Omaha is home to 488,837 people in Nebraska. There are 3,419 people per square mile. The median age is 35.3, younger than the US median of 38.9. Growth has run 25% since 2000, or 98,830 more people. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $245,500. 57% of homes are owner-occupied.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $73,201, below the US median
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)26.3%(5,585)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.5%(4,783)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.7%(6,733)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4%(849)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.9%(189)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 21,254 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Omaha, decade by decade
Omaha population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
335,795
$64,627
$129,844
23.1%
37.9
2000
390,007
$72,877
$169,960
28.7%
51.0
2010
408,958
$66,505
$189,747
32.4%
62.5
2020
486,051
$75,405
$203,380
38.3%
71.2
2024
488,837
$73,201
$245,500
40.1%
69.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
