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. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Offutt Air Force Base, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Offutt Air Force Base, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Offutt Air Force Base’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Offutt Air Force Base does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because 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.
18.43% of the workforce is employed in the armed forces, making the military a huge focus of life in Offutt Air Force Base. Even though it is a military town, the civilian sector still plays an important role in the local economy. The Healthcare and Public Service industries respectively employ 19.29% and 12.99% of the civilian workforce.
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.
Being a small town, Offutt Air Force Base does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of people in Offutt Air Force Base who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.70% of adults in Offutt Air Force Base 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.