Omaha vs Ralston

A side-by-side comparison of Omaha and Ralston: population, income, housing, and more.

Omaha and Ralston are places in Nebraska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Omaha has the higher population (488,197 vs 6,445 in Ralston). Omaha has the higher median household income ($72,708 vs $65,557 in Ralston). Omaha has the higher median home value ($230,100 vs $215,800 in Ralston).

Population, income & housing

	Omaha	Ralston
Population	488,197	6,445
Median age	35.3 yrs	36.8 yrs
Median household income	$72,708	$65,557
Median home value	$230,100	$215,800
Median gross rent	$1,150	$1,178
Housing units	211,640	3,078
Homeownership rate	57.7%	58.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.3%	27.0%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Omaha	Ralston
Population	475,862 → 488,197 (+2.6%)	7,321 → 6,445 (-12.0%)
Median household income	$60,092 → $72,708 (+21.0%)	$62,816 → $65,557 (+4.4%)
Median home value	$159,700 → $230,100 (+44.1%)	$147,000 → $215,800 (+46.8%)
Median gross rent	$923 → $1,150 (+24.6%)	$917 → $1,178 (+28.5%)

Omaha

Population

475,862488,197

Median household income

$60,092$72,708

Median home value

$159,700$230,100

Median gross rent

$923$1,150

Ralston

Population

7,3216,445

Median household income

$62,816$65,557

Median home value

$147,000$215,800

Median gross rent

$917$1,178

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Omaha	Ralston
Under 5	6.8%	5.8%
5 to 17	17.8%	13.8%
18 to 24	9.8%	10.1%
25 to 34	15.3%	17.0%
35 to 44	13.6%	11.5%
45 to 54	11.2%	9.7%
55 to 64	11.4%	12.9%
65 to 74	8.7%	11.9%
75 and over	5.4%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Omaha	Ralston
White (non-Hispanic)	64.2%	71.7%
Black or African American	11.5%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	1.0%
Asian	4.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.5%
Two or more races	4.2%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	15.6%	23.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Omaha	Ralston
No high school diploma	9.5%	11.2%
High school graduate	21.3%	27.8%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	25.6%	20.7%
Graduate or professional degree	14.7%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Omaha	Ralston
Drove alone	73.3%	81.7%
Carpooled	8.7%	10.2%
Public transit	1.2%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.6%	8.2%
Other means	1.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Omaha	Ralston
1-unit, detached	63.1%	59.4%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	5.7%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	15.1%	14.9%
20 or more units	13.5%	18.4%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Omaha	Ralston
Poverty rate	12.8%	7.6%
Average household size	2.39	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	20	20
Median year structure built	1972	1974