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Douglas County in figures

A profile of Douglas County from official statistics: 27 figures in 6 sections, each with its period, its change from a year earlier, its rank among similar places where a ranking exists, and its source.

Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

People

Population in Douglas County was 606,460 in 2025, up 0.9% from 2024, and the highest of 93 counties in Nebraska.

Population606,4602025Up 0.9% from 2024The highest of 93 counties in Nebraska
Median age35.6 years2024Up 0.1 years from 2023Tied for the 7th lowest of 93 counties in Nebraska
Population aged 65 and over15.4%2025Up 0.4 percentage points from 2024The 4th lowest of 93 counties in Nebraska
Foreign-born population share10.6%2024Up 0.3 percentage points from 2023
Population density717.1 inhabitants per km²2025Up 0.9% from 2024
Net domestic migration, July to June-3802025, estimatedCompared with -1,054 in 2024
585K590K595K600K605K610K2020202120222023202420252020: 585,428 persons2021: 585,604 persons2022: 587,963 persons2023: 593,496 persons2024: 600,903 persons2025: 606,460 persons
Population, 2020 to 2025. persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program).

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km²; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Population and demography statistics and rankings

Work and income

Unemployment rate in Douglas County was 3% (provisional) in August 2026, down 0.1 percentage points from August 2025, and tied for the 18th highest of 93 counties in Nebraska.

Unemployment rate3%August 2026, provisionalDown 0.1 percentage points from August 2025Tied for the 18th highest of 93 counties in Nebraska
Median household income$80,3912024Up 1.7% from 2023The 10th highest of 93 counties in Nebraska
Per capita personal income$85,8422024Up 3.1% from 2023The 5th highest of 93 counties in Nebraska
Poverty rate (US official measure)11.8%2024Up 0.3 percentage points from 2023
Gini index48.52024Up 0.2 points from 2023
22.533.542021-072022-042023-012023-102024-072025-042026-082021-07: 3.3 %2021-08: 2.9 %2021-09: 2.6 %2021-10: 2.5 %2021-11: 2.1 %2021-12: 2.2 %2022-01: 2.8 %2022-02: 2.7 %2022-03: 2.4 %2022-04: 2.2 %2022-05: 2.2 %2022-06: 2.7 %2022-07: 2.7 %2022-08: 2.5 %2022-09: 2.3 %2022-10: 2.4 %2022-11: 2.3 %2022-12: 2.4 %2023-01: 2.6 %2023-02: 2.8 %2023-03: 2.5 %2023-04: 2.3 %2023-05: 2.5 %2023-06: 2.7 %2023-07: 2.6 %2023-08: 2.5 %2023-09: 2.5 %2023-10: 2.8 %2023-11: 2.4 %2023-12: 2.6 %2024-01: 3.2 %2024-02: 3.4 %2024-03: 3 %2024-04: 2.9 %2024-05: 2.9 %2024-06: 3.3 %2024-07: 3.4 %2024-08: 3.1 %2024-09: 2.7 %2024-10: 3 %2024-11: 2.8 %2024-12: 2.9 %2025-01: 3.6 %2025-02: 3.5 %2025-03: 3.2 %2025-04: 3.2 %2025-05: 3.1 %2025-06: 3.3 %2025-07: 3.4 %2025-08: 3.1 %2025-09: 3.1 %2025-11: 3.2 %2025-12: 3.2 %2026-01: 3.6 %2026-02: 3.6 %2026-03: 3.1 %2026-04: 2.8 %2026-05: 2.8 %2026-06: 3.2 %2026-07: 3.1 %2026-08: 3 %
Unemployment rate, July 2021 to August 2026. %. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted.

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents; U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100). Labor market statistics and rankings

Economy

GDP (US dollars) in Douglas County was $73.77 billion in 2024, up 4.2% from 2023, and the highest of 93 counties in Nebraska.

Gross domestic product (GDP), US dollars$73.77 billion2024Up 4.2% from 2023The highest of 93 counties in Nebraska
GDP per capita, US dollars$122,7142024Up 2.9% from 2023The 4th highest of 93 counties in Nebraska
Real GDP growth0.9%2024Down 3.5 percentage points from 2023Tied for the 36th highest of 93 counties in Nebraska
20K40K60K80K20012005200920132017202120242001: 22,520.9 USD million2002: 23,401.5 USD million2003: 24,768.2 USD million2004: 26,575.3 USD million2005: 28,465.6 USD million2006: 30,555.8 USD million2007: 32,358.5 USD million2008: 32,064.5 USD million2009: 32,714.9 USD million2010: 34,284.6 USD million2011: 37,097.9 USD million2012: 38,303.7 USD million2013: 38,081 USD million2014: 41,980.6 USD million2015: 44,305.6 USD million2016: 44,903.2 USD million2017: 48,132.7 USD million2018: 49,662.7 USD million2019: 51,320.8 USD million2020: 51,329.6 USD million2021: 55,131 USD million2022: 64,560 USD million2023: 70,781.9 USD million2024: 73,770.7 USD million
Gross domestic product (GDP), US dollars, 2001 to 2024. USD million. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP1: county GDP summary, current-dollar GDP (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions).

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP1: county GDP summary, current-dollar GDP (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions); Invokely, GDP in current dollars (BEA SAGDP2 and CAGDP1) divided by mid-year population (BEA SAINC1 and CAINC1); U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. Economy statistics and rankings

Prices and housing

Median home value in Douglas County was $266,100 in 2024, up 8.3% from 2023, and the 5th highest of 93 counties in Nebraska.

Median home value$266,1002024Up 8.3% from 2023The 5th highest of 93 counties in Nebraska
County house price annual change, sales and refinances2.22%2025Down 1.22 percentage points from 2024The 27th highest of 60 counties in Nebraska in 2023
Median gross rent (monthly)$1,2012024Up 3.4% from 2023The 2nd highest of 93 counties in Nebraska
Homeownership rate (US, housing units)61.5%2024Down 0.2 percentage points from 2023
Housing units authorized by building permits3,9632025, estimatedDown 12.7% from 2024
180K200K220K240K260K280K20212022202320242021: 192,800 USD2022: 227,400 USD2023: 245,800 USD2024: 266,100 USD
Median home value, 2021 to 2024. USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units; Federal Housing Finance Agency, FHFA developmental all-transactions county house prices, published annual percent change, nominal, not seasonally adjusted; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs; U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey: final annual county estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation. Housing statistics and rankings

Business and tourism

Employer firms in Douglas County were 12,378 in 2023, up 1% from 2022, and the highest of 93 counties in Nebraska.

Employer firms12,3782023Up 1% from 2022The highest of 93 counties in Nebraska
Establishment entry rate10.197%2023Down 0.31 percentage points from 2022The 16th highest of 81 counties in Nebraska
Establishment exit rate9.222%2023Up 0.31 percentage points from 2022The 26th highest of 87 counties in Nebraska
Job creation rate15.777%2023Up 0.66 percentage points from 2022
Farms3122022No 2021 figure to compare
9,50010K10.5K11K11.5K12K12.5K19992003200720112015201920231999: 9,996 count2000: 10,129 count2001: 10,134 count2002: 10,154 count2003: 10,222 count2004: 10,367 count2005: 10,501 count2006: 10,716 count2007: 10,815 count2008: 10,778 count2009: 10,688 count2010: 10,655 count2011: 10,579 count2012: 10,644 count2013: 10,718 count2014: 10,884 count2015: 10,989 count2016: 11,171 count2017: 11,310 count2018: 11,372 count2019: 11,478 count2020: 11,590 count2021: 12,028 count2022: 12,250 count2023: 12,378 count
Employer firms, 1999 to 2023. count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties; U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010; U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010; U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010; U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Companies statistics and rankings

Energy and environment

Median Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Douglas County was 42 in 2025, down 3 points from 2024, and the highest of 13 counties in Nebraska in 2008.

Median Air Quality Index (US EPA)422025Down 3 points from 2024The highest of 13 counties in Nebraska in 2008
Share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI)71%2025Up 7.3 percentage points from 2024The lowest of 13 counties in Nebraska in 2008
Average annual temperature52.7 °F2025Down 1.1 °F from 2024Tied for the 22nd highest of 93 counties in Nebraska
4050607020012005200920132017202120252001: 54 index2002: 53 index2003: 53 index2004: 52 index2005: 57 index2006: 56 index2007: 62 index2008: 68 index2009: 48 index2010: 52 index2011: 54 index2012: 56 index2013: 50 index2014: 46 index2015: 48 index2016: 45 index2017: 52 index2018: 47 index2019: 42 index2020: 42 index2021: 43 index2022: 41 index2023: 45 index2024: 45 index2025: 42 index
Median Air Quality Index (US EPA), 2001 to 2025. index. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA AirData annual AQI by county: median daily AQI.

Sources: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA AirData annual AQI by county: median daily AQI; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA AirData annual AQI by county: good days as a share of days with an AQI, calculated with stored counts; NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Environment and emissions statistics and rankings

Sources and citations

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  1. U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  2. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b01002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  3. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/counties/asrh/cc-est2025-agesex-all.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  4. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  5. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km². https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  6. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  7. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  8. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  9. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  10. U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  11. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19083.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  12. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAGDP1: county GDP summary, current-dollar GDP (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions). https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAGDP1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  13. Invokely calculation from GDP in current dollars (BEA SAGDP2 and CAGDP1) divided by mid-year population (BEA SAINC1 and CAINC1). https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#gdp_per_capita_usd. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  14. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAGDP11.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
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  16. Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). FHFA developmental all-transactions county house prices, published annual percent change, nominal, not seasonally adjusted. https://www.fhfa.gov/hpi/download/annual/hpi_at_county.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  17. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  18. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  19. U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual county estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/County/co2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  20. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  21. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  22. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  23. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  24. Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Retrieved 2026-10-11. Retrieved through Data Commons (https://datacommons.org).
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  26. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Quality System, AirData. EPA AirData annual AQI by county: good days as a share of days with an AQI, calculated with stored counts. https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/airdata/download_files.html#Annual. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  27. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Climate at a Glance. NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. From the NOAA Monthly U.S. Climate Divisional Database (nClimDiv), doi:10.7289/V5M32STR. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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