People Facts Omaha Nebraska
      Population, 2003 estimate 404,267 1,739,291
      Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 3.4% 1.6%
      Population, 2000 390,007 1,711,263
      Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 9.0% 8.4%
      Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 7.2% 6.8%
      Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 25.6% 26.3%
      Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 11.8% 13.6%
      Female persons, percent, 2000 51.3% 50.7%
      White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 78.4% 89.6%
      Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) 13.3% 4.0%
      American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.7% 0.9%
      Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 1.7% 1.3%
      Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1% -
      Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) 3.9% 2.8%
      Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 1.9% 1.4%
      Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 7.5% 5.5%
      Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 53.2% 54.7%
      Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 6.6% 4.4%
      Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 10.4% 7.9%
      High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 86.0% 86.6%
      Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 28.7% 23.7%
      Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 18.2 18.0
       
      Housing units, 2000 165,731 722,668
      Homeownership rate, 2000 59.6% 67.4%
      Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $94,200 $88,000
       
      Households, 2000 156,738 666,184
      Persons per household, 2000 2.42 2.49
      Median household income, 1999 $40,006 $39,250
      Per capita money income, 1999 $21,756 $19,613
      Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 11.3% 9.7%
          Business Facts
      Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) 10,907,318 38,015,440
      Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 5,479,272 16,529,333
      Retail sales per capita, 1997 $14,366 $9,981
      Accommodation and foodservices sales, 1997 ($1000) 590,837 1,726,647
      Total number of firms, 1997 29,031 138,762
      Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 6.6% 3.3%
      Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 26.0% 24.1%
          Geography Facts Omaha Nebraska
      Land area, 2000 (square miles) 116 76,872
      Persons per square mile, 2000 3,370.7 22.3
      Counties Douglas County