Omaha city, NE

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 489,201 ( 80,243 from 2010 )
Land area: 141.6 square miles
Population density: 3455.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	318,509	65.11%	14.5%
Black:	57,520	11.76%	4.3%
Indian:	1,282	0.26%	43.3%
Asian:	19,858	4.06%	95.8%
2+ races:	18,545	3.79%	108.5%
Hispanic:	72,164	14.75%	34.8%

Total non-White:	170,692	34.89%	30.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	40,337	12.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	39,906	11.8

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
408,958
278,172	68.02%
55,128	13.48%
2,263	0.55%
10,142	2.48%
8,894	2.17%
53,553	13.09%
130,786	31.98%

2000
390,112
293,812	75.31%
50,709	13.00%
2,717	0.70%
7,152	1.83%
6,211	1.59%
29,006	7.44%
96,300	24.69%

1990
335,795
276,667	82.39%
43,465	12.94%
2,141	0.64%
3,819	1.14%
n/a
9,703	2.89%
59,128	17.61%

1980
314,267
265,193	84.38%
37,590	11.96%
1,494	0.48%
2,381	0.76%
n/a
7,354	2.34%
49,074	15.62%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-15,640	-4.0
34,486	8.8

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
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n/a

17,145	5.1
37,172	11.1

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
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n/a

11,474	3.7
10,054	3.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Omaha city, NE

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
35.1
120,068	24.5%
369,133	75.5%
67,693	13.8%

197,842
2.41

115,277	58.3%
81,896	71.0%
13,512	11.7%
82,565	41.7%

2010
Number	Percent
33.5
102,671	25.1%
306,287	74.9%
46,512	11.4%

162,627
2.45

96,477	59.3%
66,101	68.5%
13,503	14.0%
66,150	40.7%

2000
Number	Percent
33.7
99,700	25.6%
290,412	74.4%
45,990	11.8%

157,034
2.42

95,793	61.0%
69,583	72.6%
12,569	13.1%
61,241	39.0%

1990
Number	Percent
32.4
85,553	25.5%
250,242	74.5%
43,250	12.9%

133,888
2.45

85,255	63.7%
63,732	74.8%
11,042	13.0%
48,633	36.3%

1980
Number	Percent
30.0
86,477	27.5%
227,790	72.5%
38,352	12.2%

118,533
2.58

79,407	67.0%
62,930	79.2%
8,930	11.2%
39,126	33.0%

2022 Housing Data for Omaha city, NE

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	10,057	5.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	8,075	4.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	6,361	3.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	7,256	3.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	7,554	3.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	8,394	4.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	6,675	3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	8,061	4.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	7,198	3.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	14,762	7.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	20,858	10.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	25,656	13.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	21,113	10.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	13,127	6.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	15,213	7.7%
$200,000 or more	17,482	8.8%

Median Household Income	70,202
Per Capita Income	40,081

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	7,922	4.0%
Public Assistance	4,291	2.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	21,725	11.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	208,385	77.0%
Unemployed	9,267	3.4%
In Armed Forces	907	0.3%

Total Labor Force	218,559	80.8%
Not in Labor Force	51,989	19.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		22.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	98,218	77,636	55.9%
Non-Profit	9,583	18,450	34.2%
Self-Employed	12,629	8,462	59.9%

Local Government	5,723	9,117	38.6%
State Government	3,842	4,984	43.5%
Federal Government	3,168	2,540	55.5%

Total Private + Self	110,847	86,098	56.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	22,316	35,091	38.9%
Total	133,163	121,189	52.4%

Pct. Govt.	11.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	43,840	17.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	53,567	21.0%
Professional, Technical	64,769	25.4%
Service Occupations	40,343	15.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	733	0.3%
All others	52,064	20.5%

White Collar		63.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	38,556	15.1%
Retail trade	26,676	10.5%
Educational services	23,424	9.2%
Finance and insurance	21,848	8.6%
Manufacturing	20,957	8.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	20,683	8.1%
Construction	19,185	7.5%
Accommodation and food services	17,090	6.7%
Transportation and warehousing	12,279	4.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	12,146	4.8%
Other services	10,953	4.3%
Public administration	7,138	2.8%
Wholesale trade	5,774	2.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	4,623	1.8%
Information	4,610	1.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	4,161	1.6%
Utilities	2,130	0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,871	0.7%
Management	414	0.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	65	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	54,885	11.22%
Puerto Rican	2,234	0.46%
Cuban	1,002	0.20%
Dominican	304	0.06%

Total Central American	8,253	1.69%
Costa Rican	119	0.02%
Guatemalan	3,733	0.76%
Honduran	1,334	0.27%
Nicaraguan	327	0.07%
Panamanian	60	0.01%
Salvadoran	2,680	0.55%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	2,326	0.48%
Argentinean	116	0.02%
Bolivian	30	0.01%
Chilean	721	0.15%
Colombian	612	0.13%
Ecuadorian	109	0.02%
Paraguayan	9	0.00%
Peruvian	272	0.06%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	417	0.09%
Other South American	40	0.01%

Other Hispanic	3,160	0.65%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Burmese	5,043	1.03%
Indian	3,781	0.77%
Chinese	2,145	0.44%
Vietnamese	1,535	0.31%
Filipino	1,359	0.28%
Korean	1,138	0.23%
Thai	748	0.15%
Japanese	481	0.10%
Bhutanese	302	0.06%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	380,258	83.5%
Spanish	47,254	10.4%
Other Asian	7,571	1.7%
Other	5,264	1.2%
Other Indo-European	4,622	1.0%
French, Haitian, Cajun	2,682	0.6%
Arabic	1,789	0.4%
Chinese	1,727	0.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	1,219	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	120,134	24.6%
Irish	63,140	12.9%
English	40,467	8.3%
Italian	19,330	4.0%
Polish	16,608	3.4%
Czech	15,870	3.2%
Swedish	14,127	2.9%
American	13,882	2.8%
Norwegian	9,461	1.9%
French	9,356	1.9%
Danish	8,681	1.8%
European	7,971	1.6%
Scottish	7,753	1.6%
Dutch	6,692	1.4%
Sudanese	3,185	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	456,139	93.2%
Not a citizen	33,062	6.8%

Native	436,707	89.3%
Foreign-born	52,494	10.7%

Historical Statewide Election Results for Omaha city, NE

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
16,086	5.0%	14,648	4.6%	69,695	21.8%	94,281	29.4%	80,487	25.1%	45,091	14.1%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	16,086	5.0%
9-12 Years	14,648	4.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	69,695	21.8%
Some College	94,281	29.4%
Bach. Degree	80,487	25.1%
Grad Degree	45,091	14.1%
Average years of education: 13.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +5,208	D +20,559	D + 8.8%
D +25,767
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	55%	Joe Biden (D)	117,501	58.6%	Donald Trump* (R)	78,950	39.4%	4,103	2.0%	200,554	-19	-7	20.97%
2016	51%	Hillary Clinton (D)	91,734	52.2%	Donald Trump (R)	73,742	42.0%	10,119	5.8%	175,595	-17	-4	20.80%

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	47%	Ben Sasse* (R)	91,259	52.8%	Chris Janicek (D)	69,452	40.2%	12,210 [+]	7.1%	172,921	-10	18.59%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Preston Love (D (write-in)) 12,210 (7.1%);
2018	S1	43%	Jane Raybould (D)	82,406	54.3%	Deb Fischer* (R)	64,155	42.3%	5,165 [+]	3.4%	151,726	-15	21.71%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jim Schultz (Libertarian) 5,165 (3.4%);
2018	G	43%	Bob Krist (D)	86,348	57.0%	Pete Ricketts* (R)	65,207	43.0%	0	0.0%	151,555	-16	21.71%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	210,493
Median Value	$210,300

Occupied	197,842	94.0%
Vacant	12,651	6.0%

Owned	114,534	57.9%
Rented	83,308	42.1%
Median Rent	$1,099

Single-Family Units	142,204	67.6%
Detached	133,882	63.6%
Attached	8,322	4.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	59,314	28.2%
Mobile Homes	1,545	0.7%

Omaha city, NE

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Omaha city, NE

2022 Housing Data for Omaha city, NE

2022 Income & Employment Data for Omaha city, NE

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Omaha city, NE

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Omaha city, NE

Historical Presidential Election Results for Omaha city, NE

Historical Statewide Election Results for Omaha city, NE