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Nebraska·Douglas County
158 tracts·469K people·$246K median·3,279/mi²
White 63 · Hispanic 16 · Black 11 · Multiracial 4 · Asian 4 · Other 1
Married couple 40 · Living alone 35 · Other 24
Professional 33 · Health 25 · Retail 16 · Manufacturing 12 · Leisure 9 · Public admin 2 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 44 · Sales · office 20 · Service 16 · Production · transport 12 · Construction · maintenance 8
Drive alone 72 · Carpool 17 · Work from home 15 · Walk 2 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Omaha is $245,500 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Omaha has 488,837 residents across 143 census tracts and 110 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 35.3; the population is 63.4% White, 16.2% Hispanic or Latino, 11.4% Black, 4.4% Multiracial, 4.0% Asian and 0.6% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 40.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 13.5% (Census ACS).
ALDRICH ELEMENTARY (89%), SPRING RIDGE ELEMENTARY (87%) and HITCHCOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (86%) lead the elementary schools; ELKHORN RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL (83%), RUSSELL MIDDLE SCHOOL (74%) and ELKHORN MIDDLE SCHOOL (73%) lead the middle schools; BURKE HIGH SCHOOL (64%), BENSON HIGH SCHOOL (46%) and MILLARD WEST HIGH SCHOOL (42%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,187/month, 25% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Omaha is $73,201 a year, 15% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Omaha, median rent is $1,187/month and the median home value is $245,500 (Census ACS).
Omaha reported 1.7 violent crimes and 16.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 86°F; winter lows average 17°F; there are 70 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 31 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Omaha are hail (95), tornado (94) and strong wind (93), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.04g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Omaha, 1.7% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).