West Omaha is a geographic area of Omaha, Nebraska

Omaha, Nebraska

Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River...

 that comprises all points within the Omaha metropolitan area west of 72nd Street.

Demographics

West Omaha comprises a majority white population and is formed of mostly affluent middle class

Middle class

The middle class is any class of people in the middle of a societal hierarchy. In Weberian socio-economic terms, the middle class is the broad group of people in contemporary society who fall socio-economically between the working class and upper class....

 and upper class

Upper class

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 workers and professionals. A recent survey shows that rent on a three-bedroom apartment

Apartment

An apartment or flat is a self-contained housing unit that occupies only part of a building...

 in west Omaha costs an average of $989. Average rents reported in other areas of the city are $834 for a three-bedroom apartment in northwest Omaha; $824 in southeast Omaha; $694 in northeast Omaha.

The average home value in West Omaha is over $80,000 more than North Omaha. One isolated West Omaha voting district added over 15,000 jobs from 1987 to 1995. In North Omaha total job growth was just under 11,000, with over 3,000 lost in the same time period.

Communities

West Omaha is home to several communities, including the historical Boys Town

Girls and Boys Town

Boys Town, formerly Girls and Boys Town and Father Flanagan's Boys' Home, is a non-profit organization dedicated to caring for its children and families, with national headquarters in the village of Boys Town, Nebraska...

. Ralston

Ralston, Nebraska

Ralston is a city in Douglas County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 6,314 at the 2000 census. Ralston is geographically surrounded by Omaha, Nebraska but is a separate city. Since Ralston's population is below 10,000, state law technically allows for Omaha to forcibly annex Ralston...

, a city in south-central Douglas County surrounded by Omaha on three sides and roughly bounded by 72nd to the east, 84th to the west, L on the north, and Harrison on the south. Elkhorn

Elkhorn, Nebraska

Elkhorn was a city in Douglas County, Nebraska, United States and is a present-day neighborhood on the western edge of Omaha. The population was 6,062 at the 2000 census and was estimated by the Census Bureau at 8,192 in 2005...

, on the outskirts of western Omaha and annexed in 2007; Millard

Millard, Nebraska

Millard is a former town and current neighborhood in southwest Omaha, Nebraska; the original downtown area is near 132nd St. and L St. After lengthy legal fights, the city of Millard was annexed by the city of Omaha in 1971...

, a broad area of southwest Omaha and annexed in 1971. Chalco

Chalco, Nebraska

Chalco is a census-designated place in northern Sarpy County, Nebraska, United States, directly south of and adjacent to Omaha. The population was 10,736 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Chalco is located at ....

, an unincorporated area southwest of Omaha in northern Sarpy County, is also widely regarded as a part of west Omaha.