This document provides land use and demographic data for an eight county region spanning Nebraska and Iowa from 1992-2006/2010. It shows that during this period urban land increased 142% while agriculture and grasslands declined slightly. The population of the region grew 36% to over 750,000 people, with growth concentrated in Douglas, Sarpy and Pottawattamie Counties. The region's economy is centered around industries like office/administrative work, sales, food service, transportation and healthcare.
10. Suitability by the Numbers
PRIME FARMLAND TOTALACRES TOTAL SQ MI
All areas are prime farmland 959,569.98 1,499.33
Farmland of statewide importance 996,274.52 1,556.68
Not prime farmland 542,353.29 847.43
Prime farmland if drained 227,765.33 355.88
Prime Farmland if protected 608.80 0.95
Grand Total 2,726,571.91 4,260.27
BASEMENT SUITABILITY TOTALACRES TOTAL SQ MI
Not limited 366,763.69 573.07
Not rated 92,756.57 144.93
Somewhat limited 1,188,775.45 1,857.45
Very limited 1,078,276.20 1,684.80
Grand Total 2,726,571.91 4,260.25
11. 0 5 10 15 202.5
Miles
Hydrography
9,281 linear miles of streams and
waterways
27 square miles
of water bodies
13. Dams - Year Complete
Older than 50 years
30 - 50 years old
Less than 30 years old
0 5 10 15 202.5
Miles
DamAge
69 of 457 Dams over 50 years old
40% built in past 30 years
14. Dams - Hazard Status
Low
Significant
High
0 5 10 15 202.5
Miles
Dam Hazard Status
10% of Dams classified as “High
Hazard”
18. Total Population 2010
MSA 865,350
NE-only 742,205
IA-only 123,145
Cass County, NE 25,241
Douglas County, NE 517,110
Sarpy County, NE 158,840
Saunders County, NE 20,780
Washington County, NE 20,234
Harrison County, IA 14,928
Mills County, IA 15,059
Pottawattamie County, IA 93,158
Total Population in 2010
19. Population Growth/Decline
2000-2010
-80% - -50%
-50% - -25%
-25% - 0%
0% - 25%
25% - 50%
50% - 100%
> 100% 0 5 10 15 202.5
Miles
1:700,000
Sarpy County
Douglas County
Washington County
Saunders County
Cass County
Mills County
Pottawattamie County
Harrison County
Population
Growth
20. Population Growth by Decade
100,000
200,000
300,000
400,000
500,000
600,000
700,000
800,000
900,000
1,000,000
PopulationGrowth
MSA
Cass County, NE
Douglas County, NE
Sarpy County, NE
Saunders County, NE
Harrison County, IA
Mills County, IA
Pottawattamie County, IA
+ 143,147 (+ 912%)
+ 236,090 (+ 84%)
+420,536 (+95%)
+ 23,476 (+ 34%)
Washington County, NE
+ 8,880 (+ 54%)
+ 8,723 (+ 76%)
+ 3,857 (+ 23%)
+ 995 (+ 7%)
- 4,632 (- 24%)
TotalPopulation Growth
2010200019901980197019601950
21. Population Growth by Decade
Total Population Growth 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s
MSA 90,903 83,179 34,993 31,908 81,244 98,309
NE-only 80,457 82,094 33,515 37,663 73,887 93,081
IA-only 10,446 1,085 1,478 -5,755 7,357 5,228
Cass County, NE 1,460 255 2,221 1,021 3,016 907
Douglas County, NE 62,470 45,965 7,583 19,406 47,141 53,525
Sarpy County, NE 15,588 34,919 19,815 16,568 20,012 36,245
Saunders County, NE 347 -252 1,698 -431 1,545 950
Washington County, NE 592 1,207 2,198 1,099 2,173 1,454
Harrison County, IA -1,960 -1,360 108 -1,618 936 -738
Mills County, IA -1,014 -1,444 1,800 -204 1,345 512
Pottawattamie County, IA 13,420 3,889 -430 -3,933 5,076 5,454
22. Birth Rate
1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
MSA
Cass County, NE
Douglas County, NE
Sarpy County, NE
Saunders County, NE
Washington County, NE
Harrison County, IA
Mills County, IA
Pottawattamie County, IA
Douglas County, NE
Sarpy County, NE
Cass County, NE
Washington County, NE
Saunders County, NE
Pottawattamie County, IA
Harrison County, IA
Mills County, IA
28.5
31.2
26.0
23.3
23.0
21.8
19.9
12.5
0.3
8.1
16.1
15.9
14.4
13.0
10.4
10.4
5.1
3.6
MSA
Crude Birth Rate
(per 1,000 persons)
Live Births per 1,000 People
23. Natural Change
Natural Growth 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s
MSA No Data No Data 52,446 56,580 54,023 65,630
NE-only 64,274 68,872 49,859 54,400 52,786 66,273
IA-only No Data No Data 2,587 2,180 1,237 -643
Cass County, NE 2,037 1,806 1,322 1,579 1,171 1,002
Douglas County, NE 53,899 54,521 35,275 36,903 35,555 46,282
Sarpy County, NE 5,276 10,829 12,013 14,526 15,007 17,723
Saunders County, NE 1,798 975 511 670 586 682
Washington County, NE 1,264 741 738 722 467 584
Harrison County, IA No Data No Data -303 -432 -844 -925
Mills County, IA No Data No Data -650 75 -16 -283
Pottawattamie County, IA No Data No Data 3,540 2,537 2,097 565
Births Less Deaths
24. Net Migration
MSA
Cass County, NE
Douglas County, NE
Sarpy County, NE
Saunders County, NE
Washington County, NE
Harrison County, IA
Mills County, IA
Pottawattamie County, IA
-40,000
-30,000
-20,000
-10,000
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s
NetMigration
NetMigration, Intercensal
25. Net Migration
Net Migration 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s
MSA No Data No Data -17,453 -24,672 27,221 32,679
NE-only 16,183 13,222 -16,344 -16,737 21,101 26,808
IA-only No Data No Data -1,109 -7,935 6,120 5,871
Cass County, NE -577 -1,551 899 -558 1,845 -95
Douglas County, NE 8,571 -8,556 -27,692 -17,497 11,586 7,243
Sarpy County, NE 10,312 24,090 7,802 2,042 5,005 18,522
Saunders County, NE -1,451 -1,227 1,187 -1,101 959 268
Washington County, NE -672 466 1,460 377 1,706 870
Harrison County, IA No Data No Data 411 -1,186 1,780 187
Mills County, IA No Data No Data 2,450 -279 1,361 795
Pottawattamie County, IA No Data No Data -3,970 -6,470 2,979 4,889
27. Age Distribution
Median Age
17 - 18
18 - 25
25 - 32
32 - 40
40 - 47
47 - 55
55 - 87
0 5 10 15 202.5
Miles
1:700,000
Sarpy County
Douglas County
Washington County
Saunders County
Cass County
Mills County
Pottawattamie County
Harrison County
33. Employment by Industry
Occupation (by NAICS Code) Employment
Employment per
1000 jobs
Location
quotient
Median hourly
wage
Annual mean
wage (salary)
All Occupations 445,490 1000 1.00 $15.93 $42,010
Office and Administrative Support 77,170 173.2 1.04 $14.35 $32,250
Sales and Related 52,040 116.8 1.10 $12.45 $37,540
Food Preparation and Serving Related 38,920 87.4 1.00 $8.97 $20,440
Transportation and Material Moving 36,500 81.9 1.22 $14.91 $35,370
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical 27,260 61.2 1.04 $26.08 $68,180
Education, Training, and Library 27,250 61.2 0.93 $18.59 $42,360
Business and Financial Operations 24,150 54.2 1.13 $27.81 $63,410
Production 24,000 53.9 0.83 $13.92 $32,470
Construction and Extraction 17,880 40.1 1.04 $18.31 $41,980
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 17,000 38.2 0.98 $18.67 $42,300
Computer and Mathematical 16,630 37.3 1.41 $33.71 $71,040
Management 15,770 35.4 0.73 $42.93 $104,690
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 13,370 30.0 0.92 $10.25 $23,590
Personal Care and Service 12,670 28.5 1.01 $9.62 $23,590
Healthcare Support 12,460 28.0 0.91 $12.76 $28,010
Protective Service 8,570 19.2 0.77 $18.64 $40,370
Community and Social Service 6,740 15.1 1.03 $16.77 $37,310
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 5,900 13.2 0.98 $17.86 $40,830
Architecture and Engineering 5,680 12.7 0.71 $29.90 $67,330
Life, Physical, and Social Science 2,640 5.9 0.70 $25.84 $59,450
Legal 2,510 5.6 0.72 $29.87 $82,430
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 370 0.8 0.26 $14.08 $32,350
34. Percent of 18-24 Population
Without HS Degree
< 15%
15% - 25%
25% - 69.5%
0 5 10 15 202.5
Miles
1:700,000
Sarpy County
Douglas County
Washington County
Saunders County
Cass County
Mills County
Pottawattamie County
Harrison County
Stress Indicator
35. Unemployed Labor Force
Over `16
0 % - 4%
4% - 15%
15% - 25%
0 5 10 15 202.5
Miles
1:700,000
Stress Indicator
36. Percent of Population
in Poverty
0% - 5%
5% - 10%
10% - 25%
25% - 85%
0 5 10 15 202.5
Miles
1:700,000
Stress Indicator
42. 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Douglas
Sarpy
Pottawattamie
Cass
Saunders
Washington
Mills
Harrison
Source: MAPA Land Use Crosswalk from County Assessors data
Acres in useCounties
(by population)
Percent of Total Acres
Farm Open,non-
public
Vacant Single-Family- Multifamily Commercial Industrial Public Highway
Logistics/Utilities
188,486
142,924
582,186
358,074
482,263
245,968
281,340
442,446
Land Use Inventory - All Uses
43. Land Use by Type Saunders Cass Washington Douglas* Sarpy* Pottawattamie* Harrison Mills
Farm 415,592.10 295,841.32 199,542.97 76,722.95 88,068.64 520,069.43 361,974.36 240,268.44
Open Space 27,299.81 27,780.40 18,696.71 19,435.99 12,562.97 15,213.01 63,283.52 23,313.89
Vacant 872.11 1,822.93 2,387.65 12,005.45 10,020.77 5,672.70 1,165.89 2,210.66
Single-Family 20,311.56 19,638.86 20,518.39 45,210.50 19,129.50 24,835.58 14,273.29 11,367.65
Multifamily 52.00 108.89 104.43 3,990.15 1,733.37 626.28 54.72 66.75
Commercial 637.07 655.21 420.41 7,241.72 2,358.86 2,251.19 432.53 648.55
Industrial 261.09 4,408.93 1,567.64 3,881.72 2,051.68 917.47 300.91 459.93
Public 11,535.84 751.55 687.85 8,494.50 4,194.29 5,279.51 475.12 991.08
Highway/Logistics/Utilities 5,701.90 7,066.06 2,041.51 11,503.29 2,803.62 6,320.83 485.27 2,013.55
482,263 358,074 245,968 188,486 142,924 581,186 442,446 281,340TOTAL ACRES IN USE
* Indicates counties for which irregularities in data skew totals lower than expected
Land Use Inventory
44. 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Douglas
Sarpy
Pottawattamie
Cass
Saunders
Washington
Mills
Harrison
Source: MAPA Land Use Crosswalk from County Assessors data
Acres in useCounties
(by population)
Percentof Urbanized Acres
Single-Family- Multifamily Commercial Industrial Public Highway
Logistics/Utilities
80,322
32,271
40,231
32,630
25,340
25,340
15,548
16,022
Active Urban Land Uses
46. 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
1 unit 2 to 4 units 5 to 20+ units
Percent of Occupied Housing Units
1,051,546
1,327,023
Total Housing
Units
Peer Regions
Omaha-Council Bluffs
Des Moines
Oklahoma City
Kansas City
Denver
Minneapolis-St. Paul 969,154
64,982
292,887
722,902
46,996
281,648
860,168672,574
54,975
132,619
505,550399,904
26,955
78,691
231,730
352,684270,480
178,950
9,068
12,891
43,712
69,313
(by population)
Housing Typologies
Regional Peers
47. Dwelling Units Per Acre
0.000000000 - 3.000
3.001 - 6.000
6.001 - 12.00
12.01 - 20.00
20.01 - 50.00
50.01 - 155.8
Density of Housing
Unit Fabric
Core Urbanized Area
48. Housing Growth
1950-1960
+ 425
+ 5,544
+ 222
+ 727
+ 519
+ 600
+ 24,964
+ 3,297
Sarpy County
Douglas County
Washington County
Saunders County
Cass County
Mills County
Pottawattamie County
Harrison County
*Red gradient indicates different levels of geometric growth
White indicates growth from 0 housing units
49. Housing Growth
1960-1970
+ 409
+ 4,602
+ 497
+ 916
+ 865
+ 648
+ 30,074
+ 7,837
Sarpy County
Douglas County
Washington County
Saunders County
Cass County
Mills County
Pottawattamie County
Harrison County
*Red gradient indicates different levels of geometric growth
White indicates growth from 0 housing units
50. Housing Growth
1970-1980
+ 1,077
+ 5,113
+ 1,230
+ 1,836
+ 1,711
+ 1,387
+ 35,726
+ 10,650
Sarpy County
Douglas County
Washington County
Saunders County
Cass County
Mills County
Pottawattamie County
Harrison County
*Red gradient indicates different levels of geometric growth
White indicates growth from 0 housing units
51. Housing Growth
1980-1990
+ 322
+ 2,585
+ 527
+ 1,154
+ 577
+ 955
+ 21,656
+ 8,169
Sarpy County
Douglas County
Washington County
Saunders County
Cass County
Mills County
Pottawattamie County
Harrison County
*Red gradient indicates different levels of geometric growth
White indicates growth from 0 housing units
52. Housing Growth
1990-2000
+ 688
+ 4,392
+ 774
+ 1,644
+ 812
+ 1,376
+ 25,553
+ 10,392
Sarpy County
Douglas County
Washington County
Saunders County
Cass County
Mills County
Pottawattamie County
Harrison County
*Red gradient indicates different levels of geometric growth
White indicates growth from 0 housing units
53. Housing Growth
2000-2010
+ 547
+ 4,035
+ 890
+ 1,278
+ 1,096
+ 1,207
+ 27,747
+ 16,788
Sarpy County
Douglas County
Washington County
Saunders County
Cass County
Mills County
Pottawattamie County
Harrison County
*Red gradient indicates different levels of geometric growth
White indicates growth from 0 housing units
54. Key Points
Growth in housing has been driven by single-family•
residential structures
Early concentration in housing and built environment•
has given way to lower-density development and
decentralization
In Omaha alone, between 1960 and 1990, the physical•
footprint expanded 100% for 11% gain in population
56. 0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
1950
and earlier
Built 1950 to
1959
Built 1960 to
1969
Built 1970 to
1979
Built 1980 to
1989
Built 1990 to
1999
Douglas
Sarpy
Pottawattamie
Cass
Saunders
Washington
Mills
Harrison
Built 2000 to
2010
52,189 24,964 30,074 35,726 21,656 25,553 27,747
3,318 3,297 7,837 10,650 8,169 10,932 16,788
13,004 5,544 4,602 5,113 2,585 4,392 4,035
3,547 727 916 1,836 1,154 1,644 1,278
3,594 519 865 1,711 577 812 1,096
2,097 600 648 1,387 955 1,376 1,207
1,952 222 497 1,230 527 774 890
3,294 425 409 1,077 322 668 547
Housing Growth by Decade
57. 15%
13%
10%
16%
13%
10%
10 years or less:
10-20 years
20-30 years
30 - 40 years
40- 50 years
50 - 60 years
60+ years
53,588
46,151
35,945
58,730
45,848
36,298
82,995
Age of Housing
58. Percent all HHs Paying > 30%
of Income
14% - 25%
25% - 40%
40% - 50%
50% - 60%
60% - 66%
0 10 20 30 405
Miles
1:700,000
Housing Affordability
59. 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Harrison
Mills
Washington
Saunders
Cass
Pottawattamie
Sarpy
Douglas
< 30%
> 30%
Percent of Occupied Housing Units
Percent of Income
58,823
14,820
9,536
2,125
1,482
1,723
1,111
1,163
Counties
(by population)
104,144
34,660
17,509
5,041
3,807
3,538
2,741
2,928
Housing Affordability
All Occupied Housing Units
62. 33%
41%
6%
9%
11%
Omaha Central
Omaha Suburban
SarpyEast
SarpyWest
Council Bluffs
52%
18%
3%
17%
10%
Omaha Central
Omaha Suburban
SarpyWest
Council Bluffs
SarpyEast
10,744,653 sq ft
13,362,896 sq ft
3,415,052 sq ft
2,975,102 sq ft
2,093,280 sq ft
12,448,278 sq ft
35,348,470 sq ft
11,667,150 sq ft
6,414,371 sq ft
1,831,699 sq ft
Retail Inventory
Industrial Inventory
Real Estate
63. 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
LightIndustrial
Warehouse
Flex
Manufacturing
Percent of Total Inventory (Square Foot)
Omaha Central
Omaha Suburban
SarpyEast
SarpyWest
Council Bluffs
5,326,071
4,979,104
6,527,718
18,515,577
3,270,911
3,611,139
1,579,763
3,986,465 3,588,560
4,144,625
3,214,980
1,679,591
3,027,379
1,454,351
363,630
718,985
118,450 253,050
652,321
697,298
Industrial Real Estate Inventory
Urban Metro Core
64. 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Class A
Class B
Class C
Omaha Central
Omaha Suburban
3,942,279 sq ft
10,059,105 sq ft
5,757,787 sq ft
1,274,599 sq ft
5,814,331 sq ft
3,084,647 sq ft2,673,140 sq ft
4,244,774 sq ft
2,673,140 sq ft
Percentof Total Inventory (Square Foot)
Office Real Estate Inventory
City of Omaha
65. Retail Omaha Central Omaha Suburban Sarpy East Sarpy West Council Bluffs
Freestanding 791,518 569,605 129,167 112,246 304,379
Strip Center 1,294,676 1,956,044 492,679 343,692 198,158
Neighborhood Center 2,836,029 3,429,392 357,632 303,165 650,167
Community Center 1,682,415 2,890,548 953,122 462,536 663,612
Big Box 1,749,860 2,576,999 160,680 578,226 817,893
Regional Center 2,390,155 1,433,539 704,923 780,843
Power Center 506,769 470,314
Retail Real Estate Inventory
Urban Metro Core
66. Retail Real Estate Inventory
Urban Metro Core
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Freestanding
StripCenter
NeighborhoodCenter
Community Center
Big Box
Regional Center
Power Center
Percent of Total Inventory (Square Foot)
Omaha Central
Omaha Suburban
SarpyEast
SarpyWest
Council Bluffs