Quick Facts about the Latino Population

The objective of this Quick Facts series is to periodically provide those interested with a snapshot of several aspects of the Latino population using data publicly available from the American Community Survey and other relevant data sources. This series will present the characteristics of our community in the State of Nebraska, the Omaha-Council Bluffs metro area, Douglas County and the City of Omaha, and South Omaha.

Main Characteristics of the Latino Population

This series describes four aspects of the Latino population. First, the composition of this population in terms of age and the proportion of males and females. Second, presents the racial self-identification of those who also identify as Latinos. Third, the immigration characteristics of this population include main regions and countries of birth. Lastly, this series also includes the places of birth and self-identified origins of Latinos. You can access each of the issues in this series by clicking below:

Latino and Latin American Immigrant Population Growth

This series describes the population growth of the Latino and Latin American Immigrant Population Growth. Quick Facts 5 presents the growth of the Latino population—regardless of place of birth—between 1980 and 2020 using census data. This report presents data from every census since 1980, but its analysis is centered in the 2010 - 2020 period and in the long period between 1980 and 2020. Here three comparisons of the growth of the Latino population are presented; among Nebraska, its surrounding states, and the United States; between the 15 largest counties in terms of Latino population in Nebraska; and within the Omaha-Council Bluffs Metro Area. Quick Facts 6 uses American Community Survey data to compare the growth of the Latino population between 2013 and 2023 within Douglas county and comparing the four Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) used by the U.S. Census Bureau to divide this county, as well as comparing the four zip codes (68105, 68107, 68108, and 68117) that make South Omaha and that are within the South East Omaha PUMAs.

Contact Us

OLLAS Office ASH 102
6001 Dodge Street
Omaha, NE 68182-0479
Phone: 402.554.3835
Fax: 402.554.3557
Email: unoollas@unomaha.edu
Office Hours
M-F 8:30 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.