Douglas County vs. Washington
Comparative Trends Analysis:
Per Capita Personal Income Growth and Change, 1969-2022
Introduction
Douglas County vs. Washington
Douglas County:
2022 PCI = $49,114
2022 Percent of State = 65.20%
Washington:
2022 PCI = $75,332
Per Capita Income (PCI) is one of the most widely used indicators for gauging the economic performance and changing fortunes of local economies. It is used as a yardstick to assess the economic well being of a region's residents and the quality of consumer markets. It serves as a barometer for calibrating the economic performance of a region over time and to judge differences in relative economic prosperity between regions. Shifting trends in local per capita income growth have important social and political ramifications and significant implications in formulating local economic development strategies and initiatives.
Data Definition:
This measure of income is calculated as the total personal income of the residents of an area divided by the population of the area. Per capita personal income is often used as an indicator of consumers' purchasing power and of the economic well-being of the residents of an area.
Personal income is measured as a flow throughout the year, while the measurement of population is at one point in mid-year. Therefore, per capita income is distorted if a significant change in population occurs during the year.
For smaller counties in particular, per capita income in any given year may be exceptionally high or low for the short run because of unusual local conditions, such as a bumper crop, a catastrophe, or a major construction project as the building of a dam or nuclear power plant.
Farm incomes are notorious for being especially volatile year-to-year, owing to changing weather, commodity market conditions, and alterations in government programs. Therefore, the per capita income of farm-dependent counties may exhibit sharp fluctuations over time.
The presence of large institutional populations--such as residents attending a local college or the residents of a local prison or state mental institution--can significantly lower the per capita income estimates of an area. Such results may not reflect the relative economic well being of the non-institutional population and may mislead if care is not given to their interpretation.
Douglas County Per Capita Personal Income, 1970-2022
Current vs. Constant Dollars
Douglas County Per Capita Personal Income, 1970-2022
Current vs. Constant Dollars
Figure 1.
Figure 1 depicts Douglas County's annual per capita personal income over 1970-2022 in current and constant (2017) dollars. Constant dollar measurements remove the effects of inflation. They allow for comparison of changes in the real purchasing power of Douglas County over time.
When measured in current dollars, Douglas County's per capita personal income increased 1,169.87%, from $3,868 in 1970 to $49,114 in 2022. When measured in constant 2017 dollars to adjust for inflation, it advanced 116.30%, from $19,567 in 1970 to $42,324 in 2022.
Real Per Capita Personal Income, 1969-2022
Real Per Capita Personal Income, 1969-2022
Figure 2.
Figure 2 tracks Douglas County's and Washington's annual real per capita personal income for the period 1969-2022 to illustrate real per capita personal income patterns over time. During this 54-year period, Douglas County's real per capita personal income rose from $20,197 in 1969 to $42,324 in 2022, for a net gain of $22,127, or 109.55%. In comparison, Washington's real per capita personal income advanced from $22,551 in 1969 to $64,917 in 2022, for a net advance of $42,366, or 187.86%.
Real Per Capita Personal Income Indices (1969=100): 1969-2022
Real Per Capita Personal Income Indices (1969=100): 1969-2022
Figure 3.
Figure 3 shows Douglas County's real per capita personal income growth in a broader context by offering direct comparisons across time with Washington, the United States. The growth indices shown here express each region's real per capita personal income in 1969 as a base figure of 100, and the real per capita personal incomes in later years as a percentage of the 1969 base figure. This method allows for more direct comparison of differences in real per capita personal income growth between regions that may differ vastly in size.
Douglas County's overall real per capita personal income growth was 109.55% over 1969-2022 trailed Washington's increase of 187.86%, and fell below the United States' increase of 171.04%.
Per Capita Personal Income as a Percent of the U.S. Average: 1969-2022
Per Capita Personal Income as a Percent of the U.S. Average: 1969-2022
Figure 4.
Figure 4 displays the trends for per capita personal income relative to the national average by tracing Douglas County and Washington per capita personal income as a percent of the national average over 1969-2022.
In 1969, Douglas County's per capita personal income amounted to 97.03% of the national average; in 2022, it approximated 75.02%. Similarly, in 1969, Washington's per capita personal income totaled 108.34% of the national average; in 2022, it consisted of 115.06%.
Douglas County Real Per Capita Personal Income:
Annual Percent Change, 1970-2022
Douglas County Real Per Capita Personal Income:
Annual Percent Change, 1970-2022
Figure 5.
Figure 5 highlights the short-run pattern of Douglas County's real per capita personal income growth by tracking the year-to-year percent change over 1970-2022. The average annual percent change for the entire 53-year period is also illustrated on this chart to provide a benchmark for gauging periods of relative high--and relative low--growth against the backdrop of the long-term average.
On average, Douglas County's real per capita personal income grew at an annual rate of 1.50% over 1970-2022. The county posted its highest growth in 1971 (12.40%) and posted its lowest growth in 1988 (-11.00%). In 2022, Douglas County's real per capita personal income declined by -6.46%
Douglas County Real Per Capita Personal Income:
Annual Percent Change and Decade Averages Over 1970-2022
Douglas County Real Per Capita Personal Income:
Annual Percent Change and Decade Averages Over 1970-2022
Figure 6.
Over the past five decades some counties have experienced extreme swings in growth, and often such swings have tended to coincide with the decades themselves. Figure 6 again illustrates the annual percent change in Douglas County's real per capita personal income since 1970, but this time they are overlayed with average growth rates for the decade of the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, and 2020-2022.
During the 1970s, Douglas County's annual real per capita personal income growth rate averaged 2.60%. It averaged 0.32% during the 1980s, 0.76% throughout the 1990s, 1.82% during the 2000s, 1.83% during the 2010s, 2.05% thus far this decade (2020-2022).
Real Per Capita Personal Income Growth:
Average Annual Percent Change by Decade
Real Per Capita Personal Income Growth:
Average Annual Percent Change by Decade
Figure 7.
Figure 7 compares the decade average growth rates for Douglas County noted in the previous graph with the corresponding decade averages for Washington and the nation. As the chart reveals, Douglas County's average annual real per capita personal income growth outperformed Washington's average during the 1970s (2.60% vs. 2.53%), trailed Washington's average during the 1980s (0.32% vs. 1.41%), fell below Washington's average during the 1990s (0.76% vs. 2.58%), registered above Washington's average throughout the 2000s (1.82% vs. 0.96%), lagged Washington's average during the 2010s (1.83% vs. 2.73%), and amounted to less than Washington's average over the 3 year period of the current decade, 2020-2022 (2.05% vs. 2.07%).
Finally, relative to nationwide real per capita personal income growth trends, Douglas County registered above the nation over the 1970s (2.60% vs. 2.37%), fell below the nation over the 1980s (0.32% vs. 2.19%), trailed the nation over the 1990s (0.76% vs. 2.01%), outpaced the nation in the 2000s (1.82% vs. 1.10%), trailed the nation in the 2010s (1.83% vs. 1.97%), and surpassed the nation over 2020-2022 (2.05% vs. 1.78%).
   
 
Real* Per Capita Personal Income Growth:
Average Annual Percent Change
 
 
 
1.50
2.60
0.32
0.76
1.82
1.83
2.05
-6.46
 
2.04
2.53
1.41
2.58
0.96
2.73
2.07
-4.62
 
1.92
2.37
2.19
2.01
1.10
1.97
1.78
-4.55
 
   

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Douglas County:
Per Capita Personal Income, 1969-2022
 
1969
 
3,814
0.189
20,197
100.0
N
89.56
97.03
1970
 
3,868
0.198
19,567
96.9
-3.12
87.90
92.13
1971
 
4,532
0.206
21,994
108.9
12.40
98.63
101.37
1972
 
4,929
0.213
23,134
114.5
5.18
99.48
101.50
1973
 
5,601
0.225
24,942
123.5
7.81
101.24
104.43
1974
 
5,849
0.248
23,592
116.8
-5.41
95.08
100.24
1975
 
7,063
0.269
26,294
130.2
11.45
103.39
111.68
1976
 
7,034
0.283
24,826
122.9
-5.58
94.75
102.31
1977
 
7,773
0.302
25,758
127.5
3.75
96.42
103.42
1978
 
8,514
0.323
26,379
130.6
2.41
93.56
101.89
1979
 
8,999
0.351
25,606
126.8
-2.93
88.61
97.47
1980
 
10,138
0.389
26,043
128.9
1.71
91.06
99.55
1981
 
10,691
0.424
25,205
124.8
-3.22
88.16
94.68
1982
 
11,086
0.448
24,761
122.6
-1.76
86.87
92.46
1983
 
12,266
0.467
26,279
130.1
6.13
90.49
96.58
1984
 
12,896
0.484
26,622
131.8
1.30
89.83
92.85
1985
 
12,624
0.501
25,184
124.7
-5.40
83.74
85.61
1986
 
13,763
0.512
26,872
133.0
6.70
86.52
88.90
1987
 
15,070
0.528
28,541
141.3
6.21
91.37
92.87
1988
 
13,936
0.549
25,401
125.8
-11.00
79.19
79.90
1989
 
14,905
0.573
26,030
128.9
2.48
78.42
79.89
1990
 
15,526
0.598
25,974
128.6
-0.21
76.79
79.14
1991
 
16,397
0.618
26,543
131.4
2.19
77.53
81.78
1992
 
17,530
0.634
27,641
136.9
4.14
78.89
83.17
1993
 
17,863
0.650
27,481
136.1
-0.58
78.22
82.27
1994
 
17,773
0.664
26,784
132.6
-2.54
75.41
78.81
1995
 
17,786
0.678
26,250
130.0
-1.99
72.78
75.44
1996
 
19,299
0.692
27,888
138.1
6.24
74.68
78.05
1997
 
19,712
0.704
27,997
138.6
0.39
72.35
76.03
1998
 
19,880
0.710
28,013
138.7
0.06
67.72
72.31
1999
 
20,160
0.720
28,000
138.6
-0.05
65.48
70.51
2000
 
21,545
0.738
29,185
144.5
4.23
66.21
70.52
2001
 
22,536
0.753
29,927
148.2
2.54
68.32
71.43
2002
 
23,059
0.763
30,225
149.6
0.99
69.41
72.51
2003
 
24,129
0.779
30,977
153.4
2.49
70.42
73.88
2004
 
24,536
0.798
30,736
152.2
-0.78
67.57
71.78
2005
 
24,970
0.821
30,404
150.5
-1.08
67.12
70.00
2006
 
26,144
0.844
30,961
153.3
1.83
65.78
69.09
2007
 
27,801
0.866
32,100
158.9
3.68
65.38
70.23
2008
 
30,126
0.892
33,785
167.3
5.25
68.32
73.74
2009
 
29,755
0.889
33,462
165.7
-0.96
71.39
75.70
2010
 
30,332
0.905
33,511
165.9
0.15
71.66
74.79
2011
 
32,233
0.928
34,733
172.0
3.65
72.79
75.58
2012
 
33,166
0.945
35,084
173.7
1.01
70.48
74.97
2013
 
33,505
0.958
34,981
173.2
-0.29
70.61
75.46
2014
 
35,049
0.971
36,088
178.7
3.16
69.73
75.72
2015
 
36,493
0.973
37,506
185.7
3.93
69.62
75.93
2016
 
37,541
0.983
38,197
189.1
1.84
69.13
76.66
2017
 
39,174
1.000
39,174
194.0
2.56
68.96
76.81
2018
 
39,649
1.020
38,853
192.4
-0.82
66.27
74.37
2019
 
41,485
1.035
40,077
198.4
3.15
65.43
74.68
2020
 
45,851
1.046
43,820
217.0
9.34
67.75
77.51
2021
 
49,319
1.090
45,246
224.0
3.25
66.48
76.55
2022
 
49,114
1.160
42,324
209.6
-6.46
65.20
75.02
Source: Calculations by the Washington Regional Economic Analysis Project (WA-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
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Washington:
Per Capita Personal Income, 1969-2022
 
1969
 
4,258
0.189
22,551
100.0
N
108.34
1970
 
4,400
0.198
22,261
98.7
-1.29
104.82
1971
 
4,595
0.206
22,300
98.9
0.18
102.78
1972
 
4,955
0.213
23,254
103.1
4.28
102.02
1973
 
5,532
0.225
24,636
109.2
5.94
103.15
1974
 
6,152
0.248
24,814
110.0
0.72
105.42
1975
 
6,831
0.269
25,431
112.8
2.49
108.02
1976
 
7,424
0.283
26,203
116.2
3.03
107.98
1977
 
8,062
0.302
26,716
118.5
1.96
107.27
1978
 
9,101
0.323
28,196
125.0
5.54
108.91
1979
 
10,156
0.351
28,898
128.1
2.49
110.00
1980
 
11,133
0.389
28,599
126.8
-1.03
109.32
1981
 
12,127
0.424
28,590
126.8
-0.03
107.40
1982
 
12,761
0.448
28,503
126.4
-0.31
106.43
1983
 
13,555
0.467
29,041
128.8
1.89
106.73
1984
 
14,356
0.484
29,638
131.4
2.05
103.36
1985
 
15,076
0.501
30,075
133.4
1.48
102.24
1986
 
15,908
0.512
31,059
137.7
3.27
102.75
1987
 
16,493
0.528
31,236
138.5
0.57
101.64
1988
 
17,598
0.549
32,075
142.2
2.68
100.90
1989
 
19,007
0.573
33,194
147.2
3.49
101.87
1990
 
20,219
0.598
33,825
150.0
1.90
103.06
1991
 
21,149
0.618
34,237
151.8
1.22
105.48
1992
 
22,220
0.634
35,036
155.4
2.33
105.42
1993
 
22,836
0.650
35,132
155.8
0.27
105.17
1994
 
23,570
0.664
35,520
157.5
1.10
104.51
1995
 
24,436
0.678
36,066
159.9
1.54
103.64
1996
 
25,841
0.692
37,341
165.6
3.54
104.51
1997
 
27,245
0.704
38,697
171.6
3.63
105.09
1998
 
29,355
0.710
41,364
183.4
6.89
106.77
1999
 
30,786
0.720
42,758
189.6
3.37
107.67
2000
 
32,538
0.738
44,077
195.4
3.08
106.51
2001
 
32,986
0.753
43,805
194.2
-0.62
104.56
2002
 
33,222
0.763
43,547
193.1
-0.59
104.47
2003
 
34,267
0.779
43,991
195.1
1.02
104.92
2004
 
36,309
0.798
45,485
201.7
3.40
106.22
2005
 
37,202
0.821
45,298
200.9
-0.41
104.30
2006
 
39,744
0.844
47,068
208.7
3.91
105.03
2007
 
42,524
0.866
49,100
217.7
4.32
107.42
2008
 
44,098
0.892
49,454
219.3
0.72
107.94
2009
 
41,679
0.889
46,872
207.8
-5.22
106.03
2010
 
42,327
0.905
46,763
207.4
-0.23
104.36
2011
 
44,281
0.928
47,715
211.6
2.04
103.83
2012
 
47,057
0.945
49,778
220.7
4.32
106.37
2013
 
47,454
0.958
49,544
219.7
-0.47
106.88
2014
 
50,265
0.971
51,755
229.5
4.46
108.59
2015
 
52,415
0.973
53,870
238.9
4.09
109.06
2016
 
54,302
0.983
55,250
245.0
2.56
110.89
2017
 
56,805
1.000
56,805
251.9
2.81
111.37
2018
 
59,827
1.020
58,627
260.0
3.21
112.23
2019
 
63,405
1.035
61,254
271.6
4.48
114.15
2020
 
67,674
1.046
64,676
286.8
5.59
114.40
2021
 
74,188
1.090
68,061
301.8
5.23
115.14
2022
 
75,332
1.160
64,917
287.9
-4.62
115.06
Source: Calculations by the Washington Regional Economic Analysis Project (WA-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
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United States:
Per Capita Personal Income, 1969-2022
 
1969
 
3,931
0.189
20,816
100.0
N
1970
 
4,198
0.198
21,238
102.0
2.03
1971
 
4,471
0.206
21,697
104.2
2.16
1972
 
4,857
0.213
22,793
109.5
5.05
1973
 
5,363
0.225
23,883
114.7
4.78
1974
 
5,836
0.248
23,537
113.1
-1.45
1975
 
6,324
0.269
23,544
113.1
0.03
1976
 
6,875
0.283
24,265
116.6
3.07
1977
 
7,516
0.302
24,906
119.6
2.64
1978
 
8,356
0.323
25,889
124.4
3.95
1979
 
9,232
0.351
26,271
126.2
1.47
1980
 
10,184
0.389
26,160
125.7
-0.42
1981
 
11,291
0.424
26,621
127.9
1.76
1982
 
11,990
0.448
26,781
128.7
0.60
1983
 
12,701
0.467
27,210
130.7
1.61
1984
 
13,889
0.484
28,674
137.7
5.38
1985
 
14,746
0.501
29,417
141.3
2.59
1986
 
15,482
0.512
30,227
145.2
2.75
1987
 
16,228
0.528
30,733
147.6
1.67
1988
 
17,442
0.549
31,790
152.7
3.44
1989
 
18,658
0.573
32,584
156.5
2.50
1990
 
19,619
0.598
32,821
157.7
0.73
1991
 
20,050
0.618
32,457
155.9
-1.11
1992
 
21,077
0.634
33,234
159.7
2.39
1993
 
21,713
0.650
33,405
160.5
0.51
1994
 
22,552
0.664
33,986
163.3
1.74
1995
 
23,577
0.678
34,798
167.2
2.39
1996
 
24,725
0.692
35,729
171.6
2.67
1997
 
25,925
0.704
36,822
176.9
3.06
1998
 
27,493
0.710
38,740
186.1
5.21
1999
 
28,592
0.720
39,711
190.8
2.51
2000
 
30,551
0.738
41,384
198.8
4.21
2001
 
31,548
0.753
41,895
201.3
1.23
2002
 
31,801
0.763
41,684
200.2
-0.50
2003
 
32,659
0.779
41,928
201.4
0.59
2004
 
34,183
0.798
42,821
205.7
2.13
2005
 
35,669
0.821
43,432
208.6
1.43
2006
 
37,843
0.844
44,816
215.3
3.19
2007
 
39,588
0.866
45,710
219.6
1.99
2008
 
40,854
0.892
45,816
220.1
0.23
2009
 
39,307
0.889
44,204
212.4
-3.52
2010
 
40,557
0.905
44,808
215.3
1.36
2011
 
42,649
0.928
45,956
220.8
2.56
2012
 
44,237
0.945
46,795
224.8
1.83
2013
 
44,401
0.958
46,357
222.7
-0.94
2014
 
46,287
0.971
47,659
229.0
2.81
2015
 
48,060
0.973
49,394
237.3
3.64
2016
 
48,971
0.983
49,826
239.4
0.88
2017
 
51,004
1.000
51,004
245.0
2.36
2018
 
53,309
1.020
52,240
251.0
2.42
2019
 
55,547
1.035
53,662
257.8
2.72
2020
 
59,153
1.046
56,533
271.6
5.35
2021
 
64,430
1.090
59,110
284.0
4.56
2022
 
65,470
1.160
56,419
271.0
-4.55
Source: Calculations by the Washington Regional Economic Analysis Project (WA-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
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