Douglas County, Nebraska

8 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 585,461
Median household income: $79,081
Median home value: $245,800

Home to 585,461 residents, Douglas County is one of Nebraska's counties. 8 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $79,081 is above the Nebraska median ($74,985).

Between 2019 and 2023, Douglas County's population grew 4.4% from 560,617 to 585,461, while its median household income rose 22.4% from $64,629 to $79,081.

42.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 61.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 585,461
Median age: 35.5 yrs
Median household income: $79,081
Median home value: $245,800
Median gross rent: $1,162
Housing units: 248,692
Homeownership rate: 61.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 42.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

560,617585,461

Median household income

$64,629$79,081

Median home value

$169,800$245,800

Median gross rent

$934$1,162

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	560,617	$64,629	$169,800	$934
2020	565,739	$66,600	$180,000	$960
2021	578,771	$70,683	$192,800	$1,011
2022	582,638	$76,083	$227,400	$1,109
2023	585,461	$79,081	$245,800	$1,162

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.0%

5 to 1718.5%

18 to 249.0%

25 to 3414.8%

35 to 4414.1%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6411.4%

65 to 748.6%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	40,820	7.0%
5 to 17	108,396	18.5%
18 to 24	52,781	9.0%
25 to 34	86,846	14.8%
35 to 44	82,468	14.1%
45 to 54	66,915	11.4%
55 to 64	66,718	11.4%
65 to 74	50,073	8.6%
75 and over	30,444	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	390,024	66.6%
Black or African American	60,395	10.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,425	0.2%
Asian	24,443	4.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	206	0.0%
Some other race	1,877	0.3%
Two or more races	24,404	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	82,687	14.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.5%

High school graduate20.3%

Some college or associate's28.9%

Bachelor's degree26.6%

Graduate or professional degree15.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	32,668	8.5%
High school graduate	77,828	20.3%
Some college or associate's	111,006	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	101,823	26.6%
Graduate or professional degree	60,139	15.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone73.4%

Carpooled8.4%

Public transit1.0%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home14.3%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	221,795	73.4%
Carpooled	25,325	8.4%
Public transit	2,921	1.0%
Walked	4,695	1.6%
Bicycle	562	0.2%
Worked from home	43,231	14.3%
Other means	3,630	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	79,975	30.9%
15 to 29 min	129,942	50.2%
30 to 44 min	34,892	13.5%
45 to 59 min	6,622	2.6%
60+ min	7,497	2.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.44
Poverty rate: 11.2% (64,580 of 574,217)

	Count	Share
Family households	142,689	60.7%
Nonfamily households	92,391	39.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	235,080	94.5%
Vacant	13,612	5.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	145,152	61.7%
Renter-occupied	89,928	38.3%

1-unit, detached66.1%

1-unit, attached4.0%

2 to 4 units3.3%

5 to 19 units13.4%

20 or more units12.3%

Mobile home & other1.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	164,395	66.1%
1-unit, attached	9,852	4.0%
2 to 4 units	8,243	3.3%
5 to 19 units	33,266	13.4%
20 or more units	30,548	12.3%
Mobile home & other	2,388	1.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 31055
State: Nebraska
Land area: 327 sq mi
Water area: 13 sq mi
Center point: 41.2971, -96.1541