People QuickFacts Douglas County Nebraska Population, 2012 estimate 531,265 1,855,525 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 517,110 1,826,341 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 2.7% 1.6% Population, 2010 517,110 1,826,341 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 7.7% 7.1% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 26.1% 25.0% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 10.7% 13.6% Female persons, percent, 2011 50.8% 50.3%  White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 81.9% 90.1% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 11.7% 4.7% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 1.1% 1.3% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 2.8% 1.9% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.1% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 2.4% 1.8% Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 11.5% 9.5% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 71.9% 81.8%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 81.5% 82.9% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 8.3% 6.0% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 12.8% 9.9% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 89.9% 90.3% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 35.7% 27.8% Veterans, 2007-2011 35,842 148,078 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 18.5 18.0  Housing units, 2011 221,663 801,185 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 64.1% 68.3% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 27.4% 19.5% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $142,400 $125,400 Households, 2007-2011 199,576 715,703 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.51 2.46 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $28,910 $26,113 Median household income, 2007-2011 $52,929 $50,695 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 13.3% 12.0%     Business QuickFacts Douglas County Nebraska Private nonfarm establishments, 2011 14,761 51,553 Private nonfarm employment, 2011 302,633 797,681 Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2010-2011 -2.5% 3.7% Nonemployer establishments, 2010 33,102 123,900  Total number of firms, 2007 43,302 159,665 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 4.4% 1.8% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.5% 0.4% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.9% 1.4% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.1% 0.0% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.1% 1.9% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 26.5% 25.7%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 10,012,827 40,157,999 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 6,079,790 24,019,868 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 8,109,038 26,486,612 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $16,306 $14,965 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 1,118,911 2,685,580 Building permits, 2012 2,009 6,116     Geography QuickFacts Douglas County Nebraska Land area in square miles, 2010 328.46 76,824.17 Persons per square mile, 2010 1,574.4 23.8 FIPS Code 055 31 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metro Area   (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts