
Nebraska · FIPS 31055
Douglas ZIP codes — Douglas County, Nebraska
Quick answer
Douglas County is home to 585,461 residents with a median household income of $79,081 and a median home value of $245,800. 61.7% of households own their home and 11.2% of residents live below the poverty line. Looking for a Douglas ZIP code? 35 ZIP code areas fall inside Douglas County, Nebraska, listed in full below.
- Population
- 585,461Douglas County residents
- Median household income
- $79,081Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $245,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,162Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 61.7%Owner-occupied households
Douglas County, NE in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Douglas County is a major city in Nebraska, with 585,461 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates. The median age here is 35.5 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.
Households in Douglas County earn a median of $79,081 a year, essentially level with the national figure of $78,538. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 11.2% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Douglas County is valued at $245,800, 19% below the national figure, while median gross rent runs $1,162 a month, 17.4% below the national figure, or roughly $13,944 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 17.6% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.1×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 61.7% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
ZIP codes in Douglas County
ZIP code tabulation areas whose land area falls mostly in Douglas County.
How to read this page
What these estimates cover.
Figures are five-year rolling averages from the American Community Survey, not single-year counts, so they describe conditions across 2019-2023 ACS 5-year rather than a single date. Median home value covers owner-occupied units as valued by their owners, and median gross rent includes utilities the renter pays. Small counties carry wide margins of error; treat single-dollar differences between neighbouring counties as noise.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Cities and towns in Nebraska
Largest Census places in Nebraska by population.
- Omaha city 488,197
- Lincoln city 291,932
- Bellevue city 64,355
- Grand Island city 52,761
- Kearney city 34,024
- Fremont city 27,321
- Norfolk city 25,962
- Hastings city 25,005
- Columbus city 24,188
- Papillion city 24,063
- North Platte city 23,030
- La Vista city 16,594
Nearby counties
Other counties in Nebraska.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Douglas County?
- Douglas County has 585,461 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates.
- What is the median household income in Douglas County?
- Median household income in Douglas County is $79,081 a year, essentially level with the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Douglas County?
- Median gross rent is $1,162 a month and the median home value is $245,800, so rent absorbs about 17.6% of median household income.
- Is Douglas County affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.1× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Douglas County is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 17.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Douglas County data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.