2024 population: 1,001,010 ( 33,415 from 2020)
Land area: 4346.3 square miles
Population density: 230.3 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	723,328	72.26%	0.1%
Black:	78,778	7.87%	5.5%
Indian:	4,277	0.43%	2.8%
Asian:	37,774	3.77%	18.8%
2+ races:	26,020	2.60%	13.3%
Hispanic:	130,833	13.07%	17.5%

Total non-White:	277,682	27.74%	13.4%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	52,420	13.5
Deaths:	35,246	9.1
Net Migration:	-723	-0.2
Net Immigration:	16,639	4.3

Change in White population:	682	0.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	32,733	3.4

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
967,595
722,646	74.68%
74,642	7.71%
4,161	0.43%
31,794	3.29%
22,962	2.37%
111,390	11.51%
244,949	25.32%

2010
865,350
681,172	78.72%
66,864	7.73%
3,653	0.42%
18,318	2.12%
16,595	1.92%
77,508	8.96%
184,178	21.28%

2000
767,041
642,830	83.81%
58,890	7.68%
3,361	0.44%
11,181	1.46%
9,821	1.28%
40,232	5.25%
124,211	16.19%

1990
685,797
609,202	88.83%
50,517	7.37%
3,166	0.46%
7,298	1.06%
n/a
15,614	2.28%
76,595	11.17%

1980
653,889
590,384	90.29%
43,645	6.67%
2,023	0.31%
4,561	0.70%
n/a
12,838	1.96%
63,505	9.71%

1970
616,392
566,936	91.98%
36,317	5.89%
1,468	0.24%
1,264	0.21%
n/a
9,778	1.59%
49,456	8.02%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
122,306	14.1
62,030	7.2
7,537	0.9
16,785	1.9

41,474	4.8
60,771	7.0

Number	Rate
2000's
120,459	15.7
55,216	7.2
7,809	1.0
14,309	1.9

38,342	5.0
59,967	7.8

Number	Rate
1990's
113,371	16.5
56,923	8.3
2,748	0.4
6,461	0.9

33,628	4.9
47,616	6.9

Number	Rate
1980's
114,504	17.5
53,691	8.2
-25,177	-3.9
n/a

18,818	2.9
13,090	2.0

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-31,810	-5.2
n/a

23,448	3.8
14,049	2.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Omaha, NE-IA Metro 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):

2024
Number	Percent
36.7
246,750	24.7%
754,260	75.3%
145,385	14.5%

389,812
2.48

247,273	63.4%
188,569	76.3%
23,637	9.6%
142,539	36.6%

2010
Number	Percent
34.8
227,193	26.3%
638,157	73.7%
96,098	11.1%

334,379
2.54

219,353	65.6%
165,130	75.3%
23,947	10.9%
115,026	34.4%

2000
Number	Percent
34.2
208,252	27.2%
558,789	72.8%
83,946	10.9%

294,990
2.54

199,010	67.5%
156,244	78.5%
20,483	10.3%
95,980	32.5%

1990
Number	Percent
31.8
191,164	27.9%
494,633	72.1%
75,820	11.1%

257,372
2.61

181,211	70.4%
146,726	81.0%
17,673	9.8%
76,161	29.6%

1980
Number	Percent
29.0
197,491	30.2%
456,398	69.8%
66,317	10.1%

232,655
2.75

169,594	72.9%
142,978	84.3%
14,728	8.7%
63,061	27.1%

2024 Housing Data for Omaha, NE-IA Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	15,642	4.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	10,739	2.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	10,985	2.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	10,949	2.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	10,702	2.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	12,758	3.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	13,077	3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	13,044	3.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	11,999	3.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	26,656	6.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	37,299	9.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	50,579	13.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	44,522	11.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	31,697	8.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	41,099	10.5%
$200,000 or more	48,065	12.3%

Median Household Income	85,157
Per Capita Income	45,466

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	97

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	16,125	4.1%
Public Assistance	7,883	2.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	35,076	9.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	424,186	77.9%
Unemployed	14,753	2.7%
In Armed Forces	4,924	0.9%

Total Labor Force	443,863	81.5%
Not in Labor Force	100,732	18.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	193,250	149,716	56.3%
Non-Profit	17,140	36,467	32.0%
Self-Employed	26,368	17,242	60.5%

Local Government	15,069	21,583	41.1%
State Government	7,004	10,070	41.0%
Federal Government	7,803	6,503	54.5%

Total Private + Self	219,618	166,958	56.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	47,016	74,623	38.7%
Total	266,634	241,581	52.5%

Pct. Govt.	13.4%
Pct. Private + Self	76.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	93,275	18.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	103,470	20.3%
Professional, Technical	132,906	26.1%
Service Occupations	75,388	14.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	2,104	0.4%
All others	103,943	20.4%

White Collar		64.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	75,676	14.9%
Retail trade	53,882	10.6%
Educational services	47,864	9.4%
Finance and insurance	43,108	8.5%
Manufacturing	41,760	8.2%
Construction	39,065	7.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	38,942	7.7%
Accommodation and food services	29,540	5.8%
Transportation and warehousing	24,872	4.9%
Other services	22,855	4.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	22,238	4.4%
Public administration	18,545	3.6%
Wholesale trade	12,123	2.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	8,901	1.7%
Information	8,268	1.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	7,886	1.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	6,563	1.3%
Utilities	5,660	1.1%
Management	694	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	540	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	86,035	8.76%
Puerto Rican	3,893	0.40%
Cuban	2,786	0.28%
Dominican	838	0.09%

Total Central American	15,243	1.55%
Costa Rican	280	0.03%
Guatemalan	6,328	0.64%
Honduran	1,226	0.12%
Nicaraguan	601	0.06%
Panamanian	490	0.05%
Salvadoran	6,318	0.64%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	4,494	0.46%
Argentinean	150	0.02%
Bolivian	169	0.02%
Chilean	664	0.07%
Colombian	1,202	0.12%
Ecuadorian	215	0.02%
Paraguayan	11	0.00%
Peruvian	485	0.05%
Uruguayan	121	0.01%
Venezuelan	1,477	0.15%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	7,259	0.74%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	7,512	0.76%
Burmese	5,156	0.53%
Vietnamese	3,628	0.37%
Filipino	3,419	0.35%
Chinese	3,154	0.32%
Korean	1,355	0.14%
Bhutanese	980	0.10%
Japanese	688	0.07%
Thai	681	0.07%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	799,248	87.1%
Spanish	74,639	8.1%
Other Asian	10,125	1.1%
Other Indo-European	8,889	1.0%
Other	5,554	0.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun	3,936	0.4%
Vietnamese	2,872	0.3%
Arabic	2,862	0.3%
Chinese	2,496	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	268,058	27.3%
Irish	126,408	12.9%
English	98,549	10.0%
Italian	35,749	3.6%
American	34,994	3.6%
Polish	33,491	3.4%
Czech	29,881	3.0%
Swedish	26,287	2.7%
Danish	20,414	2.1%
Norwegian	19,223	2.0%
French	16,612	1.7%
Scottish	16,589	1.7%
European	14,921	1.5%
Dutch	13,014	1.3%
Scotch-Irish	6,388	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	934,002	95.1%
Not a citizen	48,062	4.9%

Native	900,432	91.7%
Foreign-born	81,632	8.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
22,702	3.5%	24,967	3.8%	146,715	22.6%	200,031	30.8%	160,678	24.7%	94,206	14.5%
Average years of education: 13.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	22,702	3.5%
9-12 Years	24,967	3.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	146,715	22.6%
Some College	200,031	30.8%
Bach. Degree	160,678	24.7%
Grad Degree	94,206	14.5%
Average years of education: 13.9

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	724,120	703,852	20,268	2.8%
1991	731,494	708,252	23,242	3.2%
1992	741,300	716,134	25,166	3.4%
1993	757,304	732,888	24,416	3.2%
1994	775,848	752,950	22,898	3.0%
1995	793,144	771,036	22,108	2.8%
1996	812,780	790,676	22,104	2.7%
1997	823,922	802,708	21,214	2.6%
1998	831,804	811,990	19,814	2.4%
1999	837,788	817,062	20,726	2.5%

2000	843,530	820,196	23,334	2.8%
2001	849,934	821,932	28,002	3.3%
2002	862,172	828,466	33,706	3.9%
2003	870,212	832,984	37,228	4.3%
2004	876,000	838,230	37,770	4.3%
2005	880,306	842,784	37,522	4.3%
2006	883,634	853,302	30,332	3.4%
2007	894,022	864,120	29,902	3.3%
2008	906,702	874,232	32,470	3.6%
2009	904,534	858,850	45,684	5.1%

2010	930,532	882,482	48,050	5.2%
2011	938,914	893,180	45,734	4.9%
2012	944,180	903,474	40,706	4.3%
2013	947,220	909,250	37,970	4.0%
2014	951,956	917,882	34,074	3.6%
2015	955,864	924,906	30,958	3.2%
2016	961,906	930,816	31,090	3.2%
2017	965,840	936,402	29,438	3.0%
2018	978,248	949,490	28,758	2.9%
2019	996,640	966,444	30,196	3.0%

2020	988,196	940,842	47,354	4.8%
2021	1,000,574	969,512	31,062	3.1%
2022	1,012,508	986,628	25,880	2.6%
2023	1,010,072	984,872	25,200	2.5%
2024	1,055,510	1,024,262	31,248	3.0%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	412,110
Median Value	$266,793

Occupied	389,812	94.6%
Vacant	22,298	5.4%

Owned	257,911	66.2%
Rented	131,901	33.8%
Median Rent	$1,182

Single-Family Units	304,807	74.0%
Detached	289,120	70.2%
Attached	15,687	3.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	88,249	21.4%
Mobile Homes	5,928	1.4%

Omaha, NE-IA Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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

2024 Housing Data for Omaha, NE-IA Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Omaha, NE-IA Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Omaha, NE-IA Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Omaha, NE-IA Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Omaha, NE-IA Metro Area