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Douglas County, Nebraska business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...
Races in Douglas County, Nebraska:
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Health of residents in Douglas County based on 3350 CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2002 to 2004: General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.7. This is better than average. 78.3% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average. 36.5% of residents had a sunburn in the past 12 months. This is about average. 47.2% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average. 60.2% of residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is more than average. 78.8% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is more than average. Average weight of males is 193 pounds. This is about average. Average weight of females is 157 pounds. This is about average. 28.1% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is less than average.
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 58.4% Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 40.3%
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.
2005 air pollution in Douglas County:
Carbon Monoxide: 3 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average. Ozone (1-hour): 0.079 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Below U.S. average. Ozone (8-hour): 0.070 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual: 48 µg/m3. Significanly above U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM10) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m3): 123 µg/m3. Near U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3): 11.1 µg/m3. Near U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m3): 30 µg/m3. Near U.S. average. Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.003 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average. Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.049 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Neighboring counties: Dodge County , Sarpy County , Pottawattamie County, Iowa , Saunders County , Washington County .
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Douglas County: Two Rivers Farm (A), Twin Brooks Camp (B), The Pines Country Club (C), The Champions Club (D), Oak Grove Campground (E), Sunset Speedway (F), Glenn Cunningham Lake Campground (G), Goldenrod Campground (H), Indian Creek Golf Course (I), Circle R Camp (J), Cottonwood Campground (K), Pacific Springs Golf Course (L), Skyline Woods Country Club (M), Shadow Ridge Country Club (N), Riverside Campground (O), Eagle Run Golf Course (P), Fawn Meadows Campground (Q), Mercer (R), Eagle Run West Dental Group Building (S), Midwest Urology Associates PC Center (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Douglas County include: Candlewood Community Church (A), Church of Christ (B), Community Covenant Church (C), Covenant Presbyterian Church (D), Our Saviours Baptist Church (E), Abiding Savior Lutheran Church (F), United Brethren Church (G), Two Rivers Church (H), Good Shepherd Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Mount Auburn Cemetery (1), Elk City Cemetery (2), Elkhorn Cemetery (3), Valley Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Kings Lake (A), Timber Lodge Lake (B), Riverside Lakes (C), Trout Lake (D), Clagus, Lake (E), Taormina, Lake (F), Lonergan Reservoir (G), Papillion Creek Reservoir D-45 (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Rawhide Creek (A), Butter Flat Creek (B), Ponca Creek (C), Boxelder Creek (D), Big Slough (E), North Branch West Papillion Creek (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Douglas County include: Shipley Cemetery Historical Marker (1), Two Rivers State Recreation Area (2), Fort Atkinson Historical Marker (3), Walnut Grove Park (4), Bay Meadows Park (5), Englewood Park (6), Neale Woods Nature Center (7), Oto Indians Historical Marker (8), Boettger Farm Historical Marker (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Northwest Post Office Station (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Notable locations in Douglas County: Two Rivers Farm (A), Twin Brooks Camp (B), The Pines Country Club (C), The Champions Club (D), Oak Grove Campground (E), Sunset Speedway (F), Glenn Cunningham Lake Campground (G), Goldenrod Campground (H), Indian Creek Golf Course (I), Circle R Camp (J), Cottonwood Campground (K), Pacific Springs Golf Course (L), Skyline Woods Country Club (M), Shadow Ridge Country Club (N), Riverside Campground (O), Eagle Run Golf Course (P), Fawn Meadows Campground (Q), Mercer (R), Eagle Run West Dental Group Building (S), Midwest Urology Associates PC Center (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Douglas County include: Candlewood Community Church (A), Church of Christ (B), Community Covenant Church (C), Covenant Presbyterian Church (D), Our Saviours Baptist Church (E), Abiding Savior Lutheran Church (F), United Brethren Church (G), Two Rivers Church (H), Good Shepherd Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Mount Auburn Cemetery (1), Elk City Cemetery (2), Elkhorn Cemetery (3), Valley Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Kings Lake (A), Timber Lodge Lake (B), Riverside Lakes (C), Trout Lake (D), Clagus, Lake (E), Taormina, Lake (F), Lonergan Reservoir (G), Papillion Creek Reservoir D-45 (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Rawhide Creek (A), Butter Flat Creek (B), Ponca Creek (C), Boxelder Creek (D), Big Slough (E), North Branch West Papillion Creek (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Douglas County include: Shipley Cemetery Historical Marker (1), Two Rivers State Recreation Area (2), Fort Atkinson Historical Marker (3), Walnut Grove Park (4), Bay Meadows Park (5), Englewood Park (6), Neale Woods Nature Center (7), Oto Indians Historical Marker (8), Boettger Farm Historical Marker (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Northwest Post Office Station (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Current college students: 33,759 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.3% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 30.6%
Number of foreign born residents: 27,418 (31% naturalized citizens)
Mean travel time to work: 18.6 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 90.2%
Housing units in structures:
Housing units in Douglas County with a mortgage: 78,379 (10,512 second mortgage, 10,038 home equity loan, 403 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 27,758
Douglas County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Nebraska state average. It is 3.9 times above overall U.S. average. Tornadoes in this county have caused 5 fatalities and 161 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004. On 5/6/1975, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 3 people and injured 133 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Means of transportation to work
6.57% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,272 average adjusted gross income)
0.13% of residents moved from foreign countries ($376 average AGI)Douglas County: 0.13%Nebraska average: 0.13% 3.05% relocated from other counties in Nebraska ($16,294 average AGI) 3.38% relocated from other states ($23,602 average AGI)Douglas County: 3.38%Nebraska average: 2.84%
6.49% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($49,500 average adjusted gross income)
0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($434 average AGI)Douglas County: 0.05%Nebraska average: 0.06% 2.72% relocated to other counties in Nebraska ($17,746 average AGI) 3.72% relocated to other states ($31,320 average AGI)Douglas County: 3.72%Nebraska average: 3.31%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.1 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 16.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.0 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.4 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.8
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 60,442 (51,455 aged, 8,987 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Household type by relationship
87,650 spouses, 140,196 children (130,425 natural, 4,117 adopted, 5,654 stepchildren), 5,915 grandchildren, 4,695 brothers or sisters, 2,014 parents, 4,983 other relatives, 8,806 non-relatives
Size of family households: 47,442 2-persons, 26,373 3-persons, 23,775 4-persons, 11,723 5-persons, 4,412 6-persons, 2,314 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 54,248 1-person, 10,256 2-persons, 1,584 3-persons, 312 4-persons, 30 5-persons, 60 6-persons, 24 7-or-more-persons.
82,169 married couples with children. 30,153 single-parent households (5,081 men, 25,072 women).
90.5% of residents of Douglas County speak English at home. 5.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (45% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all). 2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all). 0.5% of residents speak other language at home (63% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
In fiscal year 2004: Federal Government expenditure: $2,818,339,000 ($5846 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
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 67.70 millions of gallons per day (17% from ground, 83% from surface)
54% of Douglas County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 34% lived in Nebraska.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $87,400
All Other: $12,547,000
Hospital Public: $2,895,000
Regular Highways: $650,000
Parks & Recreation: $459,000
Own Hospitals: $33,264,000
Corrections - Other: $26,203,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $18,701,000
Police Protection: $16,656,000
Regular Highways: $11,958,000
Solid Waste Management: $10,878,000
Health Services - Other: $10,744,000
Financial Administration: $10,065,000
General Public Buildings: $7,312,000
Welfare - Other: $6,597,000
Central Staff Services: $1,501,000
Libraries: $1,436,000
Parks & Recreation: $663,000
General: $532,000
Public Welfare: $152,000
Interest Earnings: $2,769,000
Highways: $10,194,000
General Support: $2,929,000
Public Welfare: $1,869,000
All Other: $1,400,000
NEC: $7,541,000
Other Selective Sales: $3,500,000
Public Utilities: $2,300,000
Motor Vehicle License: $2,090,000
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