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Omaha is the largest city in Nebraska. It is located in the eastern part of the state on the west bank of the Missouri River.
The Lewis and Clark expedition visited the site in the year 1804.The city grew rapidly as the most northerly supply point for overland wagons to the Far West.
Pierre Cabanne established a fur-trading post at the site in 1825. The first Mormon migrants wintered there in 1846–1847 on their way to Utah.
The city was officially founded in 1854 after the Nebraska Territory was opened for settlement. It was named for the Omaha Indians living nearby whose tribal name means “those who go upstream or against the current”. Omaha became the capital of the Nebraska Territory from 1855 to 1867. The city continued to thrive as a point of entry and a major transportation center with the arrival of Pacific transcontinental railroad in 1869.It continues to be a major railroad hub.
Omaha is one of the major market for grain and livestock.The city also supports the food processing, telecommunications,insurance and Other important industries including electrical equipment and finance as well as printing and publishing.
| Label | Estimate | Margin of Error | Percent | Percent Margin of Error |
 SEX AND AGE |
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| Total population |
488,059 | ±117 | 488,059 | (x) |
| Male | 242,001 | ±826 | 50% | ±0 |
| Female | 246,058 | ±837 | 50% | ±0 |
| Sex ratio (males per 100 females) | 98 | ±1 | (x) | (x) |
| Under 5 years | 34,085 | ±524 | 7% | ±0 |
| 5 to 9 years | 32,759 | ±1,232 | 7% | ±0 |
| 10 to 14 years | 34,580 | ±1,221 | 7% | ±0 |
| 15 to 19 years | 33,566 | ±465 | 7% | ±0 |
| 20 to 24 years | 33,716 | ±448 | 7% | ±0 |
| 25 to 34 years | 75,384 | ±783 | 15% | ±0 |
| 35 to 44 years | 64,512 | ±652 | 13% | ±0 |
| 45 to 54 years | 56,485 | ±716 | 12% | ±0 |
| 55 to 59 years | 29,148 | ±1,037 | 6% | ±0 |
| 60 to 64 years | 28,212 | ±1,060 | 6% | ±0 |
| 65 to 74 years | 40,496 | ±558 | 8% | ±0 |
| 75 to 84 years | 17,227 | ±586 | 4% | ±0 |
| 85 years and over | 7,889 | ±541 | 2% | ±0 |
| Median age (years) | 35 | ±0 | (x) | (x) |
| Under 18 years | 121,280 | ±812 | 25% | ±0 |
| 16 years and over | 379,626 | ±923 | 78% | ±0 |
| 18 years and over | 366,779 | ±806 | 75% | ±0 |
| 21 years and over | 346,976 | ±868 | 71% | ±0 |
| 62 years and over | 82,474 | ±1,117 | 17% | ±0 |
| 65 years and over | 65,612 | ±693 | 13% | ±0 |
| 18 years and over |
366,779 | ±806 | 366,779 | (x) |
| Male | 180,171 | ±679 | 49% | ±0 |
| Female | 186,608 | ±618 | 51% | ±0 |
| Sex ratio (males per 100 females) | 97 | ±1 | (x) | (x) |
| 65 years and over |
65,612 | ±693 | 65,612% | (x) |
| Male | 28,684 | ±351 | 44% | ±0 |
| Female | 36,928 | ±445 | 56% | ±0 |
| Sex ratio (males per 100 females) | 78 | ±1 | (x) | (x) |
| RACE |
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| Total population |
488,059 | ±117 | 488,059 | (x) |
| One race | 457,044 | ±2,015 | 94% | ±0 |
| Two or more races | 31,015 | ±2,017 | 6% | ±0 |
| One race |
457,044 | ±2,015 | 94% | ±0 |
| White | 359,272 | ±2,342 | 74% | ±1 |
| Black or African American | 58,430 | ±1,295 | 12% | ±0 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native |
3,057 | ±648 | 1% | ±0 |
| Cherokee tribal grouping | 99 | ±63 | 0% | ±0 |
| Chippewa tribal grouping | 0 | ±23 | 0% | ±0 |
| Navajo tribal grouping | 40 | ±34 | 0% | ±0 |
| Sioux tribal grouping | 439 | ±195 | 0% | ±0 |
| Asian |
19,456 | ±1,002 | 4% | ±0 |
| Asian Indian | 4,176 | ±688 | 1% | ±0 |
| Chinese | 2,542 | ±489 | 1% | ±0 |
| Filipino | 1,119 | ±392 | 0% | ±0 |
| Japanese | 462 | ±145 | 0% | ±0 |
| Korean | 1,080 | ±351 | 0% | ±0 |
| Vietnamese | 1,383 | ±455 | 0% | ±0 |
| Other Asian | 8,694 | ±964 | 2% | ±0 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
137 | ±70 | 0% | ±0 |
| Native Hawaiian | 22 | ±24 | 0% | ±0 |
| Chamorro | 44 | ±45 | 0% | ±0 |
| Samoan | 31 | ±31 | 0% | ±0 |
| Other Pacific Islander | 40 | ±38 | 0% | ±0 |
| Some other race | 16,692 | ±1,812 | 3% | ±0 |
| Two or more races |
31,015 | ±2,017 | 6% | ±0 |
| White and Black or African American | 8,540 | ±1,178 | 2% | ±0 |
| White and American Indian and Alaska Native | 2,820 | ±293 | 1% | ±0 |
| White and Asian | 3,162 | ±504 | 1% | ±0 |
| Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native | 715 | ±290 | 0% | ±0 |
| Race alone or in combination with one or more other races |
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| Total population |
488,059 | ±117 | 488,059 | (x) |
| White | 388,223 | ±2,243 | 80% | ±1 |
| Black or African American | 69,668 | ±1,045 | 14% | ±0 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 8,114 | ±837 | 2% | ±0 |
| Asian | 24,003 | ±941 | 5% | ±0 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 958 | ±245 | 0% | ±0 |
| Some other race | 29,915 | ±2,093 | 6% | ±0 |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE |
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| Total population |
488,059 | ±117 | 488,059 | (x) |
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) |
70,731 | ±882 | 15% | ±0 |
| Mexican | 53,131 | ±1,619 | 11% | ±0 |
| Puerto Rican | 2,535 | ±521 | 1% | ±0 |
| Cuban | 830 | ±303 | 0% | ±0 |
| Other Hispanic or Latino | 14,235 | ±1,375 | 3% | ±0 |
| Not Hispanic or Latino |
417,328 | ±893 | 86% | ±0 |
| White alone | 320,434 | ±1,367 | 66% | ±0 |
| Black or African American alone | 57,717 | ±1,263 | 12% | ±0 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native alone | 1,597 | ±302 | 0% | ±0 |
| Asian alone | 19,243 | ±998 | 4% | ±0 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone | 117 | ±66 | 0% | ±0 |
| Some other race alone | 1,184 | ±388 | 0% | ±0 |
| Two or more races |
17,036 | ±1,174 | 4% | ±0 |
| Two races including Some other race | 1,016 | ±278 | 0% | ±0 |
| Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races | 16,020 | ±1,162 | 3% | ±0 |
| Total housing units | 208,477 | ±609 | (x) | (x) |
| CITIZEN, VOTING AGE POPULATION |
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| Citizen, 18 and over population |
338,132 | ±1,476 | 338,132 | (x) |
| Male | 165,228 | ±1,131 | 49% | ±0 |
| Female | 172,904 | ±962 | 51% | ±0 |
