Douglas County NE Data & Peer Group Rankings

HOUSING AFFORDABILITY INDEX
Douglas County NE Housing Affordability Index is 135 State of Nebraska Housing Affordability Index is 149
The Housing Affordability Index base is 100 and represents a balance point where a resident with a median household income can normally qualify to purchase a median price home. Values above 100 indicate increased affordability, while values below 100 indicate decreased affordability.

WEALTH INDEX
Douglas County NE Wealth Index is 99 State of Nebraska Wealth Index is 87
The Wealth Index is based on a number of indicators of affluence including average household income and average net worth, but it also includes the value of material possessions and resources. It represents the wealth of the area relative to the national level. Values above or below 100 represent above-average wealth or below-average wealth compared to the national level.

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POPULATION
Total Population	575,628
Population in Households	563,178
Population in Families	437,608
Population in Group Qrtrs	12,450
Population Density	1,753
Diversity Index¹	57

INCOME
Median Household Income	$62,502
Average Household Income	$87,512
Per Capita Income	$34,258
Wealth Index³	99

HOUSING
Total Housing Units	241,376 (100%)
Owner Occupied HU	133,737 (55.4%)
Renter Occupied HU	91,120 (37.8%)
Vacant Housing Units	16,519 ( 6.8%)
Median Home Value	$186,919
Housing Affordability Index²	135

HOUSEHOLDS
Total Households	224,857
Average Household Size	2.5
Family Households	137,852
Average Family Size	3

NOTES

The Diversity Index is a scale of 0 to 100 that represents the likelihood that two persons, chosen at random from the same area, belong to different race or ethnic groups. If an area's entire population belongs to one race AND one ethnic group, then the area has zero diversity. An area's diversity index increases to 100 when the population is evenly divided into two or more race/ethnic groups.
The Housing Affordability Index base is 100 and represents a balance point where a resident with a median household income can normally qualify to purchase a median price home. Values above 100 indicate increased affordability, while values below 100 indicate decreased affordability.
The Wealth Index is based on a number of indicators of affluence including average household income and average net worth, but it also includes the value of material possessions and resources. It represents the wealth of the area relative to the national level. Values above or below 100 represent above-average wealth or below-average wealth compared to the national level.

Douglas County NE - Peer Comparisons by Rank and Percentile

The table below compares Douglas County to the other 93 counties and county equivalents in Nebraska by rank and percentile using July 1, 2019 data. The location Ranked # 1 has the highest value. A location that ranks higher than 75% of its peers would be in the 75th percentile of the peer group.

GROWTH RATE / YEAR	2010-2019	2019-2024
Population	1.17%	1.04%
Households	1.14%	1.04%
Families	1.01%	0.96%
Median Household Income		2.96%
Per Capita Income		2.78%

Douglas County NE Information

Douglas County NE Data & Demographics (As of July 1, 2019)

HOUSING AFFORDABILITY INDEX

WEALTH INDEX

POPULATION

INCOME

HOUSING

HOUSEHOLDS

GROWTH RATE / YEAR

Douglas County NE - Peer Comparisons by Rank and Percentile

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Variable Description	Rank	Percentile
Total Population	# 1	100th
Population Density	# 1	100th
Diversity Index	# 6	95th
Median Household Income	# 8	92nd
Per Capita Income	# 5	96th