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Omaha, NE
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Omaha profile


Living in Omaha



Omaha is a large city located in the state of Nebraska. With a population of 485,153 people and 158 associated neighborhoods, Omaha is the largest community in Nebraska.

Also of interest is that Omaha has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Omaha telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.55% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Omaha is a popular destination for single career-starters. One thing that you will notice when you are out and about town is that there is a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters out at restaurants, listening to live music, and enjoying other activities. They are a real visible part of the culture of Omaha. This makes Omaha a good place to live for young professionals. With so many people in this demographic, Omaha presents many opportunities for single professionals to enjoy themselves, socialize, and to create lasting relationships.

The population of Omaha is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 39.21% of adults in Omaha have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Omaha in 2018 was $40,081, which is wealthy relative to Nebraska, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $160,324 for a family of four. However, Omaha contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Omaha is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Omaha home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Omaha residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Omaha also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.75% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Omaha include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Omaha is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Other Asian languages.