-persons.

96,921 married couples with children.
38,095 single-parent households (7,079 men, 31,016 women).

85.0% of residents of Douglas speak English at home.
9.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (53% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
2.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (46% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 14% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other language at home (64% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $2,818,339,000 ($5,846 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $228,031,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $1,093,392,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $495,479,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $13,127,000
Federal grants: $634,695,000
Federal procurement contracts: $208,732,000 ($45,624,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $372,913,000 ($88,621,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $17,356,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $392,192,000
Federal Government insurance: $225,533,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-14 per 1000 residents
State:	-15 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 67.70 millions of gallons per day (17% from ground, 83% from surface)

• Year house built in Douglas County, Nebraska
• 1,9622020 or later
• 26,7942010 to 2019
• 32,4262000 to 2009
• 25,3451990 to 1999
• 23,8401980 to 1989
• 34,2171970 to 1979
• 30,8921960 to 1969
• 23,9431950 to 1959
• 10,5121940 to 1949
• 38,4411939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Douglas County, Nebraska

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Douglas County, Nebraska
• 3151 room
• 3882 rooms
• 1,8523 rooms
• 10,6634 rooms
• 17,3565 rooms
• 26,4996 rooms
• 25,7587 rooms
• 22,5778 rooms
• 42,2599+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Douglas County, Nebraska
• 5,6751 room
• 9,3902 rooms
• 19,4063 rooms
• 19,2114 rooms
• 14,0645 rooms
• 9,4396 rooms
• 5,2887 rooms
• 2,8378 rooms
• 3,1299+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Douglas County, Nebraska

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Douglas County, Nebraska
• 471no bedroom
• 2,2841 bedroom
• 22,7072 bedrooms
• 69,1553 bedrooms
• 40,4934 bedrooms
• 12,5575+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Douglas County, Nebraska
• 6,565no bedroom
• 30,5121 bedroom
• 30,0762 bedrooms
• 16,2773 bedrooms
• 4,4094 bedrooms
• 6005+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Douglas County, Nebraska in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Douglas County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 3,042no vehicle
• 37,5591 vehicle
• 69,4112 vehicles
• 26,4663 vehicles
• 8,7614 vehicles
• 2,4285+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Douglas County in renter-occupied apartments
• 12,063no vehicle
• 46,6871 vehicle
• 22,6742 vehicles
• 5,0683 vehicles
• 1,7814 vehicles
• 1665+ vehicles

84.9% of Douglas County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 46% lived in Nebraska.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 350,873
• Other state: 171,759
• Northeast: 14,303
• Midwest: 88,537
• South: 34,615
• West: 34,304

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 7,555
• Number of aged recipients: 541
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 7,014
• Number of recipients under 18: 1,253
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 5,171
• Number of recipients older than 64: 1,131
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 2,827
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 3,411

Douglas County on our top lists:

• #32 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest average weight of females"
• #37 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #41 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
• #41 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
• #49 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #61 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"
• #68 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic congregations"
• #70 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
• #71 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant adherents"
• #71 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
• #74 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant adherents"
• #74 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
• #83 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest carbon monoxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
• #87 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
• #88 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant congregations"
• #91 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that drank alcohol in the past 30 days"
• #94 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #96 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Sulfur Oxides Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #98 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the best general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"
• #98 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"