Offutt Air Force Base is a somewhat small town located in the state of Nebraska. With a population of 5,363 people and three associated neighborhoods, Offutt Air Force Base is the 33rd largest community in Nebraska. Much of the housing stock in Offutt Air Force Base was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Offutt Air Force Base economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Offutt Air Force Base, where the median household income is $65,042.00.
Offutt Air Force Base real estate is some of the most expensive in Nebraska, although Offutt Air Force Base house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Offutt Air Force Base is a military town: the armed forces employs 18.43% of the workforce, making the military a major focus of life in the city. In the civilian sector, Healthcare and Public Service are important in the local economy and are the town’s largest civilian employers, employing 19.29% and 12.99% of the civilian workforce respectively.
Also of interest is that Offutt Air Force Base has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Because there are quite a few people attending college in Offutt Air Force Base, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Offutt Air Force Base provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.
One of the benefits of Offutt Air Force Base is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.92 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
As is often the case in a small town, Offutt Air Force Base doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The overall education level of Offutt Air Force Base is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 25.70% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Offutt Air Force Base in 2022 was $24,184, which is low income relative to Nebraska and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $96,736 for a family of four. However, Offutt Air Force Base contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Offutt Air Force Base is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Offutt Air Force Base home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Offutt Air Force Base residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Offutt Air Force Base also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.82% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Offutt Air Force Base include German, Irish, English, Italian, and European.
The most common language spoken in Offutt Air Force Base is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.