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Omaha, Nebraska

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The 2000 Census showed that Omaha had a population of 390,007 people ^<1>. This represents 22.76% of the total population of Nebraska, making it the state's most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	438,646	+12.47%	+1.35% since 2007
2007	432,791	+10.97%	+1.06% since 2006
2006	428,263	+9.81%	+1.18% since 2005
2005	423,255	+8.52%	+1.33% since 2004
2004	417,702	+7.1%	+1.22% since 2003
2003	412,679	+5.81%	+1.1% since 2002
2002	408,202	+4.67%	+0.91% since 2001
2001	404,516	+3.72%	+3.72% since 2000
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2000	390,007	The Last Census

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance ^<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
-1-	Omaha			438,646	12.47% increase
2	Lincoln	SW	46 mi [74 km]	251,624	11.54% increase
3	Bellevue	SE	9 mi [14.48 km]	49,699	11.98% increase
4	Grand Island	W	123 mi [197.9 km]	45,801	6.66% increase
5	Kearney	W	163 mi [262.3 km]	30,417	10.89% increase
6	Fremont	NW	26 mi [41.84 km]	25,224	0.2% increase
7	Hastings	W	131 mi [210.8 km]	25,394	5.53% increase

Omaha had 165,731 Housing Units ^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Omaha has a total area of 118.9 square miles [307.9 km²]^<4>. Of this total, 115.7 square miles [299.7 km²]3.18 square miles [8.23 km²]).

Using the above population and land area values, Omaha had a 2000 population density of 3,370 people per square mile [1,301 people/km²], making it the state's 8th most densely populated area.

Douglas County

The city of Omaha is located in Douglas County and is the county seat.

The county had a population of 464,674 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 390,007 people, Omaha contained 83.9% of the Douglas County total.

In addition, where the community of Omaha has a population density of 3,370 people per square mile [1,301 people/km²], Douglas County averages 1,403 people per square mile [542 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Douglas County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Omaha and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Omaha. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

Radius	No of Communities	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
5 mi [8 km]	4	462,361	13.09% increase
10 mi [16 km]	9	599,617	12.7% increase
15 mi [24 km]	16	610,534	13.44% increase
20 mi [32 km]	25	631,275	13.06% increase
25 mi [40 km]	39	647,297	12.76% increase
30 mi [48 km]	55	683,894	11.98% increase

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they don't create QuickFacts for all communities, they do have one for Omaha. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Omaha, it also contains a comparison between Omaha and the state of Nebraska.

Click here for the Omaha QuickFact (QF-3137000).

A Census Quickfact is available for Douglas County (QF-31055).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Douglas County.

County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Dodge	QF-31053	NW	35,872	0.96% decrease
Washington	QF-31177	NW	19,812	5.43% increase
Pottawattamie (IA)	QF-19155	E	89,647	1.91% increase
Sarpy	QF-31153	S	150,467	22.18% increase
Saunders	QF-31155	W	20,034	0.92% increase

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Omaha:

	State Code:	31 (Nebraska)
	County Code:	055 (Douglas County)
	Place Code:	37000 (Omaha)

	State & County Code:	31055 (Nebraska/Douglas County)

	State & Place Code:	3137000 (Nebraska/Omaha)

Omaha is located in Census Region #2 (the Midwest Region) and in Division #4 (the West North-Central Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Omaha.

The Commemorative
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Footnotes

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. - Return to Citation
<2>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Omaha and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<3>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live, whether occupied or temporarily vacant, such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway). - Return to Citation
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Omaha. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group of people. - Return to Citation
<5>	The communities in our count are those provided by the 2000 Census, so keep in mind that our population rings will only include the people living in those communities. Smaller communities usually don't participate directly in the Census and therefore they won't be included. While our count is a close approximation, it shouldn't be considered as a complete or accurate count. - Return to Citation
<6>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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