Omaha, NE (Nebraska) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 390,112 (Urban population: 390,001, Rural population: 111 (all nonfarm))

Omaha, Nebraska Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 165,809 (156,858 occupied: 93,430 owner occupied, 63,428 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	40%
State:	33%

Housing density: 1433 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2005: $124,400 (lower quartile is $89,300, upper quartile is $167,000)

Median contract rent in 2005: $525 (lower quartile is $410, upper quartile is $671)

Housing units in Omaha with a mortgage: 61,622 (8,306 second mortgage, 7,823 home equity loan, 326 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 25,012

Median year house/condo built: 1963

Median year apartment built: 1967

Household type by relationship

Households: 379,484

In family households: 304,345 (68,681 male householders, 27,112 female householders)
69,474 spouses, 114,501 children (106,655 natural, 3,257 adopted, 4,589 stepchildren), 5,520 grandchildren, 4,414 brothers or sisters, 1,877 parents, 4,635 other relatives, 8,131 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 75,139 (28,470 male householders (21,646 living alone)), 32,771 female householders (28,359 living alone)), 13,898 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 10,628 (5,617 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 40,143 2-persons, 21,935 3-persons, 18,397 4-persons, 9,424 5-persons, 3,802 6-persons, 2,092 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 50,005 1-person, 9,321 2-persons, 1,499 3-persons, 302 4-persons, 30 5-persons, 60 6-persons, 24 7-or-more-persons.

62,603 married couples with children.
27,707 single-parent households (4,522 men, 23,185 women).

89.6% of residents of Omaha speak English at home.
6.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (44% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (52% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (61% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 25,687 (6.6%)
(29.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.6
State:	6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.8
State:	4.2

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Omaha, Nebraska:

1 room: 84
2 rooms: 503
3 rooms: 1,940
4 rooms: 6,154
5 rooms: 17,414
6 rooms: 19,637
7 rooms: 18,551
8 rooms: 14,220
9 or more rooms: 14,927

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Omaha, Nebraska:

1 room: 3,572
2 rooms: 7,449
3 rooms: 15,400
4 rooms: 15,296
5 rooms: 11,088
6 rooms: 5,627
7 rooms: 2,695
8 rooms: 1,330
9 or more rooms: 971

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 1,656
1995 to 1998: 5,893
1990 to 1994: 7,657
1980 to 1989: 16,262
1970 to 1979: 31,866
1960 to 1969: 30,236
1950 to 1959: 23,276
1940 to 1949: 12,676
1939 or earlier: 36,287

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Omaha:

no bedroom: 260
1 bedroom: 2,656
2 bedrooms: 18,097
3 bedrooms: 46,973
4 bedrooms: 20,595
5 or more bedrooms: 4,849

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Omaha:

no bedroom: 4,507
1 bedroom: 25,178
2 bedrooms: 22,115
3 bedrooms: 9,335
4 bedrooms: 1,776
5 or more bedrooms: 517

Cars and other vehicles available in Omaha in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 4,393
1 vehicle: 26,948
2 vehicles: 43,090
3 vehicles: 13,930
4 vehicles: 3,692
5 or more vehicles: 1,377

Cars and other vehicles available in Omaha in n renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 11,010
1 vehicle: 33,614
2 vehicles: 15,415
3 vehicles: 2,650
4 vehicles: 423
5 or more vehicles: 316

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Omaha, NE:

Less than $10,000: 288
$10,000 to $14,999: 446
$15,000 to $19,999: 682
$20,000 to $24,999: 772
$25,000 to $29,999: 1086
$30,000 to $34,999: 1575
$35,000 to $39,999: 1939
$40,000 to $49,999: 4542
$50,000 to $59,999: 5865
$60,000 to $69,999: 6761
$70,000 to $79,999: 7273
$80,000 to $89,999: 7990
$90,000 to $99,999: 9674
$100,000 to $124,999: 14793
$125,000 to $149,999: 8222
$150,000 to $174,999: 4457
$175,000 to $199,999: 3110
$200,000 to $249,999: 2850
$250,000 to $299,999: 1553
$300,000 to $399,999: 1393
$400,000 to $499,999: 651
$500,000 to $749,999: 457
$750,000 to $999,999: 136
$1,000,000 or more: 119

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Omaha:

Less than $100: 1782
$100 to $149: 1429
$150 to $199: 1378
$200 to $249: 1929
$250 to $299: 2846
$300 to $349: 4434
$350 to $399: 6722
$400 to $449: 7203
$450 to $499: 7690
$500 to $549: 6028
$550 to $599: 5636
$600 to $649: 4212
$650 to $699: 2893
$700 to $749: 1917
$750 to $799: 1513
$800 to $899: 1707
$900 to $999: 1037
$1,000 to $1,249: 768
$1,250 to $1,499: 327
$1,500 to $1,999: 374
$2,000 or more: 220
No cash rent: 1305

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 10,345
1990 to 1994: 4,967
1985 to 1989: 3,284
1980 to 1984: 1,958
1975 to 1979: 1,418
1970 to 1974: 862
1970 to 1974: 426
1965 to 1969: 2,427

Omaha, NE Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 90.3%
Number of people working at home: 5,036 (2.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 5235
5 to 9 minutes: 23819
10 to 14 minutes: 39954
15 to 19 minutes: 45867
20 to 24 minutes: 39822
25 to 29 minutes: 10806
30 to 34 minutes: 16281
35 to 39 minutes: 1300
40 to 44 minutes: 1349
45 to 59 minutes: 2622
60 to 89 minutes: 2654
90 or more minutes: 2056

Omaha mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 159,961 (81%)
Carpooled: 21,899 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 3,477 (2%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 12 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 30 (0%)
Railroad: 28 (0%)
Ferryboat: 13 (0%)
Taxi: 163 (0%)
Motorcycle: 107 (0%)
Bicycle: 269 (0%)
Walked: 4,659 (2%)
Other means: 1,147 (1%)
Worked at home: 5,036 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 13842
$10,000 to $14,999: 9203
$15,000 to $19,999: 10845
$20,000 to $24,999: 11474
$25,000 to $29,999: 11383
$30,000 to $34,999: 11643
$35,000 to $39,999: 10114
$40,000 to $44,999: 9190
$45,000 to $49,999: 8006
$50,000 to $59,999: 14364
$60,000 to $74,999: 16279
$75,000 to $99,999: 14953
$100,000 to $124,999: 7051
$125,000 to $149,999: 3077
$150,000 to $199,999: 2471
$200,000 or more: 3139

First ancestries reported:

German: 81601
Other groups: 81350
Irish: 37182
English: 19492
Italian: 14894
United States or American: 13521
Polish: 12669
Czech: 10235
Swedish: 8587
Danish: 6847
Norwegian: 6383
French (except Basque): 4919
Scotch-Irish: 3573
Dutch: 3221
Subsaharan African:: 3147
Scottish: 2984
African: 2259
European: 2160
Czechoslovakian: 1636
Russian: 1615
Lithuanian: 1305
Arab:: 1217
French Canadian: 1060
Welsh: 1030
British: 884
Croatian: 833
Hungarian: 731
Greek: 705
Scandinavian: 693
Lebanese: 683
Swiss: 570
Austrian: 410
Belgian: 353
Sudanese: 330
Ukrainian: 310
Serbian: 286
Yugoslavian: 275
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 272
Pennsylvania German: 260
Afghan: 252
Finnish: 226
Romanian: 223
Northern European: 218
Canadian: 213
Other Subsaharan African: 202
Portuguese: 173
Latvian: 168
Arab/Arabic: 158
Iranian: 143
Slovak: 135
Eastern European: 125
Nigerian: 125
Syrian: 123
Egyptian: 112
Luxemburger: 94
Slovene: 87
Slavic: 86
Jordanian: 81
Australian: 79
Celtic: 77
Jamaican: 69
Brazilian: 64
Haitian: 63
Bulgarian: 61
Icelander: 60
Kenyan: 59
Turkish: 48
West Indian: 46
U.S. Virgin Islander: 39
South African: 39
British West Indian: 37
Senegalese: 35
German Russian: 33
Macedonian: 32
Palestinian: 30
Armenian: 27
Ethiopian: 27
Other Arab: 23
Ghanian: 18
Liberian: 15
Estonian: 13
Zimbabwean: 12
Maltese: 11
Carpatho Rusyn: 10
Ugandan: 10
Somalian: 9
Acadian/Cajun: 9
Albanian: 9
Basque: 8
Barbadian: 8
Moroccan: 7
Cape Verdean: 7
New Zealander: 6
Israeli: 6
Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 6
Bermudan: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (44%)
India (5%)
Vietnam (4%)
El Salvador (4%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (3%)
Germany (3%)
Guatemala (3%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 234324
Northeast: 8963
Midwest: 73343
South: 25356
West: 19894

55% of Omaha residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 34% lived in Nebraska.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 1,185
Nursery to 4th grade: 773
5th and 6th grade: 1,775
7th and 8th grade: 2,380
9th grade: 2,308
10th grade: 2,738
11th grade: 2,704
12th grade, no diploma: 3,435
High school graduate (or equivalency): 29,496
Less than 1 year of college: 7,940
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 20,287
Associate degree: 6,725
Bachelor's degree: 23,970
Master's degree: 6,571
Professional school degree: 4,006
Doctorate degree: 1,641

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 982
Nursery to 4th grade: 473
5th and 6th grade: 1,317
7th and 8th grade: 2,864
9th grade: 2,239
10th grade: 2,800
11th grade: 3,069
12th grade, no diploma: 3,658
High school graduate (or equivalency): 37,423
Less than 1 year of college: 10,694
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 21,596
Associate degree: 7,503
Bachelor's degree: 24,700
Master's degree: 7,370
Professional school degree: 1,828
Doctorate degree: 810

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.8%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 11.1%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 11.6%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 15.8%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 15.3%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 4.7%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 3.8%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 7.2%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 8.9%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 9.2%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 6.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 7.2%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 6.8%

Median household income in 1999 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $43,171
Black householders: $23,883
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $24,951
Asian householders: $37,412
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $54,167
Some other race householders: $33,507
Two or more races householders: $30,297
Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $35,028

Omaha household income for White Non-Hispanic householders

Omaha household income for Black or African American householders

Omaha household income for American Indian or Alaska Native householders

Omaha household income for Asian householders

Omaha household income for some other race householders

Omaha household income for two or more races householders

Omaha household income for Hispanic or Latino householders

Omaha marital status for males

Omaha marital status for females

Median house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $98,100
Black or African American householders: $54,000
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $54,800
Asian householders: $112,500
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $65,000
Some other race householders: $62,500
Two or more races householders: $79,300
Hispanic or Latino householders: $65,200

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 104,415
One, attached: 5,478
Two: 4,256
3 or 4: 5,033
5 to 9: 10,219
10 to 19: 14,666
20 to 49: 10,170
50 or more: 9,718
Mobile homes: 1,816
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 38

Median worth of mobile homes: $16,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Omaha:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (93%)
Electricity (6%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (74%)
Electricity (23%)
Other fuel (1%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 9,140

Here:	20.2%
Nebraska:	14.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3,800

Here:	17.5%
Nebraska:	10.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6,574

Here:	27.7%
Nebraska:	20.0%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

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