Omaha, NE

Census Place

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2024 Population
488,837
US Senator
Deb Fischer
Republican Party
US Senator
Pete Ricketts
Republican Party
2024 Poverty Rate
13.5%
5.88% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$73,201
0.678% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$245,500
6.69% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
253,531
0.00434% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Omaha, NE reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

92.8% of the residents in Omaha, NE are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Omaha, NE are University of Nebraska at Omaha (3,527 degrees awarded in 2023), Creighton University (2,762 degrees), and Metropolitan Community College Area (2,022 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Omaha, NE was $245,500, and the homeownership rate was 57.4%.

Most people in Omaha, NE drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Omaha, NE was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Omaha, NE is home to a population of 489k people, from which 92.8% are citizens. As of 2024, 10.9% of Omaha, NE residents were born outside of the country (53.2k people).

In 2024, there were 5.55 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (310k people) in Omaha, NE than any other race or ethnicity. There were 55.8k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 26.8k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

92.8%
2024 Citizenship
93%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 92.8% of Omaha, NE residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Omaha, NE was 93%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Omaha, NE
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    310k ± 1.9k
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    55.8k ± 1.41k
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    26.8k ± 2.58k
16.2%
Hispanic Population
79.1k people

In 2024, there were 5.55 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (310k people) in Omaha, NE than any other race or ethnicity. There were 55.8k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 26.8k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

16.2% of the people in Omaha, NE are hispanic (79.1k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Omaha, NE as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    46,760 ± 5,245 people
  2. Guatemala
    11,721 ± 2,650 people
  3. El Salvador
    6,922 ± 2,039 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Nebraska was Mexico, the natal country of 46,760 Nebraska residents, followed by Guatemala with 11,721 and El Salvador with 6,922.

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Foreign-Born Population

10.9%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
53.2k people
10.5%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
51.4k people

As of 2024, 10.9% of Omaha, NE residents (53.2k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Omaha, NE was 10.5%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    6,456 ± 478
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    5,585 ± 520
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    3,391 ± 384

Omaha, NE has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.16 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Omaha, NE employs 254k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Omaha, NE were Health Care & Social Assistance (38,745 people), Retail Trade (26,370 people), and Educational Services (24,496 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($123,611), Utilities ($98,232), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($74,371).

Employment

Occupations

254k
2024 Value
± 3,839
−0.00434%
1 Year decline
± 2.15%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Omaha, NE declined at a rate of −0.00434%, from 254k employees to 254k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Omaha, NE, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (28,223 people), Management Occupations (25,907 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (23,161 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Omaha, NE.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

254k
2024 Value
± 3,839
−0.00434%
1 Year decline
± 2.15%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Omaha, NE declined at a rate of −0.00434%, from 254k employees to 254k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Omaha, NE, are Health Care & Social Assistance (38,745 people), Retail Trade (26,370 people), and Educational Services (24,496 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Omaha, NE, though some of these residents may live in Omaha, NE and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$52,986
Median earning men ± $887
$42,090
Median earning women ± $728

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($78,762), Public Administration ($74,000), and Wholesale Trade ($67,963).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($60,500), Public Administration ($56,208), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($53,253).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.25%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.03M people employed in Nebraska. This represents a 2.25% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 8.87%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Nebraska.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Nebraska went to Donald J. Trump with 59.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38.9%), followed by Other (0.849%).

Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts are the senators currently representing the state of Nebraska. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Nebraska is currently represented by 3 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Omaha, NE. Showing the available data for Nebraska.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (59.3%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (38.9%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Other (0.849%)
    Other Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Nebraska went to Donald J. Trump with 59.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38.9%), followed by Other (0.849%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Nebraska for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Nebraska

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Deb Fischer
Senator from Nebraska1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013
Pete Ricketts
Senator from Nebraska2
Assumed office on January 12, 2023
Appointed to the seat on January 12, 2023 following the resignation of Ben Sasse.

Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts are the senators currently representing Nebraska.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Nebraska over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Omaha, NE awarded 10,975 degrees. The student population of Omaha, NE in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 19,059 male students and 27,251 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Omaha, NE are White (7,535 and 71%), Hispanic or Latino (918 and 8.64%), Two or More Races (695 and 6.54%), and Black or African American (570 and 5.37%).

The largest universities in Omaha, NE by number of degrees awarded are University of Nebraska at Omaha (3,527 and 32.1%), Creighton University (2,762 and 25.2%), and Metropolitan Community College Area (2,022 and 18.4%).

The most popular majors in Omaha, NE are Registered Nursing (1,115 and 10.2%), General Business Administration & Management (488 and 4.45%), and Liberal Arts & Sciences (330 and 3.01%).

The median tuition costs are $16,695 for private four year colleges, and $8,938 and $25,517 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2023 in Omaha, NE, the percentage of applicants admitted was 79.8%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 23.9%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 46,310 (41.2% men and 58.8% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 46,310 students enrolled in Omaha, NE, 41.2% men and 58.8% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 27,748 records, of which 60.2% were women and 39.8% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Registered Nursing
    1,006 degrees awarded
  2. General Studies
    323 degrees awarded
  3. Criminal Justice - Safety Studies
    242 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Omaha, NE was Registered Nursing with 1,006 degrees awarded.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. University of Nebraska at Omaha
    3,527 degrees awarded
  2. Creighton University
    2,762 degrees awarded
  3. Metropolitan Community College Area
    2,022 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was University of Nebraska at Omaha with 3,527 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 4,193 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Omaha, NE, which is 0.618 times less than the 6,782 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 7,535 degrees mean that there were 8.21 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 918 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($16,695) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($2,607) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,500) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Omaha, NE was $245,500 in 2024, which is 0.738 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $230,100 to $245,500, a 6.69% increase. The homeownership rate in Omaha, NE is 57.4%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Omaha, NE have an average commute time of 19.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Omaha, NE is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$245,500
Median Property Value 2024
±$2,353
$115,679
Median Property Taxes
±$2,079

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Omaha, NE the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Omaha, NE compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

57.4%
Homeownership
2024
61.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 57.4% of the housing units in Omaha, NE were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 57.7%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$73,201
Median Household Income
± $1,372
202k
Number of Households
± 3,298

In 2024, the median household income of the 202k households in Omaha, NE grew to $73,201 from the previous year's value of $72,708.

The following chart displays the households in Omaha, NE distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Omaha, NE is from Nebraska.
0.447
2023 Wage GINI in Nebraska
0.444
2022 Wage GINI in Nebraska

In 2023, the income inequality in Nebraska was 0.447 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.606% growth from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Nebraska was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Nebraska in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (71.8%)
  2. Worked At Home (15.1%)
  3. Carpooled (8.66%)

In 2024, 71.8% of workers in Omaha, NE drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (15.1%) and those who carpooled to work (8.66%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

19.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Omaha, NE have a shorter commute time (19.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.25% of the workforce in Omaha, NE have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Omaha, NE distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Omaha, NE have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Omaha, NE (64.6k out of 479k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Omaha, NE is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

90.7% of the population of Omaha, NE has health coverage, with 51.3% on employee plans, 15.7% on Medicaid, 10.8% on Medicare, 11.4% on non-group plans, and 1.51% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Nebraska see 1,343 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,343 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1217 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 294 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.9% under 18 years, 23.7% between 18 and 34 years, 36% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

9.25%
Uninsured
51.3%
Employer Coverage
15.7%
Medicaid
10.8%
Medicare
11.4%
Non-Group
1.51%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Omaha, NE declined by 4.58% from 9.69% to 9.25%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Omaha, NE changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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