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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Omaha Public Schools is $24,542, which is lower than the state average of $27,339 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Omaha Public Schools median household income is $45,754. On average Omaha Public Schools residents spend 18.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 17.7 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #168

Omaha Public Schools	24,542 USD
Nebraska	27,339 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Omaha Public Schools	27,275 USD
Nebraska	29,063 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Omaha Public Schools	30,957 USD
Nebraska	34,967 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Omaha Public Schools	24,264 USD
Nebraska	23,440 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #176

Omaha Public Schools	45,754 USD
Nebraska	52,400 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Omaha Public Schools	61,064 USD
Nebraska	68,081 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Omaha Public Schools	5.88%
Nebraska	33.50%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Omaha Public Schools median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Nebraska and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Omaha Public Schools		Nebraska		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	16.77%	$14,003, see rank	23.60%	$14,303	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	23.77%	$17,325, see rank	27.63%	$17,983	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.96%	$3,007, see rank	2.18%	$2,801	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	13.14%	$19,020, see rank	13.78%	$19,991	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Omaha Public Schools	57,301 USD
Nebraska	66,188 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Omaha Public Schools	73,405 USD
Nebraska	81,503 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Omaha Public Schools	Nebraska	U.S.
White	$51,082, see rank	$54,303	$56,900
Black	$26,485, see rank	$28,376	$35,600
Hispanic	$38,188, see rank	$39,328	$42,396
Asian	$50,045, see rank	$51,551	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$26,773, see rank	$26,879	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$70,380, see rank	$43,839	$53,370
One Race, Other	$38,627, see rank	$40,862	$40,300
Two or More Races	$34,671, see rank	$39,139	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Omaha Public Schools	Nebraska	U.S.
less than 25	$23,674, see rank	$26,753	$25,788
25 to 44	$48,186, see rank	$56,879	$58,398
45 to 64	$54,297, see rank	$65,436	$65,027
65 or over	$35,787, see rank	$36,868	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Omaha Public Schools	Nebraska	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	273,109, see rank	1,442,692	248,775,628
Male¹	133,091, 48.73%, see rank	49.20%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	100,036, 75.16%, see rank	75.44%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	389, 0.29%, see rank	0.56%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	99,647, 74.87%, see rank	74.88%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	90,774, 91.10%, see rank	94.29%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	8,873, 8.90%, see rank	5.71%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	33,055, 24.84%, see rank	24.56%	30.72%
Female¹	140,018, 51.27%, see rank	50.80%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	92,541, 66.09%, see rank	65.68%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	60, 0.04%, see rank	0.08%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	92,481, 66.05%, see rank	65.60%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	85,813, 92.79%, see rank	94.91%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	6,668, 7.21%, see rank	5.09%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	47,477, 33.91%, see rank	34.32%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Omaha Public Schools	Nebraska	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	173,829, 100%	945,395	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	141,409, 81.35%, see rank	81.19%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	18,292, 10.52%, see rank	9.63%	9.59%
Public Transportation	2,502, 1.44%, see rank	0.69%	5.06%
Walked	4,467, 2.57%, see rank	2.77%	2.78%
Other Means	2,069, 1.19%, see rank	1.27%	1.79%
Worked at Home	5,090, 2.93%, see rank	4.45%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Omaha Public Schools	18.5 minutes
Nebraska	17.7 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Omaha Public Schools	Nebraska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	176,587	957,508	143,435,233
Male¹	90,774, 51.40%, see rank	52.34%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	28,041, 30.89%, see rank	32.31%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	14,473, 15.94%, see rank	12.07%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	17,709, 19.51%, see rank	17.50%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	399, 0.44%, see rank	2.29%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	10,129, 11.16%, see rank	9.44%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	16,065, 17.70%, see rank	19.80%	17.94%
Female¹	85,813, 48.60%, see rank	47.66%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	32,528, 37.91%, see rank	38.81%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	18,726, 21.82%, see rank	21.95%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	28,656, 33.39%, see rank	31.79%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	105, 0.12%, see rank	0.45%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	198, 0.23%, see rank	0.29%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	5,428, 6.33%, see rank	6.49%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Omaha Public Schools	Nebraska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	176,587, 100%	957,508	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,231, 0.70%, see rank	4.56%	1.96%
Construction	12,674, 7.18%, see rank	6.48%	6.17%
Manufacturing	16,711, 9.46%, see rank	10.72%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	4,154, 2.35%, see rank	2.75%	2.75%
Retail Trade	19,795, 11.21%, see rank	11.63%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	8,747, 4.95%, see rank	5.66%	4.93%
Information	4,798, 2.72%, see rank	1.98%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	17,001, 9.63%, see rank	7.46%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	19,337, 10.95%, see rank	8.24%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	42,074, 23.83%, see rank	23.91%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	17,313, 9.80%, see rank	7.83%	9.49%
Public Administration	5,103, 2.89%, see rank	4.25%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	7,649, 4.33%, see rank	4.52%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Omaha Public Schools	%	Nebraska	U.S.
Population in Poverty	65,729	19.02%, see rank	12.86%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	11,645	14.29%, see rank	8.86%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.