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Population (2000): 19,922
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 278 / 204 / 0
Land Area (2000): 1,079.668 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 1.443 square kilometers
Farm Area (2002): 233,000.000 acres (942.718 square kilometers)
Farms (2002): 576
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 28.00%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 28.30%
Farm earnings (2005): $782,000
Gallons of water used per day (total) (2000): 1,000,000
Ground water as percent of water use (2000): 100.00%
Physicians (2004): 12
Medicare Recipients (2005): 2,880
Federal Spending (2004): $113,406

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	14,620	35.50%
Rural, Farm	4,014	9.75%
Rural, Non-farm	22,548	54.75%

Douglas County Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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Douglas County Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	10,050	9,627	423	4.21%	42
1991	10,780	10,208	573	5.31%	53
1992	10,512	9,782	731	6.95%	70
1993	10,725	10,081	644	6.01%	60
1994	11,402	10,857	545	4.78%	48
1995	11,514	11,081	432	3.76%	38
1996	11,747	11,301	447	3.80%	38
1997	11,908	11,486	422	3.54%	35
1998	12,497	12,095	402	3.22%	32
1999	12,647	12,239	408	3.23%	32
2000	10,334	9,924	411	3.97%	40
2001	10,544	10,081	463	4.39%	44
2002	10,643	10,111	532	5.00%	50
2003	10,442	9,890	552	5.29%	53
2004	10,557	10,028	529	5.01%	50
2005	10,556	10,047	509	4.82%	48
2006	10,360	9,918	442	4.26%	43
2007	10,543	10,070	473	4.49%	45
2008	10,643	10,000	643	6.04%	60

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	9,938	9,401	537	5.40%	54
Feb 1990	9,746	9,189	557	5.72%	57
Mar 1990	9,888	9,397	491	4.97%	50
Apr 1990	9,851	9,448	403	4.09%	41
May 1990	9,998	9,635	363	3.63%	36
Jun 1990	10,480	10,109	371	3.54%	35
Jul 1990	10,142	9,792	350	3.45%	35
Aug 1990	10,323	9,960	363	3.52%	35
Sep 1990	10,241	9,891	350	3.42%	34
Oct 1990	10,160	9,791	369	3.63%	36
Nov 1990	10,084	9,659	425	4.21%	42
Dec 1990	9,752	9,254	498	5.11%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	10,558	9,977	581	5.50%	55
Feb 1991	10,503	9,841	662	6.30%	63
Mar 1991	10,401	9,816	585	5.62%	56
Apr 1991	11,053	10,533	520	4.70%	47
May 1991	10,936	10,447	489	4.47%	45
Jun 1991	11,335	10,773	562	4.96%	50
Jul 1991	11,117	10,574	543	4.88%	49
Aug 1991	10,958	10,493	465	4.24%	42
Sep 1991	10,794	10,308	486	4.50%	45
Oct 1991	10,793	10,274	519	4.81%	48
Nov 1991	10,485	9,837	648	6.18%	62
Dec 1991	10,431	9,619	812	7.78%	78

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	10,072	9,152	920	9.13%	91
Feb 1992	10,053	9,079	974	9.69%	97
Mar 1992	10,000	9,104	896	8.96%	90
Apr 1992	10,278	9,480	798	7.76%	78
May 1992	10,671	9,922	749	7.02%	70
Jun 1992	11,196	10,362	834	7.45%	74
Jul 1992	10,811	10,109	702	6.49%	65
Aug 1992	10,645	10,021	624	5.86%	59
Sep 1992	10,764	10,221	543	5.04%	50
Oct 1992	10,657	10,103	554	5.20%	52
Nov 1992	10,638	10,081	557	5.24%	52
Dec 1992	10,364	9,747	617	5.95%	60

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	10,306	9,581	725	7.03%	70
Feb 1993	10,386	9,627	759	7.31%	73
Mar 1993	10,408	9,709	699	6.72%	67
Apr 1993	10,486	9,853	633	6.04%	60
May 1993	10,989	10,360	629	5.72%	57
Jun 1993	11,302	10,569	733	6.49%	65
Jul 1993	10,986	10,339	647	5.89%	59
Aug 1993	10,885	10,264	621	5.71%	57
Sep 1993	10,715	10,151	564	5.26%	53
Oct 1993	10,912	10,315	597	5.47%	55
Nov 1993	10,746	10,220	526	4.89%	49
Dec 1993	10,578	9,979	599	5.66%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	10,880	10,169	711	6.53%	65
Feb 1994	10,847	10,120	727	6.70%	67
Mar 1994	10,851	10,185	666	6.14%	61
Apr 1994	11,280	10,717	563	4.99%	50
May 1994	11,488	10,917	571	4.97%	50
Jun 1994	11,778	11,168	610	5.18%	52
Jul 1994	12,040	11,468	572	4.75%	48
Aug 1994	11,781	11,241	540	4.58%	46
Sep 1994	11,675	11,239	436	3.73%	37
Oct 1994	11,535	11,134	401	3.48%	35
Nov 1994	11,373	11,009	364	3.20%	32
Dec 1994	11,294	10,914	380	3.36%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	11,485	10,987	498	4.34%	43
Feb 1995	11,392	10,873	519	4.56%	46
Mar 1995	11,443	10,963	480	4.19%	42
Apr 1995	11,468	11,027	441	3.85%	38
May 1995	11,329	10,912	417	3.68%	37
Jun 1995	11,546	11,102	444	3.85%	38
Jul 1995	11,581	11,184	397	3.43%	34
Aug 1995	11,673	11,263	410	3.51%	35
Sep 1995	11,642	11,272	370	3.18%	32
Oct 1995	11,620	11,240	380	3.27%	33
Nov 1995	11,590	11,203	387	3.34%	33
Dec 1995	11,394	10,948	446	3.91%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	11,382	10,828	554	4.87%	49
Feb 1996	11,224	10,659	565	5.03%	50
Mar 1996	11,586	11,054	532	4.59%	46
Apr 1996	11,376	10,949	427	3.75%	38
May 1996	11,725	11,314	411	3.51%	35
Jun 1996	12,083	11,611	472	3.91%	39
Jul 1996	12,069	11,583	486	4.03%	40
Aug 1996	11,940	11,533	407	3.41%	34
Sep 1996	11,685	11,319	366	3.13%	31
Oct 1996	12,005	11,658	347	2.89%	29
Nov 1996	12,092	11,724	368	3.04%	30
Dec 1996	11,802	11,377	425	3.60%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	11,774	11,230	544	4.62%	46
Feb 1997	11,550	10,982	568	4.92%	49
Mar 1997	11,745	11,226	519	4.42%	44
Apr 1997	11,700	11,305	395	3.38%	34
May 1997	11,991	11,622	369	3.08%	31
Jun 1997	12,304	11,906	398	3.23%	32
Jul 1997	12,197	11,814	383	3.14%	31
Aug 1997	12,156	11,750	406	3.34%	33
Sep 1997	11,915	11,546	369	3.10%	31
Oct 1997	11,963	11,625	338	2.83%	28
Nov 1997	11,912	11,540	372	3.12%	31
Dec 1997	11,683	11,285	398	3.41%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	12,187	11,685	502	4.12%	41
Feb 1998	11,972	11,456	516	4.31%	43
Mar 1998	12,264	11,760	504	4.11%	41
Apr 1998	12,273	11,899	374	3.05%	30
May 1998	12,579	12,234	345	2.74%	27
Jun 1998	12,891	12,439	452	3.51%	35
Jul 1998	12,783	12,425	358	2.80%	28
Aug 1998	12,679	12,310	369	2.91%	29
Sep 1998	12,568	12,221	347	2.76%	28
Oct 1998	12,770	12,430	340	2.66%	27
Nov 1998	12,498	12,132	366	2.93%	29
Dec 1998	12,504	12,151	353	2.82%	28

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	12,200	11,810	390	3.20%	32
Feb 1999	12,119	11,677	442	3.65%	36
Mar 1999	12,172	11,775	397	3.26%	33
Apr 1999	12,494	12,129	365	2.92%	29
May 1999	12,845	12,492	353	2.75%	27
Jun 1999	13,366	12,868	498	3.73%	37
Jul 1999	13,064	12,641	423	3.24%	32
Aug 1999	12,931	12,493	438	3.39%	34
Sep 1999	12,807	12,412	395	3.08%	31
Oct 1999	12,833	12,443	390	3.04%	30
Nov 1999	12,536	12,139	397	3.17%	32
Dec 1999	12,400	11,992	408	3.29%	33

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	9,957	9,481	476	4.78%	48
Feb 2000	10,201	9,677	524	5.14%	51
Mar 2000	10,200	9,720	480	4.71%	47
Apr 2000	10,417	10,043	374	3.59%	36
May 2000	10,366	9,989	377	3.64%	36
Jun 2000	10,535	10,109	426	4.04%	40
Jul 2000	10,513	10,090	423	4.02%	40
Aug 2000	10,445	10,045	400	3.83%	38
Sep 2000	10,462	10,106	356	3.40%	34
Oct 2000	10,395	10,078	317	3.05%	30
Nov 2000	10,284	9,918	366	3.56%	36
Dec 2000	10,237	9,829	408	3.99%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	10,265	9,749	516	5.03%	50
Feb 2001	10,362	9,841	521	5.03%	50
Mar 2001	10,466	9,981	485	4.63%	46
Apr 2001	10,516	10,097	419	3.98%	40
May 2001	10,600	10,210	390	3.68%	37
Jun 2001	10,706	10,264	442	4.13%	41
Jul 2001	10,674	10,242	432	4.05%	40
Aug 2001	10,704	10,222	482	4.50%	45
Sep 2001	10,809	10,403	406	3.76%	38
Oct 2001	10,643	10,217	426	4.00%	40
Nov 2001	10,433	9,922	511	4.90%	49
Dec 2001	10,345	9,819	526	5.08%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	10,320	9,697	623	6.04%	60
Feb 2002	10,386	9,732	654	6.30%	63
Mar 2002	10,464	9,861	603	5.76%	58
Apr 2002	10,626	10,126	500	4.71%	47
May 2002	10,757	10,247	510	4.74%	47
Jun 2002	10,923	10,364	559	5.12%	51
Jul 2002	10,831	10,301	530	4.89%	49
Aug 2002	10,661	10,156	505	4.74%	47
Sep 2002	10,662	10,246	416	3.90%	39
Oct 2002	10,851	10,380	471	4.34%	43
Nov 2002	10,617	10,137	480	4.52%	45
Dec 2002	10,617	10,080	537	5.06%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	10,359	9,761	598	5.77%	58
Feb 2003	10,240	9,613	627	6.12%	61
Mar 2003	10,329	9,737	592	5.73%	57
Apr 2003	10,431	9,954	477	4.57%	46
May 2003	10,549	10,082	467	4.43%	44
Jun 2003	10,727	10,107	620	5.78%	58
Jul 2003	10,623	10,050	573	5.39%	54
Aug 2003	10,527	9,926	601	5.71%	57
Sep 2003	10,462	9,899	563	5.38%	54
Oct 2003	10,514	10,006	508	4.83%	48
Nov 2003	10,343	9,849	494	4.78%	48
Dec 2003	10,200	9,695	505	4.95%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	10,176	9,573	603	5.93%	59
Feb 2004	10,262	9,646	616	6.00%	60
Mar 2004	10,228	9,613	615	6.01%	60
Apr 2004	10,261	9,784	477	4.65%	46
May 2004	10,447	9,959	488	4.67%	47
Jun 2004	10,604	10,049	555	5.23%	52
Jul 2004	10,701	10,176	525	4.91%	49
Aug 2004	10,706	10,179	527	4.92%	49
Sep 2004	10,713	10,248	465	4.34%	43
Oct 2004	10,939	10,460	479	4.38%	44
Nov 2004	10,952	10,465	487	4.45%	44
Dec 2004	10,697	10,185	512	4.79%	48

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	10,301	9,716	585	5.68%	57
Feb 2005	10,331	9,690	641	6.20%	62
Mar 2005	10,332	9,780	552	5.34%	53
Apr 2005	10,519	10,036	483	4.59%	46
May 2005	10,598	10,126	472	4.45%	45
Jun 2005	10,744	10,226	518	4.82%	48
Jul 2005	10,737	10,250	487	4.54%	45
Aug 2005	10,696	10,183	513	4.80%	48
Sep 2005	10,658	10,192	466	4.37%	44
Oct 2005	10,676	10,225	451	4.22%	42
Nov 2005	10,601	10,149	452	4.26%	43
Dec 2005	10,479	9,994	485	4.63%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	10,192	9,662	530	5.20%	52
Feb 2006	10,167	9,627	540	5.31%	53
Mar 2006	10,211	9,706	505	4.95%	49
Apr 2006	10,356	9,883	473	4.57%	46
May 2006	10,281	9,868	413	4.02%	40
Jun 2006	10,507	10,044	463	4.41%	44
Jul 2006	10,449	9,987	462	4.42%	44
Aug 2006	10,374	9,915	459	4.42%	44
Sep 2006	10,309	9,931	378	3.67%	37
Oct 2006	10,503	10,167	336	3.20%	32
Nov 2006	10,491	10,140	351	3.35%	33
Dec 2006	10,474	10,084	390	3.72%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	10,176	9,655	521	5.12%	51
Feb 2007	10,335	9,799	536	5.19%	52
Mar 2007	10,316	9,855	461	4.47%	45
Apr 2007	10,426	10,013	413	3.96%	40
May 2007	10,433	10,032	401	3.84%	38
Jun 2007	10,769	10,256	513	4.76%	48
Jul 2007	10,806	10,315	491	4.54%	45
Aug 2007	10,571	10,076	495	4.68%	47
Sep 2007	10,712	10,283	429	4.00%	40
Oct 2007	10,711	10,294	417	3.89%	39
Nov 2007	10,710	10,248	462	4.31%	43
Dec 2007	10,549	10,012	537	5.09%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	10,567	9,906	661	6.26%	63
Feb 2008	10,647	9,962	685	6.43%	64
Mar 2008	10,538	9,924	614	5.83%	58
Apr 2008	10,484	9,935	549	5.24%	52
May 2008	10,564	10,005	559	5.29%	53
Jun 2008	10,779	10,075	704	6.53%	65
Jul 2008	10,901	10,201	700	6.42%	64
Aug 2008	10,670	9,975	695	6.51%	65
Sep 2008	10,636	10,013	623	5.86%	59
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Douglas County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	1,228	11.62%
2.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	876	8.29%
3.	Educational Services	638	6.03%
4.	Furniture and Related Manufacturing	560	5.30%
5.	Wood Manufacturing	396	3.75%
6.	Truck Transportation	392	3.71%
7.	Accommodation and Food Services	370	3.50%
8.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	362	3.42%
9.	Food Manufacturing	346	3.27%
10.	Metal Manufactuing	342	3.23%
11.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	340	3.22%
12.	Public Administration	260	2.46%
13.	Chemical Manufacturing	256	2.42%
14.	Repair and Maintenance	250	2.36%
15.	Food and Beverage Stores	232	2.19%
16.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	224	2.12%
17.	Health Care	222	2.10%
18.	Finance and Insurance	214	2.02%
19.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	212	2.01%
20.	Machinery Manufacturing	170	1.61%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	1,118	13.05%
2.	Educational Services	1,094	12.77%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	780	9.10%
4.	Finance and Insurance	622	7.26%
5.	Food and Beverage Stores	304	3.55%
6.	Social Assistance	302	3.52%
7.	Furniture and Related Manufacturing	280	3.27%
8.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	220	2.57%
9.	Public Administration	200	2.33%
10.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	188	2.19%
11.	Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing	164	1.91%
12.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	158	1.84%
13.	Personal and Laundry Services	158	1.84%
14.	Construction	152	1.77%
15.	Department and Other General Stores	148	1.73%
16.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	138	1.61%
17.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	138	1.61%
18.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	136	1.59%
19.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	134	1.56%
20.	Pharmacies and Drug Stores	112	1.31%

Douglas County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Production Occupations	856	8.10%
2.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	800	7.57%
3.	Farmers and Farm Managers	660	6.24%
4.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	488	4.62%
5.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	424	4.01%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	380	3.59%
7.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	372	3.52%
8.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	332	3.14%
9.	Other Installation / Maintenance	314	2.97%
10.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	306	2.89%
11.	Assemblers and Fabricators	300	2.84%
12.	Woodworkers	280	2.65%
13.	Vehicle Mechanics	278	2.63%
14.	Other Management Occupations	260	2.46%
15.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	228	2.16%
16.	Carpenters	220	2.08%
17.	Construction Laborers	220	2.08%
18.	Other Construction Trades	210	1.99%
19.	Top Executives	208	1.97%
20.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	192	1.82%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Secretaries and Admins	544	6.35%
2.	Other Office and Admin Support	396	4.62%
3.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	388	4.53%
4.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	378	4.41%
5.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	366	4.27%
6.	Other Management Occupations	364	4.25%
7.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	338	3.94%
8.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	320	3.73%
9.	Waiters and Waitresses	312	3.64%
10.	Cashiers	308	3.59%
11.	Other Production Occupations	296	3.45%
12.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	248	2.89%
13.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	248	2.89%
14.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	230	2.68%
15.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	212	2.47%
16.	Health Technologists and Technicians	206	2.40%
17.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	204	2.38%
18.	Child Care Workers	202	2.36%
19.	Assemblers and Fabricators	160	1.87%
20.	Textile / Apparel / Furnishings	158	1.84%

Douglas County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	17,141	54.30%
15-35 hours	3,648	11.56%
1-14 hours	1,240	3.93%
No regular hours	9,540	30.22%

Douglas County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	726	3.98%
5 AM-5:29 AM	733	4.02%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	985	5.40%
6 AM-6:29 AM	2,506	13.73%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	1,919	10.51%
7 AM-7:29 AM	2,805	15.37%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	2,881	15.78%
8 AM-8:29 AM	1,688	9.25%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	488	2.67%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	610	3.34%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	348	1.91%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	104	0.57%
Noon-3:59 PM	1,131	6.20%
4 PM-11:59 PM	1,328	7.28%

Douglas County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	2,120	11.62%
5-9	4,024	22.05%
10-14	2,169	11.88%
15-19	1,706	9.35%
20-24	1,557	8.53%
25-29	965	5.29%
30-34	2,356	12.91%
35-39	692	3.79%
40-44	773	4.24%
45-59	1,380	7.56%
60-89	356	1.95%
At least 90	154	0.84%

Douglas County Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	2	0.01%	12,539	68.70%
30-44	0	0.00%	3,821	20.93%
45-59	8	0.04%	1,372	7.52%
At least 60	12	0.07%	498	2.73%

Douglas County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	384	1.97%
Car / truck / van, carpool	2,285	11.74%
Car / truck / van, solo	14,556	74.77%
Motorcycle	12	0.06%
Other	230	1.18%
Public transportation	22	0.11%
Walked	763	3.92%
Worked at home	1,216	6.25%

Douglas County Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Douglas County Family Information Back to top
: 15,212 (39,238 people)
: 11,016 (33,984 people)
: 4,887
: 25,767
Douglas County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	994	6.37%
$10,000-$14,999	856	5.49%
$15,000-$19,999	985	6.31%
$20,000-$24,999	1,246	7.99%
$25,000-$29,999	1,078	6.91%
$30,000-$34,999	1,441	9.24%
$35,000-$39,999	1,310	8.40%
$40,000-$44,999	1,061	6.80%
$45,000-$49,999	777	4.98%
$50,000-$59,999	1,518	9.73%
$60,000-$74,999	1,866	11.96%
$75,000-$99,999	1,534	9.83%
$100,000-$124,999	536	3.44%
$125,000-$149,999	147	0.94%
$150,000-$199,999	101	0.65%
$200,000 or more	148	0.95%

Douglas County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	1,873	24.73%
Family, 2 people	2,508	33.11%
Nonfamily, 2 people	194	2.56%
Family, 3 people	1,131	14.93%
Nonfamily, 3 people	20	0.26%
Family, 4 people	1,035	13.67%
Nonfamily, 4 people	8	0.11%
Family, 5 people	455	6.01%
Nonfamily, 5 people	2	0.03%
Family, 6 people	190	2.51%
Nonfamily, 6 people	1	0.01%
Family, 7 or more people	157	2.07%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	0	0.00%

Douglas County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	12,363	27.93%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	6,636	14.99%
Public Assistance	316	0.71%
Retirement	2,683	6.06%
Self Employment	3,112	7.03%
Social Security	4,867	11.00%
Supplemental Security	376	0.85%
Wage / Salary	11,539	26.07%
Other	2,366	5.35%

Douglas County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	5,337	55.67%
With children under 18	4,250	44.33%

Douglas County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,104	7.08%
Married	10,121	64.86%
Never Married	3,977	25.49%
Widowed	402	2.58%

Douglas County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,581	9.53%
Married	10,119	60.99%
Never Married	2,876	17.33%
Widowed	2,016	12.15%

Douglas County Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Douglas County Education Information Back to top
Douglas County Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	4,038	13.47%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	2,965	9.89%
High school diploma or equivalent	11,342	37.82%
Some college, no degree	5,993	19.99%
Associate degree	1,853	6.18%
Bachelors degree	2,630	8.77%
Graduate or professional degree	1,166	3.89%

Douglas County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	431	2.16%	150	0.75%	581	2.92%
Kindergarten	396	1.99%	42	0.21%	438	2.20%
Grades 1-4	2,021	10.14%	508	2.55%	2,529	12.69%
Grades 5-8	2,362	11.86%	453	2.27%	2,815	14.13%
Grades 9-12	2,329	11.69%	197	0.99%	2,526	12.68%
Undergrad college	1,000	5.02%	20	0.10%	1,020	5.12%
Graduate or professional school	136	0.68%	22	0.11%	158	0.79%
Total	8,675	43.54%	1,392	6.99%	10,067	50.53%

Douglas County Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Douglas County Business Information Back to top
: $185,524,000
: $195,406,000
: $17,583,000
: $481,222
: 2,580
Douglas County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type	Business Births	Business Deaths	Business Expansions	Business Contractions	Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	0	3	2	6
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	1	2	1
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	0	2	2	1
1999 - Construction	15	9	17	14	21
1999 - Educational Services	0	0	2	2	0
1999 - Finance & Insurance	1	2	5	7	13
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	2	4	4	11	14
1999 - Information	1	2	2	3	3
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Manufacturing	6	1	28	17	16
1999 - Mining	0	0	0	0	1
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	5	4	14	11	23
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	2	3	5	5	14
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	0	4	3
1999 - Retail Trade	11	8	51	46	45
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	4	3	7	6	8
1999 - Unclassified	5	0	0	1	0
1999 - Utilities	2	0	0	0	3
1999 - Wholesale Trade	2	2	11	7	16
1999 - Total	58	38	152	140	188
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	1	3	3	5
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	2	3	0	0
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	3	1	2
2000 - Construction	13	7	21	18	22
2000 - Educational Services	0	0	1	3	0
2000 - Finance & Insurance	5	4	6	7	9
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	2	3	9	7	12
2000 - Information	0	1	0	4	4
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	1	0	0	0	0
2000 - Manufacturing	3	4	23	27	12
2000 - Mining	0	0	0	0	1
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	3	5	12	8	28
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	2	1	6	3	16
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	0	4	3
2000 - Retail Trade	12	9	50	45	50
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	3	4	9	5	7
2000 - Unclassified	3	3	0	0	2
2000 - Utilities	1	0	2	2	1
2000 - Wholesale Trade	1	1	7	8	19
2000 - Total	50	45	155	145	193
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	1	2	5	3
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	1	3	0
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	2	1	0	4	1
2001 - Construction	5	10	21	19	22
2001 - Educational Services	0	1	2	0	1
2001 - Finance & Insurance	3	3	7	7	11
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	2	2	12	4	12
2001 - Information	1	0	2	1	5
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	1
2001 - Manufacturing	13	5	18	26	15
2001 - Mining	0	0	0	0	1
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	2	1	16	13	22
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	4	7	2	14
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	0	3	1	3
2001 - Retail Trade	7	5	51	52	49
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	4	4	4	10	6
2001 - Unclassified	0	2	0	0	3
2001 - Utilities	1	2	3	1	0
2001 - Wholesale Trade	1	3	8	7	16
2001 - Total	44	44	157	155	185
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	2	3	0	5
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	1	2	1
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	0	0	4	3
2002 - Construction	6	4	23	17	20
2002 - Educational Services	1	0	1	2	0
2002 - Finance & Insurance	7	2	9	5	12
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	4	1	6	10	14
2002 - Information	0	1	1	4	2
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	1	0	0	0	1
2002 - Manufacturing	5	6	23	22	24
2002 - Mining	0	0	1	0	0
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	3	4	13	8	29
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	4	1	4	6	13
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	4	2	3
2002 - Retail Trade	5	21	45	47	48
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	1	5	6	12
2002 - Unclassified	0	1	0	0	0
2002 - Utilities	0	0	1	2	0
2002 - Wholesale Trade	2	0	8	12	12
2002 - Total	43	44	148	149	199
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	4	2	3	1	4
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	0	0	0	4
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	3	1	4
2003 - Construction	7	5	17	20	20
2003 - Educational Services	1	0	1	0	2
2003 - Finance & Insurance	0	0	10	8	17
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	3	1	10	8	16
2003 - Information	0	0	2	2	4
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	1	1	1	0	0
2003 - Manufacturing	11	10	33	20	14
2003 - Mining	0	0	0	0	1
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	4	0	14	13	25
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	2	2	7	5	13
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	1	2	2	4
2003 - Retail Trade	8	9	44	54	45
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	5	2	4	5	16
2003 - Unclassified	1	0	0	0	0
2003 - Utilities	1	0	0	1	2
2003 - Wholesale Trade	2	2	9	10	16
2003 - Total	51	35	160	150	207
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	1	3	3	5
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	1	0	2	2
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	1	1	3	4
2004 - Construction	15	7	21	16	19
2004 - Educational Services	0	0	1	2	1
2004 - Finance & Insurance	2	2	4	8	21
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	4	3	7	14	13
2004 - Information	1	1	1	2	4
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	3
2004 - Manufacturing	8	6	35	24	18
2004 - Mining	0	0	1	0	0
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	5	3	16	9	25
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	3	2	3	3	19
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	1	2	0	4
2004 - Retail Trade	7	6	54	35	52
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	4	2	12	9	7
2004 - Unclassified	0	1	0	0	0
2004 - Utilities	0	0	1	1	2
2004 - Wholesale Trade	1	3	6	9	20
2004 - Total	53	40	168	140	219
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	3	3	4	1	4
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	1	1	0	2
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	2	2	1	3	3
2005 - Construction	10	13	17	14	29
2005 - Educational Services	0	0	1	1	3
2005 - Finance & Insurance	2	1	8	6	19
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	2	5	12	8	12
2005 - Information	0	1	4	1	2
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	3
2005 - Manufacturing	10	4	28	28	27
2005 - Mining	0	0	0	1	0
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	4	5	15	11	24
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	4	1	6	3	17
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	0	0	1	6
2005 - Retail Trade	5	9	52	45	42
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	5	5	8	9	10
2005 - Unclassified	1	0	0	0	0
2005 - Utilities	0	0	1	2	1
2005 - Wholesale Trade	0	1	12	3	19
2005 - Total	50	51	170	137	223

Wholesale Trade Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Douglas County Public Benefits Information Back to top
Douglas County Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	37,989	93.71%
Below Poverty Level	2,550	6.29%

Douglas County Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1972	$709	$70	$224	$0	$0	$1,299	$2,232	$1,497	$0	$1,493
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$302	$144	$648	$0	$0	$1,293	$2,243	$1,591	$0	$1,573
1975	$318	$150	$681	$0	$0	$1,357	$2,356	$1,671	$0	$1,573
1976	$746	$245	$694	$0	$0	$1,561	$3,001	$2,211	$0	$2,010
1977	$742	$306	$785	$0	$0	$1,302	$2,829	$1,437	$0	$2,213
1978	$777	$332	$918	$0	$0	$2,112	$3,807	$1,313	$0	$3,307
1979	$878	$315	$1,024	$0	$0	$2,378	$4,280	$1,383	$0	$3,048
1980	$997	$400	$840	$0	$0	$2,497	$4,334	$1,553	$0	$3,211
1981	$971	$459	$1,205	$0	$0	$2,703	$4,879	$1,426	$0	$3,161
1982	$1,070	$380	$1,218	$0	$0	$3,121	$5,409	$1,483	$0	$3,746
1983	$1,021	$360	$1,317	$0	$0	$2,924	$5,262	$1,964	$0	$4,120
1984	$1,050	$285	$1,349	$0	$0	$3,104	$5,503	$2,176	$0	$5,033
1985	$1,072	$349	$1,461	$0	$0	$3,120	$5,653	$1,682	$0	$4,188
1986	$1,127	$432	$1,452	$0	$0	$3,406	$5,985	$2,420	$0	$3,728
1987	$1,215	$475	$1,576	$0	$0	$3,367	$6,158	$2,355	$0	$2,897
1988	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1992	$1,677	$150	$697	$0	$0	$54	$2,428	$1,030	$0	$1,091
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$1,701	$773	$875	$0	$0	$1,278	$3,854	$1,638	$0	$2,882
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$1,544	$26	$2,877	$0	$0	$1,033	$5,454	$2,132	$0	$5,953

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1972	$11	$208	$23	$1,158	$305	$0	$2,073
1972	$138	$14	$0	$0	$0	$216	$2,073
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$12	$264	$29	$1,130	$606	$0	$2,471
1974	$160	$8	$0	$0	$0	$262	$2,471
1975	$12	$278	$31	$1,186	$637	$0	$2,595
1975	$168	$9	$0	$0	$0	$274	$2,595
1976	$9	$232	$50	$1,306	$1,130	$0	$3,205
1976	$139	$15	$0	$0	$0	$324	$3,205
1977	$8	$390	$77	$1,414	$671	$0	$2,955
1977	$112	$0	$0	$0	$0	$283	$2,955
1978	$7	$369	$50	$1,777	$835	$0	$3,504
1978	$111	$0	$0	$0	$0	$355	$3,504
1979	$0	$576	$83	$2,130	$1,203	$0	$4,696
1979	$154	$13	$0	$0	$0	$537	$4,696
1980	$10	$478	$76	$2,061	$1,223	$0	$4,703
1980	$234	$14	$0	$0	$0	$607	$4,703
1981	$13	$302	$47	$2,316	$785	$0	$4,448
1981	$306	$15	$0	$0	$0	$664	$4,448
1982	$15	$538	$189	$2,182	$1,389	$0	$5,112
1982	$294	$13	$0	$0	$0	$492	$5,112
1983	$15	$563	$49	$2,599	$1,621	$0	$5,651
1983	$319	$20	$0	$0	$0	$465	$5,651
1984	$10	$600	$67	$2,700	$897	$0	$5,061
1984	$338	$28	$0	$0	$0	$421	$5,061
1985	$16	$634	$82	$2,894	$730	$0	$5,354
1985	$351	$25	$57	$0	$0	$565	$5,354
1986	$18	$735	$84	$3,397	$917	$0	$7,043
1986	$387	$25	$0	$0	$0	$1,480	$7,043
1987	$18	$737	$71	$3,458	$1,078	$0	$7,037
1987	$391	$20	$0	$0	$0	$1,264	$7,037
1988	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1988	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1992	$0	$534	$83	$107	$442	$0	$2,181
1992	$244	$408	$19	$0	$0	$344	$2,181
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$0	$1,108	$100	$39	$891	$0	$3,972
1997	$753	$259	$0	$0	$0	$822	$3,972
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$0	$1,929	$0	$418	$920	$0	$4,963
2002	$1,002	$52	$0	$0	$0	$642	$4,963

Douglas County Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Douglas County Criminal Information Back to top
: 11

Douglas County Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Douglas County Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
: 52,000
Douglas County Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	2,763	13.87%
10-19 Years	3,122	15.67%
20-29 Years	2,189	10.99%
30-39 Years	2,652	13.31%
40-49 Years	2,969	14.90%
50-59 Years	2,106	10.57%
60-69 Years	1,759	8.83%
70-79 Years	1,474	7.40%
80-89 Years	740	3.71%
90+ Years	148	0.74%

Douglas County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	9,675	48.56%
Female	10,247	51.44%

Douglas County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	18,993	95.34%
Hispanic/Latino	690	3.46%
Multiracial	99	0.50%
African-American	59	0.30%
Asian	49	0.25%
Amerindian	29	0.15%
Pacific Islander	2	0.01%
Other Race	1	0.01%

Douglas County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	11,450	34.99%
2.	United States Or American	5,954	18.20%
3.	English	4,394	13.43%
4.	Irish	3,988	12.19%
5.	Scottish	1,058	3.23%
6.	French Non-Basque	978	2.99%
7.	Scotch Irish	889	2.72%
8.	Swiss	666	2.04%
9.	Dutch	561	1.71%
10.	Norwegian	428	1.31%

Douglas County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	32,812	85.43%
2.	German	3,215	8.37%
3.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	1,309	3.41%
4.	Other West Germanic	872	2.27%
5.	Chinese	50	0.13%
6.	French	40	0.10%
7.	Korean	22	0.06%
8.	Other Slavic	16	0.04%
9.	Persian	14	0.04%
10.	Arabic	14	0.04%

Douglas County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	40,184	97.58%
Naturalized immigrant	256	0.62%
Not a citizen	742	1.80%

Douglas County Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Douglas County Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Douglas County Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Arcola	Camargo	Sargent
Arthur	Garrett	Tuscola
Atwood	Hindsboro	Villa Grove
Bourbon	Murdock
Bowdre	Newman

Douglas County Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

61910	61919	61942
61911	61930	61953
61913	61941	61956

Today on Verdict

Can a Public High School Punish a Student for Asking a Question that Refers to “Illegal Aliens”? Part One in a Two-Part Series

In this first of a two-part series of columns discussing a recent incident at a North Carolina high school where a student was suspended for using the term “illegal alien” in class, UC Davis Law professor Vikram David Amar and Illinois Law professor Jason Mazzone explain the relevant First Amendment case law surrounding student speech in public K-12 schools.

Tuscola (5,390)	Atwood (1,290)	Hindsboro (361)
Arcola (3,301)	Newman (1,200)	Sargent (293)
Villa Grove (2,553)	Camargo (1,023)	Murdock (267)
Bourbon (2,223)	Garrett (848)
Arthur (2,203)	Bowdre (394)