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DouglasNE
A town of 269.
Photo: Jared Winkler · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
269
residents
Typical home
$266K
+8% in a year
Household income
$71K
median
Median age
34.5
years
Jobs based here
10
A commuter town
Small town
269 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Douglas. Another town gets a different order.
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Douglas
Most working residents leave Douglas for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Lincoln (44%), Omaha (16%) and Syracuse (5%). Half commute less than 22 miles.
0%work in town
Where working residents work
In Douglas0%
Lincoln44%
Omaha16%
Syracuse5%
Nebraska City5%
22 mi
median commute distance
10
jobs based in Douglas
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Douglas has cold winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 15°, and about 21 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
21″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter18–37°
Spring40–63°
Summer63–85°
Fall42–65°
Oct 11
typical first frost
Apr 25
typical last frost
+0.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards
High risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 64% of U.S. communities.
64risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesHail
3
paid flood claims since 1979
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health
How healthy Douglas is
Douglas beats the Nebraska average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
32 measures vs. Nebraska
7 better25 too close to call0 worse
| What stands out | Douglas | NE |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.2% | 12.4% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.5% | 9.9% |
Johnson County Hospital
17.9 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Housing
A typical Douglas home is worth about $266K
The typical Douglas home is worth about $266,000, up 8% in a year, 5% below the Nebraska typical home.
$266KZillow home value
Typical home value
Douglas$266K
Nebraska$281K
+8%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Douglas for work
Where Douglas’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
10jobs based in Douglas
0%of working residents work in town
22 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Douglas
Village in Nebraska, United States
Douglas is a village in southwest Otoe County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 166 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 166
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,266 ft
- ZIP code
- 68344
- Area code
- 402
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