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Omaha Demographics Information

Population: 399,357 (+2.4% change)
Males: 190,032 (48.7%), Females: 199,975 (51.3%)

Elevation: 1060 feet

County: Douglas

Land area: 115.7 square miles

Median resident age: 33.5 years
Median household income: $40,006
Home Average: $145,600

Races in Omaha:

White Non-Hispanic (75.4%)
Black (13.3%)
Hispanic (7.5%)
Other race (3.9%)
Two or more races (1.9%)
American Indian (1.2%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (28.7%), Irish (16.0%), English (8.5%), Czech (4.8%), Italian (4.8%), Polish (4.7%).

For population 25 years and over in Omaha

High school or higher: 86.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 9.0%
Unemployed: 4.3%
Mean travel time to work: 18.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Omaha city

Never married: 31.6%
Now married: 48.7%
Separated: 1.7%
Widowed: 6.4%
Divorced: 11.7%

6.6% Foreign born (3.6% Latin America, 1.6% Asia, 0.9% Europe).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (574.0 miles, pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Ralston, NE (4.4 miles), La Vista, NE (5.6 miles), Carter Lake, IA (7.2 miles), Papillion, NE (7.5 miles), Boys Town, NE (8.1 miles), Bellevue, NE (8.9 miles), Chalco, NE (9.9 miles), Council Bluffs, IA (10.4 miles).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1997: 1533 buildings, average cost: $86,500
1998: 1623 buildings, average cost: $97,800
1999: 1980 buildings, average cost: $97,500
2000: 2008 buildings, average cost: $93,800
2001: 2175 buildings, average cost: $96,900
2002: 2282 buildings, average cost: $115,700
2003: 2581 buildings, average cost: $118,400

Area code: 402

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (20.3%), Retail trade (12.6%), Finance,insurance,real estate,and rental and leasing (11.5%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (10.9%).

Crime in Omaha (2002):

26 murders (6.6 per 100,000)
173 rapes (43.9 per 100,000)
998 robberies (253.2 per 100,000)
1,632 assaults (414.1 per 100,000)
3,220 burglaries (817.1 per 100,000)
18,490 larceny counts (4691.8 per 100,000)
4,242 auto thefts (1076.4 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 519.3 (higher means more crime, US average = 330.6)

Crime in Omaha (2001):

25 murders (6.4 per 100,000)
157 rapes (40.2 per 100,000)
868 robberies (222.3 per 100,000)
1,658 assaults (424.6 per 100,000)
3,107 burglaries (795.7 per 100,000)
19,382 larceny counts (4963.9 per 100,000)
4,310 auto thefts (1103.8 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 517.3 (higher means more crime)