Demographics of Omaha city, Nebraska

Omaha city, Nebraska had 488,797 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −3,969 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Omaha city, in four figures

488,797
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 488,837 ±73.; −0.8%
Change since July 2020: −3,969 people.; 35.3 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $73,201 ±$1,372
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Omaha city, Nebraska's population shrank 0.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Omaha city, Nebraska's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Omaha city, Nebraska's population shrank 0.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Omaha city, Nebraska's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	492,766	100.0	100.0
2021	488,812	99.2	100.2
2022	486,791	98.8	100.7
2023	486,784	98.8	101.6
2024	489,247	99.3	102.5
2025	488,797	99.2	103.1

Population of Omaha city, Nebraska on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	492,766	—
2021	488,812	−3,954
2022	486,791	−2,021
2023	486,784	−7
2024	489,247	+2,463
2025	488,797	−450

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 35.3 ±0.2: for men 34.6 ±0.2 and for women 36.1 ±0.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Omaha city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Under 5	32,489 ±636	6.6% ±0.1	6.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	85,812 ±1,799	17.6% ±0.4	18.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	48,919 ±1,226	10.0% ±0.3	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	141,575 ±1,652	29.0% ±0.3	25.9% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	109,177 ±1,659	22.3% ±0.3	23.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	70,865 ±1,442	14.5% ±0.3	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $73,201 ±$1,372, and income per person $43,638 ±$767, in 2024 dollars. The median is $76,475 ±$633 in Nebraska and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Omaha city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Nebraska	United States
Under $25,000	30,704 ±1,356	15.2% ±0.7	13.8% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	36,921 ±1,540	18.3% ±0.8	18.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	35,286 ±1,362	17.5% ±0.7	17.3% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	25,952 ±1,162	12.9% ±0.6	13.5% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	34,601 ±1,223	17.2% ±0.6	18.9% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	17,074 ±943	8.5% ±0.5	9.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	21,160 ±1,037	10.5% ±0.5	9.4% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Omaha city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Nebraska	United States
All ages	64,645 ±3,285	13.5% ±0.7	10.6% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	20,019 ±1,466	17.2% ±1.2	12.0% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	34,591 ±1,957	13.1% ±0.7	10.6% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	10,035 ±773	10.3% ±0.8	9.1% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Omaha city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Omaha city	Nebraska	United States
Housing units	213,023 ±627	863,444 ±628	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.7% ±0.4	92.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.3% ±0.4	7.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	57.4% ±0.7	66.5% ±0.5	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	42.6% ±0.7	33.5% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$245,500 ±$2,353	$238,600 ±$1,365	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,187 ±$13	$1,072 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1973 ±1	1975 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Omaha city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Hispanic or Latino	79,145 ±912	16.2% ±0.2	12.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	309,789 ±1,896	63.4% ±0.4	75.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	55,778 ±1,414	11.4% ±0.3	4.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	19,669 ±1,069	4.0% ±0.2	2.6% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	858 ±201	0.2% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	225 ±72	< 0.1% ±<0.1	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1,708 ±413	0.3% ±0.1	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	21,665 ±1,404	4.4% ±0.3	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Omaha city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Born in the state	287,011 ±2,934	58.7% ±0.6	64.1% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	141,581 ±3,022	29.0% ±0.6	26.9% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	4,881 ±602	1.0% ±0.1	1.0% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	55,364 ±2,098	11.3% ±0.4	8.0% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	20,114 ±1,338	4.1% ±0.3	3.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	35,250 ±1,958	7.2% ±0.4	4.6% ±0.2	6.8% ±<0.1

Omaha city among the places of Nebraska

1st of 34 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Nebraska page.

Places of Nebraska near Omaha city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Omaha city	488,837 ±73
Lincoln city	294,856 ±42
Bellevue city	64,510 ±97
Grand Island city	52,884 ±27
Kearney city	34,246 ±26
Fremont city	27,567 ±37

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Omaha city, Nebraska

Rankings this appears in

No. 2 Places in Nebraska by poverty rate
No. 3 Places in Nebraska by per capita income
No. 4 Places in Nebraska by median home value
No. 4 Places in Nebraska by median household income
No. 4 Places in Nebraska by median rent
No. 7 Places in Nebraska by foreign-born share

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026