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. Offutt Air Force Base has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Offutt Air Force Base, where the median household income is $67,803.00.
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 18.85% of the workforce, making the military a major focus of life in the city. In the civilian sector, Healthcare and Retail are important in the local economy and are the town’s largest civilian employers, employing 21.17% and 10.50% 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.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Offutt Air Force Base spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.39 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.
Offutt Air Force Base is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
In terms of college education, Offutt Air Force Base is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 26.57% 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 $24,893, which is low income relative to Nebraska and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $99,572 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 17.22% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Offutt Air Force Base include Irish, German, English, Italian, and European.
The most common language spoken in Offutt Air Force Base is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.