Omaha, NE Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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13%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

14%

Household income NAT. AVG.

35%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Omaha	Nebraska	National
Income per capita	$50,810	$42,745	$44,883
Median household income	$92,475	$81,154	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$125,336	$102,351	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$59,320	$47,625	$52,080
Median earnings male	$62,290	$53,280	$54,343
Median earnings female	$46,515	$37,214	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.2%	3.1%	4.9%
Poverty level	12.0%	12.4%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Omaha is 13% higher than the national average
The median household income in Omaha is 14% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Omaha is 35% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Omaha is 21% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$61,643 $92,475 $184,950

City

$54,097 $81,154 $162,308

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Omaha median earnings by income bracket

Omaha employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	12.8%	12.8%
Manufacturing sector	10.7%	10.7%
Financial & insurance services	7.6%	7.6%
Wholesale & retail services	14.7%	14.7%
Public administration	2.9%	2.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.5%	8.5%
Education, health & social services	12.1%	12.1%
Other	28.3%	28.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Cedar Creek, NE	408	$145,607	79.0%
Bennington, NE	2,124	$140,031	72.2%
Papillion, NE	24,905	$135,185	66.2%
Crescent, IA	777	$125,444	54.2%
Springfield, NE	1,628	$112,785	38.7%
Omaha, NE	494,852	$92,475	13.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Kansas City, MO	501,302	$82,386	1.3%
Raleigh, NC	482,278	$103,493	27.2%
Colorado Springs, CO	481,855	$100,946	24.1%
Long Beach, CA	480,084	$99,373	22.2%
Atlanta, GA	514,426	$94,312	16.0%
Omaha, NE	494,852	$92,475	13.7%

Source: The Omaha, NE employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.