Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $2,581 (1.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $2,085 (1.7%)
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)
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)
Cemeteries: Mount
Auburn Cemetery
(1),
Elk City Cemetery
(2),
Elkhorn Cemetery
(3),
Valley Cemetery
(4)
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)
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)
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)
Post office: Northwest
Post Office Station
(A).
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Unemployment in September 2007:
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)
| Douglas
County: |
5.9% | | Whole
state: |
4.4% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 10,826
- 1990
to 1994: 5,218
- 1985
to 1989: 3,493
- 1980
to 1984: 2,146
- 1975
to 1979: 1,545
- 1970
to 1974: 951
- 1970
to 1974: 468
- 1965
to 1969: 2,771
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Mean travel time to work: 18.6 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 90.2%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 126,352
- One,
attached: 6,253
- Two:
4,397
- 3
or 4: 5,291
- 5
to 9: 10,767
- 10
to 19: 15,783
- 20
or more: 20,784
- Mobile
homes: 2,999
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 46
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 Agriculture
in Douglas County
Average size of farms: 262 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $98441
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $287.63
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 18.04%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 38.21%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $86278
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 80.68%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 16.89%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $79578
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 85.32%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 7.78
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 3.07%
Corn for grain: 36520 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 121 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 32242 harvested acres
Vegetables: 142 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 11 acresDouglas
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.
Most
common industries for males in 2005: |
- Construction
(10%)
- Finance
and insurance (9%)
- Accommodation
and food services (8%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Health
care (5%)
- Administrative
and support and waste management services (5%)
- Educational
services (5%)
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Most
common industries for females in 2005: |
- Health
care (18%)
- Educational
services (13%)
- Finance
and insurance (11%)
- Accommodation
and food services (8%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Administrative
and support and waste management services (4%)
- Social
assistance (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males in 2005: |
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Sales
representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Computer
specialists (4%)
- Laborers
and material movers, hand (4%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (3%)
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Most
common occupations for females in 2005:
|
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (4%)
- Registered
nurses (4%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Information
and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Mexico
(42%)
- India
(5%)
- Vietnam
(4%)
- El
Salvador (3%)
- Germany
(3%)
- China,
excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (3%)
- Guatemala
(3%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Douglas County:
|
- German
(26%)
- Irish
(12%)
- English
(6%)
- Italian
(5%)
- United
States or American (4%)
- Polish
(4%)
- Czech
(3%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 195,032 (82%)
- Carpooled:
24,793 (10%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 3,601 (2%)
- Streetcar
or trolley car: 12 (0%)
- Subway
or elevated: 30 (0%)
- Railroad:
28 (0%)
- Ferryboat:
26 (0%)
- Taxi:
177 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
122 (0%)
- Bicycle:
281 (0%)
- Walked:
4,878 (2%)
- Other
means: 1,302 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 6,517 (3%)
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People
in group quarters in Douglas County, Nebraska
- 3141
people in nursing homes
- 2807
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 1017
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 930
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 828
people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 633
people in state prisons
- 339
people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 295
people in religious group quarters
- 266
people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
- 245
people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 232
people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 204
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 181
people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 167
people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 125
people in other types of correctional institutions
- 95
people in homes for the mentally ill
- 69
people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 69
people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 36
people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
- 26
people in other group homes
- 24
people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
- 22
people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 14
people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 8
people in halfway houses
- 3
people in military ships
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $63,957.
6.57% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,272 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.57% | | Nebraska
average: | 7.03% |
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% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Sarpy County, NE
|
1.50% ($35,347 average AGI) |
| from
Lancaster County, NE
|
0.39% ($34,286) |
| from
Pottawattamie County, IA
|
0.36% ($28,681) |
| from
Dodge County, NE
|
0.13% ($33,594) |
| from
Washington County, NE
|
0.13% ($36,988) |
| from
Cass County, NE
|
0.10% ($40,896) |
| from
Maricopa County, AZ
|
0.09% ($43,238) |
6.49% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($49,500 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.49% | | Nebraska
average: | 7.41% |
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% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Sarpy County, NE
|
1.77% ($45,109 average AGI) |
| to
Pottawattamie County, IA
|
0.35% ($36,509) |
| to
Lancaster County, NE
|
0.25% ($32,181) |
| to
Washington County, NE
|
0.13% ($50,631) |
| to
Maricopa County, AZ
|
0.12% ($76,527) |
| to
Cass County, NE
|
0.10% ($46,610) |
| to
Dodge County, NE
|
0.09% ($28,042) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 16.6
Births
per 1000 population in Douglas County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.7
Deaths
per 1000 population in Douglas County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.8
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Douglas County |
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
Households: 451,867
- In
family households: 370,298 (85,765 male householders, 30,274 female householders)
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
- In
nonfamily households: 81,569 (30,995 male householders (23,552 living alone)), 35,519 female householders (30,696 living alone)), 15,055 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 11,718 (6,593 institutionalized population)
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
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 41,320
| Here: |
85 per 1000 residents | | State: |
75 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 19,130
| Here: |
39 per 1000 residents | | State: | 46
per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +8,691
| Here: |
+18 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+13 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -7,056
| Here: |
-14 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-15 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Douglas County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 67.70 millions of gallons per day (17% from ground, 83% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
|
- 1999
to March 2000: 4,155
- 1995
to 1998: 11,861
- 1990
to 1994: 11,488
- 1980
to 1989: 21,423
- 1970
to 1979: 36,507
- 1960
to 1969: 31,985
- 1950
to 1959: 24,363
- 1940
to 1949: 13,113
- 1939
or earlier: 37,777
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Douglas County, Nebraska: |
- 1
room: 84
- 2
rooms: 550
- 3
rooms: 2,131
- 4
rooms: 6,897
- 5
rooms: 19,786
- 6
rooms: 23,546
- 7
rooms: 23,151
- 8
rooms: 18,692
- 9
or more rooms: 20,362
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Douglas County, Nebraska: |
- 1
room: 3,685
- 2
rooms: 7,662
- 3
rooms: 16,314
- 4
rooms: 16,293
- 5
rooms: 11,628
- 6
rooms: 5,955
- 7
rooms: 2,939
- 8
rooms: 1,401
- 9
or more rooms: 1,118
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Douglas County: |
- no
bedroom: 282
- 1
bedroom: 2,871
- 2
bedrooms: 20,061
- 3
bedrooms: 57,973
- 4
bedrooms: 27,876
- 5
or more bedrooms: 6,136
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Douglas County: |
- no
bedroom: 4,646
- 1
bedroom: 26,351
- 2
bedrooms: 23,433
- 3
bedrooms: 10,023
- 4
bedrooms: 1,937
- 5
or more bedrooms: 605
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Douglas County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 4,700
- 1
vehicle: 30,545
- 2
vehicles: 55,281
- 3
vehicles: 18,015
- 4
vehicles: 4,836
- 5
or more vehicles: 1,822
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Douglas County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 11,265
- 1
vehicle: 35,358
- 2
vehicles: 16,656
- 3
vehicles: 2,892
- 4
vehicles: 476
- 5
or more vehicles: 348
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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.
| Douglas
County: |
53.9% | | State
average: | 55.7% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 279538
- Northeast:
10944
- Midwest:
89746
- South:
28946
- West:
24021
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $87,400 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Utility
gas (91%)
- Electricity
(7%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (1%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (74%)
- Electricity
(23%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (1%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 11,299
| Here: |
20.3% | | Nebraska: |
14.6% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4,884
| Here: |
18.0% | | Nebraska: |
10.8% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 6,996
| Here: |
26.4% | | Nebraska: |
20.0% |
Douglas
County government finances in 2004:
- Bond
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $20,000,000
- Charges
- Solid Waste Management: $12,758,000
All Other: $12,547,000
Hospital Public: $2,895,000
Regular Highways: $650,000
Parks & Recreation: $459,000
- Construction
- Corrections - Other: $25,000,000
- Current
Operations - General - Other: $35,159,000
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
- Interest on Debt: $4,176,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - General: $109,000
- Intergovernmental
to State - Welfare: $2,270,000
General: $532,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,020,000
Public Welfare: $152,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $27,035,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $76,215,000
- Long
Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $10,000,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $81,280,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $26,535,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $500,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $4,935,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $10,190,000
Interest Earnings: $2,769,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $30,900,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $29,635,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $13,770,000
Highways: $10,194,000
General Support: $2,929,000
Public Welfare: $1,869,000
All Other: $1,400,000
- Tax
- Property: $76,985,000
NEC: $7,541,000
Other Selective Sales: $3,500,000
Public Utilities: $2,300,000
Motor Vehicle License: $2,090,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $84,859,000
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