Ogallala is a very small city located in the state of Nebraska. With a population of 4,751 people and two associated neighborhoods, Ogallala is the 40th largest community in Nebraska.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.07% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 14.03 minutes getting to work every day.
As is often the case in a small city, Ogallala doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of people in Ogallala who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.29% of adults in Ogallala have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Ogallala in 2022 was $32,519, which is lower middle income relative to Nebraska, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $130,076 for a family of four. However, Ogallala contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Ogallala is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Ogallala home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ogallala residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Ogallala also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.69% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Ogallala include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Swedish.
The most common language spoken in Ogallala is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.