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City in Nebraska

Omaha, NE

Douglas County

Seat of Douglas County, and largest city in State of Nebraska, United States.

Population
489,265 (2024)
Density
3,422 / sq mi
Land area
143.0 sq mi
Water area
3.6 sq mi
Elevation
1,089 ft
Founded
1854
Coordinates
41.2627, -96.0535

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Photos of Omaha

  • WestroadsMallOmaha

    JonClee86 · CC BY-SA 3.0

  • RaveWestroadsOmaha

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  • US 6 in Omaha, NE

    Brandonrush · CC BY-SA 3.0

  • Omaha,Nebraska,USA. - panoramio

    Roman Eugeniusz · CC BY-SA 3.0

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    Roman Eugeniusz · CC BY-SA 3.0

  • South Central Omaha, Omaha, NE, USA - panoramio

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  • Redbud tree. - panoramio

    Roman Eugeniusz · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Climate

July average high
85°F
January average low
15°F
Annual rainfall
0.0 in
Annual snowfall
0.0 in
  1. 32° 15° Jan 0.0"
  2. 38° 20° Feb 0.0"
  3. 51° 30° Mar 0.0"
  4. 64° 41° Apr 0.0"
  5. 72° 52° May 0.0"
  6. 81° 62° Jun 0.0"
  7. 85° 66° Jul 0.0"
  8. 84° 65° Aug 0.0"
  9. 77° 57° Sep 0.0"
  10. 63° 43° Oct 0.0"
  11. 50° 30° Nov 0.0"
  12. 36° 20° Dec 0.0"

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from Omaha #1 (10 km from the city center). Bars show average low to high temperature; the blue column is average rainfall.

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Local facts

Median household income
$72,708
Median rent
$1,150 / mo
Median home value
$230,100
Median age
35.3
Unemployment
4.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher
40.3%
Poverty rate
12.8%
Renter-occupied homes
42.3%

Public schools

Public schools located in the city, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Staffing figures describe resources, not school quality.

Public schools
182
Students enrolled
89,416
Students per teacher
16.3 : 1
Free or reduced-price lunch
24.2%
Charter schools
0.0%
School districts serving the city
13

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Districts: Omaha Public Schools, Millard Public Schools, Westside Community Schools, Elkhorn Public Schools, Gretna Public Schools

Health & wellbeing

CDC PLACES model-based estimates for adults (age-adjusted), not a count of diagnoses.

Adults with obesity
37.9%
No leisure-time physical activity
23.6%
Adults with diabetes
9.9%
Adults who smoke
14.5%
Frequent mental distress
15.3%
Sleeping under 7 hours
32.5%
Adults without health insurance
12.2%
Routine checkup in past year
74.9%

Parks, air & walkability

Residents within a 10-minute walk of a park
81.1%
Share of city that is parkland
10.4%
EPA walkability index (1-20)
13.1
Median air quality index (county)
42
Unhealthy air days (county)
2

Internet & commuting

Households with broadband
90.8%
Households with no internet
6.5%
Average commute
19.6 min
Work from home
13.6%
Commute by transit
1.2%
Commute on foot
1.8%
Commute by bike
0.2%

Natural hazard risk

FEMA rates Douglas County as relatively high overall for natural hazard risk, with 11 federally declared disasters in the past ten years.

  • Strong wind: very high
  • Hail: very high
  • Tornado: very high
  • Winter weather: very high

Data: © OpenStreetMap contributors, FEMA National Risk Index, U.S. Census Bureau ACS, CDC PLACES, NCES Common Core of Data, The Trust for Public Land ParkServe, EPA AirData, EPA Smart Location Database, NOAA Climate Normals, Wikimedia Commons, Wikidata

ZIP codes

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