Omaha, NE

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2023 Population

488,197

0.205% 1-year decline

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In 2023, Omaha, NE had a population of 488k people with a median age of N/A and a median household income of N/A.

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N/A 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.

The largest universities in Omaha, NE are University of Nebraska at Omaha (3,604 degrees awarded in 2022), Creighton University (2,955 degrees), and Metropolitan Community College Area (1,823 degrees).

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 N/A per household.

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United States Nebraska Douglas County, NE Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA

Economy

The economy of Omaha, NE employs N/A people. The largest industries in Omaha, NE are Health Care & Social Assistance (38,110 people), Retail Trade (25,920 people), and Educational Services (23,997 people), and the highest paying industries are N/A.

Employment

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In N/A, there were N/A employees (± N/A) in Omaha, NE.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in N/A (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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In N/A, there were N/A employees (± N/A) in Omaha, NE.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Omaha, NE, are Health Care & Social Assistance (38,110 people), Retail Trade (25,920 people), and Educational Services (23,997 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.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($76,256), Public Administration ($71,387), and Information ($64,459).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($58,716), Public Administration ($54,164), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($51,458).

Education

Most students graduating from Universities in Omaha, NE are White (7,795 and 72.2%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (800 and 7.41%), Two or More Races (651 and 6.03%), and Asian (534 and 4.95%).

The largest universities in Omaha, NE by number of degrees awarded are University of Nebraska at Omaha (3,604 and NaNM%), Creighton University (2,955 and NaNM%), and Metropolitan Community College Area (1,823 and NaNM%).

The most popular majors in Omaha, NE are Registered Nursing (1,234 and NaNM%), General Business Administration & Management (503 and NaNM%), and General Studies (410 and NaNM%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

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In 2022 in Omaha, NE, the percentage of applicants admitted was 81%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 24.6%. The number of students enrolled in 2022 was 45,159 (41% men and 59% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2022 there were 45,159 students enrolled in Omaha, NE, 41% men and 59% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 27,742 records, of which 60.3% were women and 39.7% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Registered Nursing
1,121 degrees awarded
General Studies
410 degrees awarded
General Biological Sciences
223 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for N/A recipients in Omaha, NE was Registered Nursing with 1,121 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a N/A from schools in Omaha, NE according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

University of Nebraska at Omaha
3,604 degrees awarded
Creighton University
2,955 degrees awarded
Metropolitan Community College Area
1,823 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was University of Nebraska at Omaha with 3,604 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2022, 4,002 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Omaha, NE, which is 0.555 times less than the 7,214 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 7,795 degrees mean that there were 9.74 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 800 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.09% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.952% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (381k), Some college (364k), and Bachelors Degree (309k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

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 N/A per household.

Housing

Rent vs Own

58.1%

Homeownership

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61.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In N/A, 58.1% of the housing units in Omaha, NE were occupied by their owner.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Omaha, NE compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Omaha, NE colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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Number of Households

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In N/A, the median household income of the 2.02M households in Omaha, NE was N/A.

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 N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Omaha, NE is from Nebraska.

0.444

2022 Wage GINI in Nebraska

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2021 Wage GINI in Nebraska

In 2022, the income inequality in Nebraska was 0.444 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0995% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Nebraska was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Nebraska in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Nebraska across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (73.3%)
Worked At Home (13.6%)
Carpooled (8.69%)

In 2023, 73.3% of workers in Omaha, NE drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.6%) and those who carpooled to work (8.69%).

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.

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 (26.6 minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Omaha, NE have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Omaha, NE compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Omaha, NE (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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

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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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