Postal Codes

68137 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 68137 covers Omaha, Nebraska, with a population of about 24,294 and a median household income of $82,256.

Population
24,2942,908 per square mile
Median age
39.50.8 points above the US average
Median household income
$82,2561.1× the Nebraska median
Poverty rate
7.1%5.3 points below the US average
Typical home value
$288,348up 22.3% in five years
Median rent
$1,3371.3× the Nebraska median
Degree or higher
36.1%1.1 points above the US average
Homeownership
64.8%about the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,208

Where 68137 is

Omaha, Nebraska — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population24,294
Median age39.5
Family households59.2%
Born outside the US9.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home10.5%
White (non-Hispanic)79.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)5.2%
Hispanic or Latino9.3%
Veterans8.5%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$82,256
Income per person$42,246
Poverty rate7.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.3%
$10–15k1.8%
$15–20k2.3%
$20–25k1.5%
$25–30k2.7%
$30–35k3.9%
$35–40k2.6%
$40–45k3.3%
$45–50k3.9%
$50–60k8.0%
$60–75k11.8%
$75–100k17.6%
$100–125k14.5%
$125–150k7.9%
$150–200k8.5%
$200k or more6.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed13,120
Mean adjusted gross income$70,331
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.4%
Returns, under $25k22.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k18.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k18.1%
Returns, $200k or more3.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$232,800
Median gross rent$1,337
Rent as a share of household income28.5%
Owner-occupied64.8%
Vacant homes3.1%
Median year built1979

What the homes are

Detached house64.3%
Attached house7.1%
2 to 4 units3.1%
5 to 19 units13.7%
20 or more units10.9%
Mobile home1%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$288,348as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 22.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 84.8%
Typical asking rent$1,736as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 2.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$288,348$118,785

$123,035 in 2000 to $288,348 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202220242026$1,736$1,434

$1,434 in 2022 to $1,736 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher36.1%
High school diploma or higher94.8%
Works from home12.4%
Drives to work alone78.4%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more2.7%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity35.2% 1.8 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.3% 2.7 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12.7% 0.5 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure30.4% 3.7 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health14.4% 5.9 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9% 2.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression19.3% 2.6 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity20.7% 4.7 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis22.9% 2.2 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking20.6% 4.6 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.6% 0.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma8.7% 1.7 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.5% 0.7 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year75.8% 0.9 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.9% 1 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.7% 3.1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.4% 3.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.6% 1 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist69.3% 8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability25.7% 5 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.3% 4.5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.7% 6.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.1% 7.2 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.5% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol33% 3.2 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.8% 5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.2% 2.2 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.1% 3.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28.3% 6.1 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77% 1.1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.3% 2.5 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability10.7% 3.3 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)10.9% 2.6 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.8% 3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours29.6% 6.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost6.4% 6.6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.9% 1.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,208
People employed23,717
Annual payroll$1,267,254,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 51.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 10 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss60.4 out of 100
Community resilience72 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Hail93.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind88.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado88Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm80.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather79.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave67.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave64.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide60.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding45.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning37.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire32.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake13.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Nebraska and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPNebraskaUnited States
Median household income$82,256$74,985$78,538
Income per person$42,246$40,637$43,289
Poverty rate7.1%10.3%12.4%
Median home value$232,800$223,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,337$1,035$1,348
Homeownership64.8%66.5%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher36.1%34.1%35%
Unemployment rate2.9%3%5.2%
Works from home12.4%10%13.5%
Born outside the US9.1%7.7%13.9%
Median age39.537.138.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationGRETNA 4NE, NE US8.5 km away
Rain in a year33 in
Snow in a year36 in

Average high and low by month

January32.4°F / 14°F0.89 in rain, 8.6 in snow
February37.4°F / 17.5°F1.18 in rain, 10.9 in snow
March50°F / 28.3°F1.94 in rain, 5.4 in snow
April62°F / 38.5°F3.28 in rain, 1 in snow
May72.4°F / 50.7°F4.99 in rain, 0.2 in snow
June82.7°F / 61.8°F5.37 in rain
July85.9°F / 65.8°F3.48 in rain
August83.9°F / 63.5°F3.83 in rain
September77.3°F / 54.3°F2.92 in rain
October64.4°F / 41.5°F2.56 in rain, 1.2 in snow
November49.2°F / 28.7°F1.35 in rain, 1.3 in snow
December36.5°F / 18.7°F1.38 in rain, 7.8 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket26% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Millard Public Schools98.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Westside Community Schools1.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Household characteristics43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Walkability11.9 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

68144 Omaha, NE2.9 km away
68127 Omaha, NE4.5 km away
68135 Omaha, NE4.6 km away
68128 La Vista, NE5 km away
68130 Omaha, NE5.5 km away
68010 Boys Town, NE5.9 km away
68138 Omaha, NE6.2 km away
68124 Omaha, NE6.2 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Douglas County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area8.35 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq mi
Population density2,908 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.2075, -96.1147

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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