UNMC's Living Circumstances

Omaha Public Schools Overview

University of Nebraska Medical Center located in Omaha Public Schools area. A total of 142,623 households are located in Omaha Public Schools area. Among them, 44,123 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.23 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 105,704 and 98,239 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

8.84% (31,230) of residents are non-citizens and 19.32% (68,260) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Omaha Public Schools, Nebraska
Household	142,623
Population	353,348
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	44,123 (30.94%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	105,704
Total Students	98,239
Pre-Kindergarten	5,683
Kindergarten	5,236
Grade 1-8	38,344
Grade 9-12	18,482
College/Graduate School	30,494
Veterans	272,889
Non-citizen	31,230
Non-English Home Language	68,260
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

282,636 residents are over the age of 16 and 196,469 people are in labor force. Among them, 195,706 people are in civilian labor force and 763 are in armed labor force. 185,558 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.20%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Omaha Public Schools area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	183,129	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	147,277	80.42%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	18,313	10.00%
Public transportation	2,843	1.55%
Walked	4,652	2.54%
Other method	2,997	1.64%
Worked from home	7,047	3.85%
Average Commute Time	20 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	185,558	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	69,118	37.25%
Service	33,976	18.31%
Sales and office	41,052	22.12%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	15,548	8.38%
Production, transportation, and material moving	25,864	13.94%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	185,558	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	1,299	0.70%
Construction	13,437	7.24%
Manufacturing	16,603	8.95%
Wholesale trade	3,829	2.06%
Retail trade	19,995	10.78%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	10,383	5.60%
Information	4,016	2.16%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	17,571	9.47%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	22,188	11.96%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	45,620	24.59%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	18,088	9.75%
Other services, except public administration	7,877	4.25%
Public administration	4,652	2.51%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	185,558	-
Private wage and salary workers	157,979	85.14%
Government workers	19,606	10.57%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	7,801	4.20%
Unpaid family workers	172	0.09%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $72,627 for the 142,623 households in Omaha Public Schools area, Nebraska. The average income of a single worker is $32,145. 314,431 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 87.63%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	142,623	-
Less than $10,000	10,846	7.60%
$10,000 - $14,999	6,826	4.79%
$15,000 - $24,999	13,886	9.74%
$25,000 - $34,999	14,007	9.82%
$35,000 - $49,999	19,414	13.61%
$50,000 - $74,999	27,431	19.23%
$75,000 - $99,999	18,529	12.99%
$100,000 - $149,999	19,307	13.54%
$150,000 - $199,999	6,496	4.55%
More than $200,000	5,881	4.12%
Median Household Income	$54,579	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$72,627	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	82,712	-
Less than $10,000	3,236	3.91%
$10,000 - $14,999	2,214	2.68%
$15,000 - $24,999	5,343	6.46%
$25,000 - $34,999	7,444	9.00%
$35,000 - $49,999	10,423	12.60%
$50,000 - $74,999	15,753	19.05%
$75,000 - $99,999	12,974	15.69%
$100,000 - $149,999	15,102	18.26%
$150,000 - $199,999	5,295	6.40%
More than $200,000	4,928	5.96%

Median Family Income	$69,795	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$88,267	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$32,145	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$47,554	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$47,554	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	358,812	-
With health insurance coverage	314,431	87.63%
Public coverage	107,734	30.03%
Private health insurance	237,804	66.28%
Without health insurance coverage	44,381	12.37%

Housing

There are 154,999 housing units in Omaha Public Schools area, Nebraska with 142,623 units (92.02%) occupied. 79,948 houses (56.06%) are occupied by owner and 62,675 houses (43.94%) are rented. The average housing value is $142,900 and the average rental cost is $913. 3,168 houses (2.04%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 47,252 houses (30.49%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	154,999	-
Occupied	142,623	92.02%
Owner Occupied	79,948	56.06%
Renter Occupied	62,675	43.94%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	99,685	64.31%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	6,876	4.44%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	46,544	30.03%
Mobile Homes	1,818	1.17%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	76	0.05%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	154,999	-
Built 2014 or later	3,168	2.04%
Built 2010 - 2013	3,563	2.30%
Built 2000 - 2009	13,345	8.61%
Built 1990 - 1999	15,761	10.17%
Built 1980 - 1989	12,640	8.15%
Built 1970 - 1979	19,270	12.43%
Built 1960 - 1969	22,225	14.34%
Built 1950 - 1959	17,775	11.47%
Built 1949 or earlier	47,252	30.49%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	154,999	-
1 room	3,692	2.38%
2 rooms	7,024	4.53%
3 rooms	16,554	10.68%
4 rooms	23,084	14.89%
5 rooms	25,468	16.43%
6 rooms	25,854	16.68%
7 rooms	20,282	13.09%
8 rooms	13,790	8.90%
9 rooms or more	19,251	12.42%
Median Number of Rooms	5.6 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	154,999	-
no bedroom	4,148	2.68%
1 bedroom	25,571	16.50%
2 bedrooms	42,337	27.31%
3 bedrooms	55,117	35.56%
4 bedrooms	22,084	14.25%
5 bedrooms or more	5,742	3.70%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	79,948	-
Less than $50,000	4,462	5.58%
$50,000 - $99,999	15,282	19.11%
$100,000 - $149,999	23,634	29.56%
$150,000 - $199,999	16,234	20.31%
$200,000 - $299,999	12,779	15.98%
$300,000 - $499,999	5,569	6.97%
$500,000 - $999,999	1,639	2.05%
$1,000,000 or more	349	0.44%
Median House Value	$142,900	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	61,139	-
Less than $500	5,456	8.92%
$500 - $999	31,420	51.39%
$1,000 - $1,499	19,072	31.19%
$1,500 - $1,999	4,074	6.66%
$2,000 - $2,499	626	1.02%
$2,500 - $2,999	141	0.23%
$3,000 or more	350	0.57%
Median Rental Costs	$913	-

Demographic

A total of 364,311 people lives in Omaha Public Schools area, Nebraska with 178,415 male and 185,896 female. The males to female ratio is 48.97 to 51.03. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	364,311	-
Male	178,415	48.97%
Female	185,896	51.03%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	364,311	-
Under 5 years	27,483	7.54%
5 - 9 years	25,590	7.02%
10 - 14 years	24,006	6.59%
15 - 19 years	24,398	6.70%
20 - 24 years	28,270	7.76%
25 - 34 years	61,454	16.87%
35 - 44 years	46,331	12.72%
45 - 54 years	41,279	11.33%
55 - 59 years	21,518	5.91%
60 - 64 years	20,032	5.50%
65 - 74 years	26,145	7.18%
75 - 84 years	12,081	3.32%
85 years and older	5,724	1.57%
Median Age	33.4 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	364,311	-
One Race	350,246	96.14%
White	264,680	72.65%
Black or African American	57,164	15.69%
American Indian and Alaska Native	2,613	0.72%
Asian	15,267	4.19%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	225	0.06%
Other	10,297	2.83%

Two or more races	14,065	3.86%
White and Black or African American	6,127	1.68%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	1,972	0.54%
White and Asian	1,871	0.51%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	788	0.22%