Omaha

Population & Demographics

Omaha, NE

Omaha is home to 488,837 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 238,231 resident workers commute each day.

NebraskaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
488,837
people
Population

488,837 residents

Median age 35.3 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Omaha population & demographics

Who lives in Omaha — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
488,837
Median age
35.3yrs
Median household income
$73,201
Median home value
$245,500
Median gross rent
$1,187/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
40.1%
Poverty rate
13.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Omaha

How Omaha breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White63.4%
Hispanic or Latino16.2%
Black11.4%
Two or more races4.4%
Asian4.0%
Some other race0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across Omaha

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Omaha.

Omaha at a glance
Employed Residents
238,231
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
9.4mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
72.7%
Share working within the area
Work from home
15.1%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Lincoln
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Omaha proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Omaha commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

75 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Omaha

238,231 commutes, one dot at a time

Omaha

Where 238,231 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Omaha, by worker count.

1Omaha0.0 mi173,152
2Lincoln45.5 mi7,896
3Council Bluffs9.4 mi6,094
4Papillion7.3 mi5,852
5Bellevue9.5 mi4,802
6La Vista5.4 mi4,648
7Gretna13.3 mi2,501
8Ralston4.0 mi1,876

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Omaha.

1Omaha0.0 mi173,152
2Bellevue9.5 mi17,177
3Lincoln45.5 mi10,571
4Council Bluffs9.4 mi9,889
5Papillion7.3 mi7,630
6La Vista5.4 mi5,611
7Chalco7.2 mi4,442
8Fremont26.4 mi2,920

Top industries

The sectors that employ Omaha’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance16.1%
RTRetail Trade10.2%
AFAccommodation and Food Services8.3%
EDEducational Services8.3%
FIFinance and Insurance8.2%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services8.2%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services7.7%
MFManufacturing6.0%
COConstruction5.1%
Connectivity

Internet options for Omaha

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

16 providers · 5 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps36%
8 Gbps12%
See all internet providers in Omaha

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