Cities / Nebraska / Omaha

Omaha, NE

488,837 people

Right Now

Weather

73.4°F

Clear

Today: Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers, high 80°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, Omaha)

Moderate

Nearest reporting area, 2.3 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

OMA

4 mi — Eppley Airfield

Population & People

Population

488,837

Median age

35.3

Median household income

$73,201

Poverty rate

13.5%

Unemployment rate

4.2%

Bachelor's degree+

40.1%

Avg. commute

17 min

Hispanic or Latino

16.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$245,500

Median gross rent

$1,187/mo

Homeownership rate

57.35%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,368

HUD Fair Market Rent (Douglas County, 11 mi from Omaha), 2026. Efficiency $1090, 1BR $1148, 2BR $1368, 3BR $1813, 4BR $2046. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Nebraska commercial electricity

8.79¢/kWh

Nebraska industrial electricity

8¢/kWh

Nebraska residential electricity

12.34¢/kWh

Economy

All-Transactions House Price Index for Nebraska

545.44

Unemployment Rate

2.9%

Source: FRED, Nebraska-specific series.

Nearby Airports

Des Moines International Airport

120 mi away

MCI

Kansas City International Airport

150 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Nebraska energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Nebraska economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).