A city of 488,837, settled in 1854. Home to 189 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
The 3 things Omaha does most differently from other towns.
1850 · Winter Quarters by C.C.A. Christensen12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 189 places on the National Register.
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Birds eye view of Omaha, Nebraska.Alternate Title: Views of Omaha - Scenery of the Union pacific Railroad
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Ordered by what stands out in Omaha. Another town gets a different order.
81 miles of trails across 229 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Glenn Cunningham Lake Park | 12.4 mi | 948 |
| 2. Standing Bear Lake Park | 5.8 mi | 536 |
| 3. Hummel Park | 3.2 mi | 195 |
73% of Omaha’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Lincoln (3%), Council Bluffs (3%) and Papillion (2%). Half commute less than 6 miles.
Omaha beats the Nebraska average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6.
| What stands out | Omaha | NE |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.2% | 8.3% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 5.4% | 6.1% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 8.7% | 6.4% |
The typical Omaha home is worth about $297,000, up 1.9% in a year, 6% above the Nebraska typical home.
The public schools Omaha’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 95% of Nebraska’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gateway Elementary School | PK–5 | 792 | D |
| Spring Lake Magnet Center | PK–5 | 744 | D− |
| Gomez Heritage Elementary School | PK–5 | 711 | D |
| Ashland Park/Robbins Elementary School | PK–5 | 708 | D |
| Prairie Wind Elementary School | PK–5 | 644 | C− |
| Liberty Elementary School | PK–6 | 643 | D− |
Omaha has cold, snowy winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 14°, and about 34 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Omaha's reported crime rate is well above Nebraska's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. 1,686 violent crimes were reported in 2025.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 55% of U.S. communities.
408,958 people in 2010; 488,837 today.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS
189 places in Omaha on the National Register of Historic Places.
31 notable people were born in Omaha.
Largest city in Nebraska, US
Omaha is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nebraska. It is located in the Midwestern United States along the Missouri River, about 10 mi (15 km) north of the mouth of the Platte River. Omaha had a population of 486,051 at the 2020 census, and with a 2025 population estimate of 488,797, it is the 42nd-most populous U.S. city. The eight-county Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area extending into Iowa has approximately 1 million residents, the 55th-largest metropolitan area in the U.S. It is the county seat of Douglas County. Omaha's pioneer period began in 1854, when the city was founded along the Missouri River by speculators from neighboring Council Bluffs, Iowa. It originally co…
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4 towns share a border with Omaha.
