AreaProfile

68134Omaha, Nebraska

Area Profile

Income, jobs, climate, physical risk and development data for ZIP code 68134.

73
Area Score
Top 12% of 695 published profiles

How we calculate this

How this area ranks
OpportunityTop 6% of 727 published ZIP areas80
GrowthTop 33% of 701 published ZIP areas60
Housing affordabilityTop 10% of 800 published ZIP areas93
Climate651st of 779 published ZIP areas59
Physical resilienceTop 39% of 800 published ZIP areas62
AccessTop 46% of 779 published ZIP areas97
Economic stability465th of 800 published ZIP areas55
The quick read

68134 ranks in the top 6% of published ZIP profiles for employment opportunity, with unemployment at 3.3% and median household income of $66,989.

Housing is more affordable relative to local incomes than in most published city profiles, with rent taking 19% of median household income.

A major airport is 8 miles away, giving the area unusually direct access to the national air network.

At a glance

Population
28,823
2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income
$66,989
Bottom 42% nationally
Density
3,494/sq mi
8.2 sq mi of land
Median age
34.7
2024 ACS 5-Year
City
Omaha
Nebraska
Metro area
Omaha, NE-IA
Nearest major airport
OMA
8 mi · Eppley Airfield
Median home value
$222,000
2024 ACS 5-Year

Jobs & opportunity

Unemployment of 3.3% is lower than 96% of the 1,061 measured US ZIP areas.

Employment grew 0.9% over the past year, to 261,050 employed residents.

MetricValueCompared with peersSource period
Median household income ±$5,792$66,989Bottom 42%2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income ±$3,856$37,374Top 47%2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate16.1%Top 28%2024 ACS 5-Year
Average commute21.4 minBottom 18%2024 ACS 5-Year
Bachelor's degree or higher29.5%Top 35%2024 ACS 5-Year
Employment261,050Top 47%June 2026
Employment change (3 years)3.3%Top 8%June 2026
Employment change (year over year)0.9%Top 5%June 2026
Labor force269,898Top 47%June 2026
Labor force participation67.6%Top 23%2024 ACS 5-Year
Mean annual wage$64,900Bottom 36%2025 OEWS
Median annual wage$49,660Bottom 44%2025 OEWS
Unemployment change (year over year)-0.2%Bottom 45%June 2026
Unemployment rate3.3%Bottom 4%June 2026
Median household income, successive ACS releases
202120222023202467k60k
Each point is a separate five-year estimate, most recently $66,989 in the 2024 ACS 5-Year. Consecutive releases share four years of sample, so AreaProfile shows them as a record of successive estimates and does not compute a year-over-year change from them.
Largest occupations — Omaha, NE-IA
OccupationPeople employedMedian annual wage
Fast Food and Counter Workers15,580$29,450
Registered Nurses13,200$84,600
Retail Salespersons12,080$33,260
General and Operations Managers11,430$90,620
Stockers and Order Fillers10,490$36,810
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers10,210$58,010

Occupational employment and wages are published for metropolitan areas rather than for individual cities or ZIP areas, so these describe the wider labor market this location sits in. 2025 OEWS, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish labor-force data for ZIP areas. This is the figure for Omaha, NE, the city containing this ZIP code.

Housing & affordability

How it’s calculated →

Median rent of $1,080 takes 19% of median household income, below the 30% threshold at which a household is considered cost-burdened.

A median home costs 3.3 times median household income here, above the historic benchmark of about three times income.

Rent as a share of income
19.3%
Below the 30% cost-burdened threshold
Home price to income
3.3×
median home value ÷ median income
Median gross rent
$1,080
2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value
$222,000
2024 ACS 5-Year
MetricValueCompared with peersSource period
Home price to income3.31Top 44%2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate55.5%Bottom 12%2024 ACS 5-Year
Housing units ±71313,489Top 10%2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent ±$48$1,080Top 44%2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value ±$4,418$222,000Top 49%2024 ACS 5-Year
Rent as a share of income19.3%Top 39%2024 ACS 5-Year
Vacancy rate6.9%Bottom 32%2024 ACS 5-Year

Both affordability measures come from the same ACS release as the income they are compared with, so the comparison is like for like. They describe housing cost against local earnings and are not a cost-of-living index — transport, groceries, healthcare, insurance and taxes are not included, and a place can look affordable here and still be expensive to live in for reasons this does not capture.

Growth & development

How it’s calculated →
Development Momentum
60/ 100
Top 33% of 701 published city profiles

An AreaProfile calculation combining permit volume per resident, its direction over one and three years, population change and employment growth. Permit volume alone is not the measure.

At 7.1 permitted units per 1,000 residents, building activity is above the median for measured US ZIP areas.

Units permitted
3,487
12 months ending July 2026
Per 1,000 residents
7.1
Top 15% nationally
Year over year
−12%
vs the prior twelve months
Multifamily share
57.7%
units in 5+ unit buildings

The Building Permits Survey is not published for ZIP areas. This is the figure for Omaha, NE, the city containing this ZIP code.

Weather & climate

5 of the twelve months have a normal average temperature between 55°F and 80°F. July averages a high of 85°F and January a low of 15°F.

0°20°40°60°80°100°JFMAMJJASOND
Solid line: normal daily high. Dashed line: normal daily low. 1991-2020 normals from NOAA station OMAHA #1, 4.2 miles from this location.
Precipitation
MetricValueSource period
Average January low15°F1991-2020 Normals
Average July high85°F1991-2020 Normals
Comfortable months51991-2020 Normals
Seasonal temperature swing52°F1991-2020 Normals

Climate figures are thirty-year normals, not current conditions. They describe what a typical year looks like rather than what the weather is doing today.

Physical risk

62 / 100
Physical resilience

The hazards accounting for most of this area's expected annual loss are tornado, hail and strong wind.

Strong windModerate
HailElevated
TornadoHigh
Ice stormModerate
Heat waveElevated
LightningModerate

Low or minimal exposure: winter weather, cold wave, inland flooding, wildfire, landslide, drought, earthquake.

Hazard ratings are AreaProfile calculations derived from the FEMA National Risk Index v1.20.0 (December 2025). FEMA publishes at county level. ZIP values are the land-area-weighted mean of the counties the ZIP Code Tabulation Area intersects. Expected annual loss is not allocated below county level. FEMA does not endorse this presentation. Higher physical resilience means lower exposure.

Taxes

AreaProfile does not yet publish tax comparisons. No tax dataset has met the source admission test for coverage, methodology transparency and update cadence, and the product rule is to omit a dimension rather than estimate it. The Area Score is calculated without a tax component and the weighting is documented on the methodology page.

Nothing on AreaProfile is individualized tax advice.

Access

3 major airports lie within 100 miles, the nearest 8 miles away.

AirportCodeDistanceLongest runway
Eppley AirfieldOMA8 mi9,502 ft
LincolnLNK48 mi8,649 ft
Sioux Gateway/Brig General Bud Day FldSUX78 mi9,002 ft

Airport identity, position and runway data come from the FAA. “Major airport” is an AreaProfile classification — a public-use civil airport with a paved runway of at least 8,000 feet — not an FAA hub designation. Distances are straight-line, not driving distance.

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Data & methodology

Used forSourceSource periodUpdated
AccessFederal Aviation Administration
Airports (NASR) — Aeronautical Data Delivery Service
NASR current cycle28-day NASR cycle
Physical riskFederal Emergency Management Agency
National Risk Index
National Risk Index December 2025 (v1.20.0)Periodic dataset versions (v1.20.0 current)
ClimateNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Monthly)
1991-2020 NormalsEvery ten years (next release follows the 2001–2030 period)
JobsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
June 2026Monthly
JobsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
2025 OEWSAnnual (spring release)
DemographicsU.S. Census Bureau
Population Estimates Program
July 1, 2024 estimateAnnual (vintage released each spring)
DevelopmentU.S. Census Bureau
Building Permits Survey
12 months ending July 2026Monthly, roughly three weeks after the reference month
Demographics, Housing, Income, JobsU.S. Census Bureau
American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (Table-Based Summary File)
2024 ACS 5-YearAnnual (5-year estimates released each December)

Profile recalculated August 29, 2026. Recalculation is not the same as new source data — each figure above shows the period its source actually covers. Read the full methodology or browse every source.

68134 vs Omaha

How this ZIP area compares with Omaha as a whole. Both figures come from the same ACS release, so the comparison is like for like.

68134
Omaha
Median household income
$66,989
vs
$73,201
Per capita income
$37,374
vs
$43,638
Population density
3,494/sq mi
vs
3,420/sq mi
Median home value
$222,000
vs
$245,500
Median gross rent
$1,080
vs
$1,187
Homeownership rate
55.5%
vs
57.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher
29.5%
vs
40.1%
Poverty rate
16.1%
vs
13.5%
Median age
34.7
vs
35.3

Some demographic statistics use Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, which approximate but do not exactly match USPS ZIP delivery geography. See the methodology for how AreaProfile maps between them.