Omaha

Population: 488,197
Median household income: $72,708
Median home value: $230,100

Omaha is a community in Douglas County, Nebraska, home to 488,197 residents. The median household income of $72,708 is below the Douglas County median ($79,081).

Between 2019 and 2023, Omaha's population grew 2.6% from 475,862 to 488,197, while its median home value rose 44.1% from $159,700 to $230,100.

The median resident is 35.3 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.8% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 488,197
Median age: 35.3 yrs
Median household income: $72,708
Median home value: $230,100
Median gross rent: $1,150
Housing units: 211,640
Homeownership rate: 57.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

475,862488,197

Median household income

$60,092$72,708

Median home value

$159,700$230,100

Median gross rent

$923$1,150

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	475,862	$60,092	$159,700	$923
2020	479,529	$62,213	$167,800	$948
2021	488,059	$65,359	$177,700	$999
2022	489,201	$70,202	$210,300	$1,099
2023	488,197	$72,708	$230,100	$1,150

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1717.8%

18 to 249.8%

25 to 3415.3%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6411.4%

65 to 748.7%

75 and over5.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	32,996	6.8%
5 to 17	86,917	17.8%
18 to 24	48,017	9.8%
25 to 34	74,451	15.3%
35 to 44	66,415	13.6%
45 to 54	54,863	11.2%
55 to 64	55,778	11.4%
65 to 74	42,455	8.7%
75 and over	26,305	5.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	313,260	64.2%
Black or African American	56,075	11.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,145	0.2%
Asian	19,310	4.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	190	0.0%
Some other race	1,375	0.3%
Two or more races	20,700	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	76,142	15.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.5%

High school graduate21.3%

Some college or associate's29.0%

Bachelor's degree25.6%

Graduate or professional degree14.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	30,326	9.5%
High school graduate	68,085	21.3%
Some college or associate's	92,757	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	82,109	25.6%
Graduate or professional degree	46,990	14.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone73.3%

Carpooled8.7%

Public transit1.2%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home13.6%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	183,391	73.3%
Carpooled	21,750	8.7%
Public transit	2,880	1.2%
Walked	4,435	1.8%
Bicycle	562	0.2%
Worked from home	33,977	13.6%
Other means	3,287	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	71,460	33.0%
15 to 29 min	106,448	49.2%
30 to 44 min	26,892	12.4%
45 to 59 min	5,075	2.3%
60+ min	6,430	3.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 12.8% (60,929 of 477,705)

	Count	Share
Family households	115,936	58.0%
Nonfamily households	83,990	42.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	199,926	94.5%
Vacant	11,714	5.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	115,393	57.7%
Renter-occupied	84,533	42.3%

1-unit, detached63.1%

1-unit, attached3.8%

2 to 4 units3.6%

5 to 19 units15.1%

20 or more units13.5%

Mobile home & other0.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	133,522	63.1%
1-unit, attached	8,127	3.8%
2 to 4 units	7,695	3.6%
5 to 19 units	31,935	15.1%
20 or more units	28,629	13.5%
Mobile home & other	1,732	0.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3137000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 143 sq mi
Water area: 3.61 sq mi
Center point: 41.2627, -96.0535