County profile
Douglas County, NE
United States · GDP 2024
#74 of 3,127 US counties by GDP48th-percentile growthmore diversified than 98% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$73.8B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.2%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
339,929
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
16,710
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$66.5k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
606,460
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.2%
Median HH income
$80.4k±$1.4k
Bachelor's degree+
42.1%±0.8%
Poverty rate
11.8%±0.6%
Business applications
8,583 · 2025
Retail establishments
1,668
27.8/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Berkshire Hathaway Inc.Financial Services$247.2B78B+2Union Pacific CorporationIndustrials$24.5B85A3Valmont Industries, Inc.Industrials$4.1B76B+4First National of Nebraska, Inc.Financial Services$3.4B62C5Werner Enterprises, Inc.Industrials$2.9B58C6AMCON Distributing CompanyConsumer Defensive$2.8B75B+7Lindsay CorporationIndustrials$659.1M73B8Green Plains Inc.Basic Materials$189.0M66B9Western Capital Resources, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$160.0M——10Exodus Movement, Inc.Technology$121.6M49D11Boston Omaha CorporationCommunication Services$114.4M65B12FitLife Brands, Inc.Consumer Defensive$81.5M67B13CleanCore Solutions, Inc.Industrials$2.1M30D14Greenland Mines Ltd.Basic Materials———HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care29%
Retail trade17%
Finance & insurance17%
Food & accommodation15%
Manufacturing11%
Professional services11%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
606,460
residents · 2025 · +3.6% since 2020
Income per capita $85.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−10,739
International migration+16,094
Natural change+15,707
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$51.3B2019
$51.3B2020
$55.1B2021
$64.6B2022
$70.8B2023
$73.8B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$266.1k±$2.6k
Median gross rent
$1.2k/mo±$13/mo
Vacancy rate
5.2%±0.4%
Affordability
4.0× wages
Residential permits
$531.2M
3,963 units · 6.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
95.9
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.4k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 99Hail 99Tornado 99
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
4562016
4862017
5172018
5492019
5702020
6372021
7302022
7932023
8202024
8382025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 16% since 20213,4202021
4,0242022
3,2012023
4,5392024
3,9632025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
6.9 km
I-680
Nearest freight rail
3.8 km
UP
Nearest port
17.6 km
U S ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS MISSOURI RIVER PROJECT OFFICE DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
22.0 km
EPPLEY AIRFIELD
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR27 filings from 8 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$66.5k
avg. annual pay · +23% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Douglas?
Douglas's economy produced $73.8B in 2024, growing 4.2% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.