2024 population: 1,244,106 ( 35,207 from 2020)
Land area: 14448.2 square miles
Population density: 86.1 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	920,494	73.99%	0.5%
Black:	82,520	6.63%	6.1%
Indian:	5,718	0.46%	5.0%
Asian:	39,954	3.21%	18.2%
2+ races:	29,136	2.34%	13.8%
Hispanic:	166,284	13.37%	17.9%

Total non-White:	323,612	26.01%	14.1%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	64,407	13.3
Deaths:	47,916	9.9
Net Migration:	-1,996	-0.4
Net Immigration:	20,419	4.2

Change in White population:	-4,739	-0.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	39,946	3.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
1,208,899
925,233	76.54%
77,781	6.43%
5,445	0.45%
33,805	2.80%
25,600	2.12%
141,035	11.67%
283,666	23.46%

2010
1,108,293
897,348	80.97%
68,443	6.18%
4,672	0.42%
19,476	1.76%
18,442	1.66%
98,516	8.89%
210,945	19.03%

2000
1,016,625
878,012	86.37%
59,873	5.89%
4,181	0.41%
12,154	1.20%
11,165	1.10%
50,447	4.96%
138,613	13.63%

1990
931,213
850,885	91.37%
51,071	5.48%
3,899	0.42%
7,988	0.86%
n/a
17,370	1.87%
80,328	8.63%

1980
919,553
853,322	92.80%
43,957	4.78%
2,549	0.28%
5,139	0.56%
n/a
14,073	1.53%
66,231	7.20%

1970
880,552
829,271	94.18%
36,728	4.17%
1,833	0.21%
1,434	0.16%
n/a
10,535	1.20%
51,281	5.82%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
149,638	13.5
87,460	7.9
-2,251	-0.2
19,861	1.8

27,885	2.5
72,721	6.6

Number	Rate
2000's
148,568	14.6
80,989	8.0
-6,756	-0.7
17,026	1.7

19,336	1.9
72,332	7.1

Number	Rate
1990's
143,197	15.4
86,587	9.3
2,906	0.3
7,942	0.9

27,127	2.9
58,285	6.3

Number	Rate
1980's
151,056	16.4
84,037	9.1
-51,590	-5.6
n/a

-2,437	-0.3
14,097	1.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-42,084	-4.8
n/a

24,051	2.7
14,950	1.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Omaha, NE-IA-MO Market Area

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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
37.3
294,965	23.7%
949,141	76.3%
181,150	14.6%

464,466
2.49

297,284	64.0%
228,410	76.8%
28,205	9.5%
167,182	36.0%

2010
Number	Percent
36.3
285,625	25.8%
822,668	74.2%
140,787	12.7%

432,064
2.51

284,438	65.8%
218,143	76.7%
29,025	10.2%
147,626	34.2%

2000
Number	Percent
35.3
272,552	26.8%
744,073	73.2%
129,608	12.7%

393,436
2.52

266,712	67.8%
214,146	80.3%
24,969	9.4%
126,724	32.2%

1990
Number	Percent
32.8
256,717	27.6%
674,496	72.4%
122,769	13.2%

352,685
2.58

248,316	70.4%
206,225	83.0%
21,126	8.5%
104,369	29.6%

1980
Number	Percent
30.3
271,629	29.5%
647,924	70.5%
112,216	12.2%

331,153
2.71

242,513	73.2%
208,849	86.1%
17,488	7.2%
88,640	26.8%

2022 Housing Data for Omaha, NE-IA-MO Market Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	18,306	3.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	15,486	3.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	15,187	3.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	15,336	3.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	16,799	3.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	18,550	4.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	15,593	3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	16,804	3.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	16,513	3.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	32,999	7.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	46,163	9.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	63,386	13.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	52,724	11.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	36,151	7.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	41,428	8.9%
$200,000 or more	43,041	9.3%

Median Household Income	77,162
Per Capita Income	40,652

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	94

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	18,198	3.9%
Public Assistance	9,007	1.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	42,470	9.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	507,835	77.5%
Unemployed	17,817	2.7%
In Armed Forces	5,074	0.8%

Total Labor Force	530,726	81.0%
Not in Labor Force	124,149	19.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	230,589	179,394	56.2%
Non-Profit	19,111	40,637	32.0%
Self-Employed	35,812	20,713	63.4%

Local Government	17,371	26,641	39.5%
State Government	8,874	10,890	44.9%
Federal Government	8,790	6,597	57.1%

Total Private + Self	266,401	200,107	57.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	54,146	84,765	39.0%
Total	320,547	284,872	52.9%

Pct. Govt.	13.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	104,963	17.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	125,262	20.7%
Professional, Technical	145,978	24.1%
Service Occupations	91,583	15.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	4,456	0.7%
All others	138,628	22.9%

White Collar		62.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	89,269	14.7%
Retail trade	64,823	10.7%
Manufacturing	59,124	9.7%
Educational services	54,970	9.1%
Finance and insurance	46,996	7.7%
Construction	46,103	7.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	41,041	6.8%
Accommodation and food services	34,573	5.7%
Transportation and warehousing	30,357	5.0%
Other services	26,505	4.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	23,506	3.9%
Public administration	22,361	3.7%
Wholesale trade	15,413	2.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	13,964	2.3%
Information	10,163	1.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	10,048	1.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	8,278	1.4%
Utilities	7,223	1.2%
Management	872	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	825	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	98,749	8.37%
Puerto Rican	4,356	0.37%
Cuban	2,429	0.21%
Dominican	677	0.06%

Total Central American	18,421	1.56%
Costa Rican	261	0.02%
Guatemalan	8,665	0.73%
Honduran	2,743	0.23%
Nicaraguan	403	0.03%
Panamanian	185	0.02%
Salvadoran	6,147	0.52%
Other Central American	17	0.00%

Total South American	4,111	0.35%
Argentinean	222	0.02%
Bolivian	105	0.01%
Chilean	860	0.07%
Colombian	1,489	0.13%
Ecuadorian	129	0.01%
Paraguayan	25	0.00%
Peruvian	556	0.05%
Uruguayan	145	0.01%
Venezuelan	540	0.05%
Other South American	40	0.00%

Other Hispanic	7,580	0.64%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	5,682	0.48%
Burmese	5,245	0.44%
Filipino	3,603	0.31%
Chinese	3,332	0.28%
Vietnamese	2,810	0.24%
Korean	2,159	0.18%
Thai	1,222	0.10%
Japanese	996	0.08%
Bhutanese	827	0.07%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	973,368	88.3%
Spanish	84,826	7.7%
Other Asian	10,351	0.9%
Other	7,507	0.7%
Other Indo-European	7,362	0.7%
French, Haitian, Cajun	3,641	0.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	2,553	0.2%
Chinese	2,516	0.2%
Arabic	2,510	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	341,466	28.9%
Irish	147,545	12.5%
English	109,765	9.3%
American	42,741	3.6%
Czech	40,538	3.4%
Polish	40,300	3.4%
Italian	39,751	3.4%
Swedish	35,407	3.0%
Danish	27,568	2.3%
Norwegian	24,200	2.1%
French	20,981	1.8%
European	20,524	1.7%
Dutch	17,190	1.5%
Scottish	16,935	1.4%
Scotch-Irish	8,056	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,127,320	95.5%
Not a citizen	52,861	4.5%

Native	1,091,149	92.5%
Foreign-born	89,032	7.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
28,509	3.6%	34,187	4.4%	196,456	25.1%	248,581	31.8%	178,430	22.8%	95,826	12.3%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	28,509	3.6%
9-12 Years	34,187	4.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	196,456	25.1%
Some College	248,581	31.8%
Bach. Degree	178,430	22.8%
Grad Degree	95,826	12.3%
Average years of education: 13.7

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	471,638	457,732	13,906	2.9%
1991	475,965	460,166	15,799	3.3%
1992	482,340	465,503	16,837	3.5%
1993	492,153	475,866	16,287	3.3%
1994	504,032	488,806	15,226	3.0%
1995	513,690	498,905	14,785	2.9%
1996	525,040	509,724	15,316	2.9%
1997	530,482	516,195	14,287	2.7%
1998	532,844	519,303	13,541	2.5%
1999	535,315	521,500	13,815	2.6%

2000	540,786	525,502	15,284	2.8%
2001	544,304	526,019	18,285	3.4%
2002	548,766	527,035	21,731	4.0%
2003	552,284	528,569	23,715	4.3%
2004	554,799	530,969	23,830	4.3%
2005	557,323	533,853	23,470	4.2%
2006	559,841	540,599	19,242	3.4%
2007	565,827	546,807	19,020	3.4%
2008	571,891	551,301	20,590	3.6%
2009	570,060	540,882	29,178	5.1%

2010	578,567	548,432	30,135	5.2%
2011	583,207	554,648	28,559	4.9%
2012	585,823	560,506	25,317	4.3%
2013	586,822	563,135	23,687	4.0%
2014	588,776	567,662	21,114	3.6%
2015	590,517	571,305	19,212	3.3%
2016	592,366	572,914	19,452	3.3%
2017	593,296	575,140	18,156	3.1%
2018	599,489	582,102	17,387	2.9%
2019	609,573	591,272	18,301	3.0%

2020	604,097	576,294	27,803	4.6%
2021	612,208	593,566	18,642	3.0%
2022	619,158	603,568	15,590	2.5%
2023	616,725	601,436	15,289	2.5%
2024	638,705	620,013	18,692	2.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	498,803
Median Value	$211,337

Occupied	464,466	93.1%
Vacant	34,337	6.9%

Owned	312,514	67.3%
Rented	151,952	32.7%
Median Rent	$1,032

Single-Family Units	380,174	76.2%
Detached	362,704	72.7%
Attached	17,470	3.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	90,271	18.1%
Mobile Homes	10,531	2.1%

Omaha, NE-IA-MO Market Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Omaha, NE-IA-MO Market Area

2022 Housing Data for Omaha, NE-IA-MO Market Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Omaha, NE-IA-MO Market Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Omaha, NE-IA-MO Market Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Omaha, NE-IA-MO Market Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Omaha, NE-IA-MO Market Area