Language Spoken At Home in Douglas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 265,324 | 100% |
English only | 241,518 | 91.0% |
Language other than English | 23,806 | 9.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 6,555 | 2.5% |
Spanish | 10,029 | 3.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,573 | 1.0% |
Other Indo-European languages | 6,781 | 2.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,310 | 0.5% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 6,239 | 2.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,520 | 0.9% |
Other languages | 757 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 152 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Douglas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 286,883 | 100% |
American | 14,295 | 5.0% |
Arab | 1,652 | 0.6% |
Czech | 2,478 | 0.9% |
Danish | 3,540 | 1.2% |
Dutch | 7,430 | 2.6% |
English | 42,346 | 14.8% |
French (except Basque) | 10,818 | 3.8% |
French Canadian | 2,409 | 0.8% |
German | 79,077 | 27.6% |
Greek | 1,781 | 0.6% |
Hungarian | 1,665 | 0.6% |
Irish | 46,056 | 16.1% |
Italian | 20,916 | 7.3% |
Lithuanian | 662 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 8,372 | 2.9% |
Polish | 10,730 | 3.7% |
Portuguese | 990 | 0.3% |
Russian | 3,766 | 1.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 4,303 | 1.5% |
Scottish | 9,464 | 3.3% |
Slovak | 1,015 | 0.4% |
Subsaharan African | 646 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 10,176 | 3.5% |
Swiss | 1,643 | 0.6% |
Ukrainian | 804 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 3,457 | 1.2% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 298 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Douglas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 102,189 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 79,077 | 77.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 44,006 | 43.1% |
Married-couple family | 68,238 | 66.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 37,009 | 36.2% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 3,454 | 3.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,180 | 2.1% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 7,385 | 7.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,817 | 4.7% |
Nonfamily households | 23,112 | 22.6% |
Householder living alone | 18,318 | 17.9% |
65 years and over | 3,766 | 3.7% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 45,668 | 44.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 14,683 | 14.4% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Douglas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 286,197 | 100% |
Householder | 102,189 | 35.7% |
Spouse | 68,225 | 23.8% |
Child | 97,361 | 34.0% |
Other relatives | 8,811 | 3.1% |
Nonrelatives | 9,611 | 3.4% |
Unmarried partner | 4,541 | 1.6% |
Marital Status in Douglas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 104,746 | 100% |
Never married | 23,337 | 22.3% |
Now married, except separated | 72,160 | 68.9% |
Separated | 449 | 0.4% |
Widowed | 943 | 0.9% |
Divorced | 7,857 | 7.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 109,201 | 100% |
Never married | 20,526 | 18.8% |
Now married, except separated | 70,262 | 64.3% |
Separated | 1,058 | 1.0% |
Widowed | 4,837 | 4.4% |
Divorced | 12,518 | 11.5% |
Fertility in Douglas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 3,938 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 308 | 7.8% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 12 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 54 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 10 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 120 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 27 | 0% |
Grandparents in Douglas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,026 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 740 | 24.5% |
Less than 1 year | 170 | 5.6% |
1 or 2 years | 175 | 5.8% |
3 or 4 years | 120 | 4.0% |
5 or more years | 275 | 9.1% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 740 | 100% |
Who are female | 432 | 58.4% |
Who are married | 616 | 83.2% |
School Enrollment in Douglas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 87,436 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 7,839 | 9.0% |
Kindergarten | 5,139 | 5.9% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 40,868 | 46.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 18,349 | 21.0% |
College or graduate school | 15,241 | 17.4% |
Educational Attainment in Douglas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 184,379 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,257 | 0.7% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 3,263 | 1.8% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 25,238 | 13.7% |
Some college, no degree | 38,584 | 20.9% |
Associate's degree | 14,966 | 8.1% |
Bachelor's degree | 68,382 | 37.1% |
Graduate or professional degree | 32,689 | 17.7% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 97.5% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 54.8% |
Veteran Status in Douglas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 200,064 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 20,272 | 10.1% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Douglas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 286,008 | 100% |
With a disability | 16,941 | 5.9% |
Under 18 years | 86,474 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,671 | 3.1% |
18 to 64 years | 178,682 | 100% |
With a disability | 8,977 | 5.0% |
65 years and over | 20,852 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,293 | 25.4% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Douglas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 283,065 | 100% |
Same house | 242,014 | 85.5% |
Different house in the U.S. | 39,931 | 14.1% |
Same county | 17,005 | 6.0% |
Different county | 22,926 | 8.1% |
Same state | 11,807 | 4.2% |
Different state | 11,119 | 3.9% |
Abroad | 1,120 | 0.4% |
Place Of Birth in Douglas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 286,883 | 100% |
Native | 268,928 | 93.7% |
Born in United States | 265,200 | 92.4% |
State of residence | 105,602 | 36.8% |
Different state | 159,598 | 55.6% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 3,728 | 1.3% |
Foreign born | 17,955 | 6.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Douglas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 17,955 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 9,157 | 51.0% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 8,798 | 49.0% |
Year of Entry in Douglas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 21,683 | 100% |
Native | 3,728 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 93 | 2.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 3,635 | 97.5% |
Foreign born | 17,955 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 634 | 3.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 17,321 | 96.5% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Douglas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 17,955 | 100% |
Europe | 3,540 | 19.7% |
Asia | 7,949 | 44.3% |
Africa | 650 | 3.6% |
Oceania | 246 | 1.4% |
Latin America | 4,140 | 23.1% |
Northern America | 1,430 | 8.0% |