ZIP Code 68154 — Omaha city, NE Demographics & Data

ZIP code 68154 covers Omaha, NE in Douglas County with a population of about 23,232.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 39.5 (near the U.S. median).

It sits in telephone area codes 402, 531; U.S. House district NE-2; the OMAHA media market.

Median household income in ZIP 68154 is about $82,509 — about 10% above the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 6.5%; unemployment rate near 2.7%; 51.2% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 17.5 points above the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Healthcare, Retail trade, and Finance and insurance; about 13.3% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 1.9 points below the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 180.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Median home value is about $297,800 — about 14% below the U.S. median home value ($348,079).

Housing tenure and rents show median gross rent around $1,043 (about 10% below the U.S. median rent ($1,163)), and owner-occupancy near 59.0% (about 6.4 points below the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

To comfortably buy a median-priced home in ZIP 68154 in Omaha, NE, a household would need roughly $82,000 in annual income under a 20% down, 30-year loan at 6.8% (illustrative), keeping housing costs near 28% of income. Estimated monthly PITI is about $1,913. That is roughly in line with the local median household income ($82,509). Rates, taxes, insurance, and HOA fees vary — treat this as a planning estimate, not a lender quote.

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Omaha city, NE as Relatively High (composite score 95.9), which is among the highest nationally. The strongest component scores on US5 are flood (95.1) and wildfire (88.8). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for Omaha city, NE show little to no average snow.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 1,484 for ZIP 68154 (Omaha city, NE) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.