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Omaha, Nebraska Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 390,007. Estimated population in July 2024: 414,521 (+6.3% change)
Males: 190,032 (48.7%), Females: 199,975 (51.3%)

Zip codes: 68102, 68104, 68105, 68106, 68107, 68108, 68110, 68111, 68112, 68114, 68116, 68117, 68118, 68122, 68124, 68127, 68130, 68131, 68132, 68134, 68135, 68136, 68137, 68138, 68142, 68144, 68152, 68154, 68157, 68164.

Demographics

Median resident age: 33.5 years
Median household income: $40,006
Median house value: $94,200

Population by Race

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%).

Elevation: 1060 feet

Land area: 115.7 square miles

Map of Omaha, NE

Population by Education

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).

Population change in the 1990s: +31,223 (+8.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers in Omaha:

  • ALEGENT HEALTH-BERGAN MERCY MEDICAL CE (7500 MERCY RD)
  • BOYS TOWN NATIONAL RESEARCH HOSPITAL (555 NORTH 30TH STREET)
  • CHILDREN’S MEM HOSP (8200 DODGE ST)
  • DOUGLAS COUNTY HEALTH CENTER (4102 WOOLWORTH AVE)
  • DOUGLAS COUNTY HEALTH CENTER (4102 WOOLWORTH AVENUE)
  • IMMANUEL MEDICAL CENTER (6901 N 72ND ST)
  • NEBRASKA HEALTH SYSTEM (987400 NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER)
  • NEBRASKA METHODIST HOSPITAL,THE (8303 DODGE STREET)
  • RICHARD YOUNG CENTER (515 SOUTH 26TH STREET)
  • ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL (601 N 30TH ST)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Omaha:

  • EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 10 miles; OMAHA, NE; Abbreviation: OMA)
  • LINCOLN MUNI (about 59 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Abbreviation: LNK)
  • SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 83 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Abbreviation: SUX)

Other public-use airports nearest to Omaha:

  • NORTH OMAHA (about 8 miles; OMAHA, NE; Abbreviation: 3NO)
  • MILLARD (about 9 miles; OMAHA, NE; Abbreviation: MLE)
  • BLAIR MUNI (about 13 miles; BLAIR, NE; Abbreviation: K46)

Amtrak station:
OMAHA (1003 S. 9TH ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand.
 

Biggest Colleges/Universities in Omaha:

  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (Full-time enrollment: 10,150; Location: 60TH AND DODGE ST; Public; Website: www.unomaha.edu; Offers Doctor’s degree)
  • METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (Full-time enrollment: 6,175; Location: 5300 N 30TH ST; Public; Website: www.mccneb.edu)
  • CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment: 5,806; Location: 2500 CALIFORNIA PLAZA; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.creighton.edu; Offers Doctor’s degree)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (Full-time enrollment: 2,448; Location: 984230 NEBRASKA MEDICAL CTR; Public; Offers Doctor’s degree)
  • COLLEGE OF SAINT MARY (Full-time enrollment: 691; Location: 1901 S 72ND ST; Private, not-for-profit)
  • GRACE UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment: 471; Location: 1311 S 9TH ST; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.GraceUniversity.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
  • NEBRASKA COLLEGE OF BUSINESS (Full-time enrollment: 421; Location: 3350 N 90TH; Private, for-profit; Website: www.ncbedu.com)
  • ITT TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (Full-time enrollment: 353; Location: 9814 M ST; Private, for-profit; Website: www.itt-tech.com)
  • NEBRASKA METHODIST COLLEGE OF NURSING & ALLIED HLT (Full-time enrollment: 333; Location: 8501 W DODGE RD; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.methodistcollege.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
  • CLARKSON COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 249; Location: 101 S 42ND ST; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.clarksoncollege.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
  • OMAHA COLLEGE OF HEALTH CAREERS (Full-time enrollment: 236; Location: 225 N 80TH ST; Private, for-profit; Website: WWW.OMAHACOLLEGE.COM)
  • VATTEROTT COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 183; Location: 5318 S 136TH ST; Private, for-profit)
  • VATTEROTT COLLEGE-SPRING VALLEY CAMPUS (Full-time enrollment: 132; Location: 5141 F ST; Private, for-profit; Website: vatterott-college.com)
  • THE CREATIVE CENTER (Full-time enrollment: 109; Location: 10850 EMMET ST; Private, for-profit; Website: www.thecreativecenter.com)
  • CAPITOL SCHOOL OF HAIRSTYLING WEST (Full-time enrollment: 81; Location: 2819 S 125 AVE; Private, for-profit)
  • XENON INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF HAIR DESIGN II INC (Full-time enrollment: 80; Location: 333 S 78TH STreet; Private, for-profit; Website: [email protected])
  • OMAHA SCHOOL OF MASSAGE THERAPY (Full-time enrollment: 47; Location: 9748 PARK DR; Private, for-profit; Website: www.osmt.com)
  • E Q SCHOOL OF HAIR DESIGN (Full-time enrollment: 37; Location: 1849 N 73RD ST; Private, for-profit)
  • ALEGENT HEALTH SCHOOL OF RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY (Full-time enrollment: 15; Location: 6901 N 72ND ST; Private, not-for-profit)
  • NORTH AMERICAN TRAVEL SCHOOL (Location: 2329 N 90TH ST; Private, for-profit)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Omaha:

  • BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; BELLEVUE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,723)
  • IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 15 miles; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,840)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 56 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 19,806)
  • SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 57 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,137)
  • WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 79 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
  • WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 97 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
  • NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 101 miles; MARYVILLE, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,620)

Biggest public high schools in Omaha:

  • CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 2,448; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • MILLARD NORTH HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 2,282; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • BURKE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 2,042; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • MILLARD SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,913; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,843; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • MILLARD WEST HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,776; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • OMAHA NORTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,766; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • OMAHA NORTH HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,756; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • OMAHA SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,676; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • BENSON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,436; Grades: 09 – 12)

Biggest private high schools in Omaha:

  • CREIGHTON PREPARATORY SCHOOL (Students: 961; Location: 7400 WESTERN AVENUE; Grades: 9 – 12; Boys only)
  • DANIEL J GROSS HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 643; Location: 7700 SOUTH 43RD STREET; Grades: 9 – 12)
  • MARIAN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 627; Location: 7400 MILITARY AVENUE; Grades: 9 – 12; Girls only)
  • V.J. AND ANGELA SKUTT CATHOLIC (Students: 610; Location: 3131 S 156TH STREET; Grades: 9 – 12)
  • OMAHA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 341; Location: 1312 ROBERTSON DR; Grades: PK – 12)
  • RONCALLI CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 331; Location: 6401 SORENSEN PARKWAY; Grades: 9 – 12)
  • MERCY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 320; Location: 1501 SOUTH 48TH STREET; Grades: 9 – 12; Girls only)
  • DUCHESNE ACADEMY (Students: 317; Location: 3601 BURT STREET; Grades: PK – 12; Girls only)
  • CENTRAL CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS (Students: 235; Location: 1722 S 16TH; Grades: KG – 12)
  • SWORD OF THE SPIRIT EL HS (Students: 142; Location: 2726 LEAVENWORTH ST; Grades: PK – 12)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in Omaha:

  • NORRIS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,046; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • KIEWIT MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 992; Grades: 04 – 08)
  • WESTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 977; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • FULLERTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 949; Grades: PK – 06)
  • ASHLAND PARK/ROBBINS SCHOOL (Students: 944; Grades: PK – 06)
  • BRYAN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 924; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • MILLARD CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 865; Grades: 04 – 08)
  • MONROE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 853; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • MORTON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 837; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • RUSSELL MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 800; Grades: 04 – 08)

Biggest private primary/middle schools in Omaha:

  • ST PIUS X/ST LEO ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 835; Location: 6905 BLONDO STREET; Grades: KG – 8)
  • ST WENCESLAUS SCHOOL (Students: 813; Location: 15353 PACIFIC STREET; Grades: KG – 8)
  • ST JAMES SETON (Students: 774; Location: 9212 TOMAHAWK BLVD; Grades: KG – 8)
  • ST VINCENT DE PAUL ELEMENTARY (Students: 742; Location: 14330 EAGLE RUN DRIVE; Grades: KG – 8)
  • ST STEPHEN THE MARTYR SCHOOL (Students: 709; Location: 16701 S ST; Grades: PK – 8)
  • TRINITY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 647; Location: 15555 W DODGE RD; Grades: KG – 8)
  • MARY OUR QUEEN (Students: 633; Location: 3405 S 119TH STREET; Grades: KG – 8)
  • ST ROBERT BELLARMINE SCHOOL (Students: 618; Location: 11900 PACIFIC; Grades: PK – 8)
  • ST MARGARET MARY SCHOOL (Students: 527; Location: 123 NORTH 61ST STREET; Grades: KG – 8)
  • ST CECILIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 504; Location: 3869 WEBSTER STREET; Grades: PK – 8)

Libraries

Library in Omaha:

  • OMAHA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $10,386,320; Location: W DALE CLARK LIBRARY; 1,012,761 books; 61,634 audio materials; 28,128 video materials; 2,508 serial subscriptions)

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