Offutt AFB, NE

Census Place

2024 Population

6,074

US Senator

Deb Fischer

Republican Party

US Senator

Pete Ricketts

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

24.6

3.36% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

6.6%

4.95% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$72,500

6.93% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Offutt AFB, NE is home to a population of 6.07k people, from which 97.9% are citizens.

As of 2024, 3.9% of Offutt AFB, NE residents were born outside of the country (237 people).

In 2024, there were 3.99 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.45k people) in Offutt AFB, NE than any other race or ethnicity. There were 865 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 510 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.9%

2024 Citizenship

98.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.9% of Offutt AFB, NE residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Offutt AFB, NE was 98.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Offutt AFB, NE compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Offutt AFB, NE

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.45k ± 372
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
865 ± 306
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
510 ± 186

16.2%

Hispanic Population

987 people

16.2% of the people in Offutt AFB, NE are hispanic (987 people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Nebraska.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
47,802 ± 5,303 people
Guatemala
13,722 ± 2,866 people
El Salvador
6,860 ± 2,030 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Nebraska was Mexico, the natal country of 47,802 Nebraska residents, followed by Guatemala with 13,722 and El Salvador with 6,860.

Foreign-Born Population

3.9%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

237 people

3.57%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

202 people

As of 2024, 3.9% of Offutt AFB, NE residents (237 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 Offutt AFB, NE was 3.57%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Offutt AFB, NE compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
407 ± 114
Gulf War (1990s)
63 ± 45
Vietnam
11 ± 25

Offutt AFB, NE has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 6.46 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Offutt AFB, NE.

Economy

The economy of Offutt AFB, NE employs 1.86k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Offutt AFB, NE were Health Care & Social Assistance (386 people), Retail Trade (210 people), and Public Administration (147 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($62,766), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($61,905), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($58,750).

Employment

Occupations

1.86k

2024 Value

± 256

1.86%

1 Year growth

± 18.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Offutt AFB, NE grew at a rate of 1.86%, from 1.83k employees to 1.86k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Offutt AFB, NE, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (238 people), Management Occupations (187 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (159 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Offutt AFB, NE.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Nebraska.

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

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

1.86k

2024 Value

± 256

1.86%

1 Year growth

± 18.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Offutt AFB, NE grew at a rate of 1.86%, from 1.83k employees to 1.86k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Offutt AFB, NE, are Health Care & Social Assistance (386 people), Retail Trade (210 people), and Public Administration (147 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Offutt AFB, NE, though some of these residents may live in Offutt AFB, NE and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$45,600

Median earning men ± $7,137

$30,299

Median earning women ± $5,199

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($70,357), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($66,364), and Public Administration ($61,667).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($67,411), Public Administration ($63,179), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($48,000).

Housing & Living

People in Offutt AFB, NE have an average commute time of 18.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Offutt AFB, NE is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$72,500

Median Household Income

± $9,515

1.89k

Number of Households

± 237

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.89k households in Offutt AFB, NE grew to $72,500 from the previous year's value of $67,803.

The following chart displays the households in Offutt AFB, 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.

Wage Distribution

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

0.447

2024 Wage GINI in Nebraska

0.447

2023 Wage GINI in Nebraska

In 2024, the income inequality in Nebraska was 0.447 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.182% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Nebraska was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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 2024

Drove Alone (81.5%)
Carpooled (11.3%)
Worked At Home (5.3%)

In 2024, 81.5% of workers in Offutt AFB, NE drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.3%) and those who worked at home (5.3%).

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

18.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Offutt AFB, NE have a shorter commute time (18.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.01% of the workforce in Offutt AFB, NE have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Offutt AFB, NE (384 out of 5.82k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females < 5 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Offutt AFB, NE is White, followed by Two Or More 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

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

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

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