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People QuickFacts |
Douglas County |
Kansas |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
114,748 | 2,802,134 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
14.8% | 4.2% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
99,962 | 2,688,816 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2007 |
5.5% | 7.1% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2007 |
19.0% | 25.1% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2007 |
8.8% | 13.0% |
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Female persons, percent, 2007 |
50.0% | 50.4% |
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White persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
87.0% | 88.9% |
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Black persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
4.3% | 6.1% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
2.3% | 1.0% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
3.9% | 2.2% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2007 |
2.5% | 1.8% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2007 (b) |
3.8% | 8.8% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2007 |
83.7% | 80.7% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
37.0% | 52.4% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
5.2% | 5.0% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
8.5% | 8.7% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
92.4% | 86.0% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
42.7% | 25.8% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
12,242 | 429,687 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
19.4 | 19.0 |
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Housing units, 2007 |
46,488 | 1,219,439 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
51.9% | 69.2% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
33.6% | 17.5% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$117,800 | $83,500 |
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Households, 2000 |
38,486 | 1,037,891 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.37 | 2.51 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$44,580 | $47,341 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$19,952 | $20,506 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
15.4% | 11.2% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Douglas County |
Kansas |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2006 |
2,796 | 76,4461 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2006 |
37,893 | 1,142,6801 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 |
1.1% | 1.2%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2006 |
7,047 | 178,694 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
8,578 | 219,378 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
S | 2.0% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.8% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
2.6% | 1.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
S | 1.9% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
25.5% | 27.2% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
925,813 | 50,897,796 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
346,393 | 44,117,100 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
877,880 | 26,505,396 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$8,647 | $9,770 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
157,035 | 3,196,947 |
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Building permits, 2007 |
456 | 11,473 |
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Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) |
519,069 | 22,736,6901 |
