Douglas County Information
Douglas in
Nebraska occupies
340 square miles and has a 2006 population of
492,003, a change from a 2000 population of
463,585 and
416,444 in 1990.
14.5% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
15% percent is 25-35, and
14.6% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
2,797 acts of violent crime reported in
Douglas in 2004, a change from
3,301 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
9,003 people:
3.4% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
3%.
Read more about
Douglas, Nebraska in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Douglas | |
| State | Nebraska | |
| Land Area | 340 sq. miles | Ranked 2,761 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 492,003 | Ranked 131 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 486,854 | |
| Population 2000 | 463,585 | Ranked 124 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 416,444 | Ranked 121 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 83.8% | |
| African American | 11.7% | |
| Asian American | 2.2% | |
| Native American | .6% | |
| Pacific Islander | .1% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 7.9% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 13.7% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 14.5% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 15% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 14.6% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 14.2% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 9.5% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 5.3% | |
| Population 75 and up | 5.3% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 2,797 | 3,301 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 20 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 199 | |
| Robberies | 837 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 1,741 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 24,182 | 25,004 |
| Burglaries | 3,975 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 16,653 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 3,554 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 267,301 | 259,962 |
| Unemployed Population | 9,003 | 7,890 |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.4% | 3% |
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