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68157 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 68157 covers Omaha, Nebraska, with a population of about 5,345 and a median household income of $96,126.

Population
5,3452,076 per square mile
Median age
38.6about the US average
Median household income
$96,1261.3× the Nebraska median
Poverty rate
10.3%2.1 points below the US average
Typical home value
$297,717up 26% in five years
Median rent
$1,4001.4× the Nebraska median
Degree or higher
31.1%3.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
71.6%6.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
59

Where 68157 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

Population5,345
Median age38.6
Family households74.3%
Born outside the US8.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home14.9%
White (non-Hispanic)65%
Black (non-Hispanic)3.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.8%
Hispanic or Latino21.3%
Veterans11%
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$96,126
Income per person$39,457
Poverty rate10.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.5%
$10–15k1.6%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k3.8%
$25–30k3.3%
$30–35k7.5%
$35–40k2.7%
$40–45k2.2%
$45–50k3.8%
$50–60k3.4%
$60–75k5.5%
$75–100k21.5%
$100–125k16.0%
$125–150k4.9%
$150–200k16.8%
$200k or more5.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed2,940
Mean adjusted gross income$68,170
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.7%
Returns, under $25k22.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k26.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k18.4%
Returns, $200k or more2.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$223,100
Median gross rent$1,400
Rent as a share of household income22.4%
Owner-occupied71.6%
Vacant homes3.9%
Median year built1977

What the homes are

Detached house84.1%
Attached house4.4%
2 to 4 units2.2%
5 to 19 units9.4%
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$297,717as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 26%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 90.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$297,717$114,475

$114,475 in 2000 to $297,717 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher31.1%
High school diploma or higher91.9%
Works from home11.7%
Drives to work alone75.8%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more5.1%
Health

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

Obesity37.5% 4.1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12.6% 0.6 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure32.6% 1.5 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16.7% 3.6 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)11.9% 0.6 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression17% 4.9 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity26.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis23.3% 1.8 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.7% 3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.7% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma8.7% 1.7 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.6% 0.6 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.7% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.2% 1.7 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12% 2.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening64.5% same as the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.7% 0.9 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist65.4% 4.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability27.4% 3.3 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.7% 5.1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12.9% 4.2 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8.2% 6.1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol33.7% 2.5 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10% 3.8 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.7% 1.7 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.6% 2.6 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29.5% 4.9 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.5% 0.6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.8% 3 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11.9% 2.1 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.6% 1.9 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.5% 2.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.3% 2.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.2% 1.8 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.5% 1.1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments59
People employed390
Annual payroll$18,112,000
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 27.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss48.3 out of 100
Community resilience77.3 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.

Tornado86.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail84.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind83.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought78.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather70.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm70Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire67.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave63.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave63Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide59.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning44.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding14.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake3.6Very 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$96,126$74,985$78,538
Income per person$39,457$40,637$43,289
Poverty rate10.3%10.3%12.4%
Median home value$223,100$223,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,400$1,035$1,348
Homeownership71.6%66.5%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher31.1%34.1%35%
Unemployment rate6.5%3%5.2%
Works from home11.7%10%13.5%
Born outside the US8.2%7.7%13.9%
Median age38.637.138.7
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 stationSPRINGFIELD 7E, NE US13.2 km away
Rain in a year33 in

Average high and low by month

January32.3°F / 12.7°F0.92 in rain
February37.2°F / 16.7°F1.16 in rain
March50.3°F / 27.8°F1.82 in rain
April62.6°F / 39°F3.45 in rain
May72.2°F / 51.2°F4.82 in rain
June80.8°F / 62°F4.97 in rain
July85.5°F / 66.7°F3.69 in rain
August83.3°F / 63.4°F3.95 in rain
September76.9°F / 54.3°F3.13 in rain
October64.7°F / 41.2°F2.47 in rain
November49.1°F / 28.7°F1.35 in rain
December37.1°F / 18.2°F1.34 in rain
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 supermarket20% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket43% 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.

Omaha Public Schools80.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Papillion-La Vista Community Schools19.7% 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 vulnerability19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Household characteristics21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Walkability6.6 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

68117 Omaha, NE2.8 km away
68147 Bellevue, NE3 km away
68107 Omaha, NE4.1 km away
68133 Papillion, NE4.8 km away
68046 Papillion, NE5 km away
68128 La Vista, NE6.3 km away
68127 Omaha, NE6.6 km away
68106 Omaha, NE6.6 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.

Sarpy County99.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Douglas County0.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area2.57 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq mi
Population density2,076 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.1810, -95.9909

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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