86.8% of residents of Omaha speak English at home.
9.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (44% speak English very well, 56% speak English less than very well).
4.0% of residents speak other language at home (55% speak English very well, 45% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Born in the United States:
94.6% of residents of Omaha speak English at home.
4.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (83% speak English very well, 17% speak English less than very well).
1.0% of residents speak other language at home (72% speak English very well, 28% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Native, born elsewhere:
86.7% of residents of Omaha speak English at home.
8.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
4.3% of residents speak other language at home (51% speak English very well, 50% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Foreign born:
13.3% of residents of Omaha speak English at home.
55.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (21% speak English very well, 79% speak English less than very well).
31.2% of residents speak other language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English less than very well).
White - Speak only English
Native:
97.4% (300,555)
Foreign born:
17.8% (2,579)
White - Speak another language
Native:
2.6% (8,077)
Foreign born:
82.2% (11,908)
Black or African American - Speak only English
Native:
96.0% (42,934)
Foreign born:
23.2% (803)
Black or African American - Speak another language
Native:
4.0% (1,791)
Foreign born:
76.8% (2,652)
American Indian / Alaska Native - Speak another language
Native:
10.6% (213)
Foreign born:
95.0% (202)
Asian - Speak only English
Native:
57.5% (568)
Foreign born:
18.3% (1,542)
Asian - Speak another language
Native:
42.5% (419)
Foreign born:
81.7% (6,871)
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander - Speak another language
Native:
30.8% (65)
Foreign born:
100.0% (288)
Other race - Speak only English
Native:
16.8% (1,319)
Foreign born:
3.0% (447)
Other race - Speak another language
Native:
83.2% (6,542)
Foreign born:
97.0% (14,528)
Two or more races - Speak only English
Native:
91.1% (9,027)
Foreign born:
40.0% (279)
Two or more races - Speak another language
Native:
8.5% (845)
Foreign born:
57.5% (400)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak only English
Native:
98.0% (295,624)
Foreign born:
44.6% (2,134)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak another language
Native:
2.0% (5,938)
Foreign born:
55.4% (2,654)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak only English
Native:
45.4% (7,858)
Foreign born:
2.6% (612)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak another language
Native:
54.6% (9,450)
Foreign born:
97.4% (23,277)
25,687 residents are foreign born (3.6% Latin America, 1.6% Asia, 0.9% Europe).
This city:
6.6%
Nebraska:
4.4%
Median age by place of birth - Omaha
Place of birth - Omaha White
Place of birth - Omaha Black or African American
Place of birth - Omaha American Indian / Alaska Native
Place of birth - Omaha Asian
Place of birth - Omaha Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
Place of birth - Omaha Other race
Place of birth - Omaha Two or more races
Place of birth - Omaha White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
Place of birth - Omaha Hispanic or Latino
Population born outside the United States - Omaha
Year of entry for the foreign-born population - Omaha
Year of entry for the foreign-born male population - Omaha
Year of entry for the foreign-born female population - Omaha
Place of birth by age - Omaha
Marital status for White population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 36.8%
Now married: 50.7%
Separated: 0.4%
Widowed: 2.6%
Divorced: 9.4%
Females:
Never married: 31.2%
Now married: 43.7%
Separated: 1.9%
Widowed: 9.5%
Divorced: 13.8%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
82.5% (3,992)
Unmarried:
17.5% (849)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
40.7% (33,703)
Unmarried:
59.3% (49,174)
Marital status for Black or African American population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 56.6%
Now married: 29.4%
Separated: 4.1%
Widowed: 1.7%
Divorced: 8.2%
Females:
Never married: 53.2%
Now married: 21.7%
Separated: 5.7%
Widowed: 6.1%
Divorced: 13.4%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
19.7% (373)
Unmarried:
80.3% (1,521)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
23.7% (3,136)
Unmarried:
76.3% (10,112)
Marital status for American Indian / Alaska Native population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 41.5%
Now married: 35.6%
Separated: 11.3%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 4.6%
Females:
Never married: 37.7%
Now married: 34.7%
Separated: 0.7%
Widowed: 3.9%
Divorced: 18.5%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
32.0% (16)
Unmarried:
67.1% (33)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
31.3% (185)
Unmarried:
64.9% (384)
Marital status for Asian population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 54.2%
Now married: 42.2%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 3.6%
Females:
Never married: 25.6%
Now married: 63.0%
Separated: 6.6%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 4.7%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (259)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
60.8% (1,655)
Unmarried:
39.2% (1,066)
Marital status for Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 85.4%
Now married: 14.6%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 64.0%
Now married: 14.2%
Separated: 8.4%
Widowed: 13.3%
Divorced: 0.0%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
9.8% (19)
Unmarried:
90.2% (174)
Marital status for Other race population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 36.5%
Now married: 53.5%
Separated: 3.8%
Widowed: 0.3%
Divorced: 5.9%
Females:
Never married: 32.6%
Now married: 53.7%
Separated: 2.1%
Widowed: 1.2%
Divorced: 10.5%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
59.7% (343)
Unmarried:
40.3% (232)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
54.6% (3,414)
Unmarried:
45.4% (2,841)
Marital status for Two or more races population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 61.0%
Now married: 29.0%
Separated: 6.2%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 3.7%
Females:
Never married: 54.0%
Now married: 18.4%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 1.5%
Divorced: 26.2%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
0.0% (0)
Unmarried:
100.0% (434)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
24.5% (613)
Unmarried:
75.5% (1,893)
Marital status for White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 36.4%
Now married: 50.9%
Separated: 0.4%
Widowed: 2.7%
Divorced: 9.5%
Females:
Never married: 31.2%
Now married: 43.6%
Separated: 1.9%
Widowed: 9.6%
Divorced: 13.8%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
82.9% (3,512)
Unmarried:
17.1% (724)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
40.4% (32,156)
Unmarried:
59.6% (47,435)
Marital status for Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 40.8%
Now married: 50.9%
Separated: 2.9%
Widowed: 0.8%
Divorced: 4.5%
Females:
Never married: 34.3%
Now married: 49.3%
Separated: 1.7%
Widowed: 2.6%
Divorced: 12.1%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
63.6% (757)
Unmarried:
36.4% (434)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
49.9% (4,938)
Unmarried:
50.1% (4,948)
Ancestries in Omaha
German - 112,024 (28.7%)
Other - 98,838 (25.3%)
Irish - 62,455 (16.0%)
English - 33,296 (8.5%)
Czech - 18,902 (4.8%)
Italian - 18,716 (4.8%)
Polish - 18,447 (4.7%)
Swedish - 14,061 (3.6%)
United States - 13,521 (3.5%)
Danish - 11,367 (2.9%)
French - 9,878 (2.5%)
Norwegian - 9,233 (2.4%)
Dutch - 6,897 (1.8%)
Scotch-Irish - 5,565 (1.4%)
Scottish - 5,076 (1.3%)
Subsaharan African - 3,252 (0.8%)
Russian - 2,487 (0.6%)
Welsh - 2,054 (0.5%)
Lithuanian - 1,761 (0.5%)
Arab - 1,574 (0.4%)
French Canadian - 1,542 (0.4%)
Swiss - 1,232 (0.3%)
Hungarian - 1,118 (0.3%)
Greek - 950 (0.2%)
Ukrainian - 469 (0.1%)
Portuguese - 312 (0.08%)
West Indian - 285 (0.07%)
Slovak - 232 (0.06%)
Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%)
White: 280,702 (82.0%)
Black or African American: 38,334 (73.1%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 1,660 (67.3%)
Asian: 5,051 (49.4%)
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 263 (52.7%)
Other race: 16,866 (64.7%)
Two or more races: 8,400 (66.3%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 263,585 (81.7%)
Hispanic or Latino: 36,698 (76.2%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%)
White: 38,900 (11.4%)
Black or African American: 11,664 (22.2%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 690 (28.0%)
Asian: 2,857 (28.0%)
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 164 (32.9%)
Other race: 5,969 (22.9%)
Two or more races: 3,294 (26.0%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 37,365 (11.6%)
Hispanic or Latino: 7,691 (16.0%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same state (%)
White: 11,564 (3.4%)
Black or African American: 964 (1.8%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 76 (3.1%)
Asian: 49 (0.5%)
Other race: 703 (2.7%)
Two or more races: 250 (2.0%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 11,062 (3.4%)
Hispanic or Latino: 1,359 (2.8%)
Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%)
6.6%
4.4%