Nebraska has 44 designated opportunity zones, including 41 low-income communities, plus 3 non-low-income contiguous tracts.
Urban vs. Rural
Nebraska’s opportunity zone urban-to-rural ratio is nearly identical to its statewide census tract ratio. Statewide, 60 percent of Nebraska’s tracts are located in urban areas; 61 percent of the state’s opportunity zones are urban.
Nebraska Opportunity Zones Map
Analysis of Nebraska’s opportunity zones
| Characteristics | Designated Opportunity Zones | Eligible, nondesignated | All state tracts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Descriptives (N) | |||
| Total number of tracts | 44 | 229 | 532 |
| Low-income communities | 41 | 135 | 176 |
| Contiguous | 3 | 94 | 97 |
| Economic (average or average %) | |||
| Median household income | $35,103 | $45,672 | $57,120 |
| Poverty rate | 27.69% | 16.64% | 13.00% |
| Unemployment rate | 8.12% | 4.81% | 4.27% |
| Housing (average or average %) | |||
| Median home value | $94,771 | $103,409 | $136,334 |
| Median rent/month | $678 | $701 | $777 |
| Homeownership | 41.06% | 60.92% | 66.44% |
| Severe rent burden | 21.93% | 18.05% | 16.93% |
| Vacancy rate | 12.01% | 11.99% | 9.67% |
| Demographic (average %) | |||
| White alone | 60.72% | 75.99% | 80.89% |
| Black alone | 11.95% | 6.97% | 4.95% |
| Hispanic | 18.32% | 11.88% | 9.41% |
| Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders alone | 3.76% | 1.93% | 1.96% |
| Younger than 18 | 21.94% | 24.57% | 24.30% |
| Older than 64 | 11.60% | 15.48% | 15.16% |
| Education (average %) | |||
| Age 25+ with high school degree or less | 46.14% | 43.50% | 37.32% |
| Age 25+ with bachelor’s degree or higher | 22.11% | 21.82% | 28.72% |
| Socioeconomic change flag (%) | 4.55% | 0.00% | 0.56% |
| Geography (%) | |||
| In a metro area | 61.36% | 54.15% | 60.34% |
| In a micro area | 25.00% | 12.66% | 16.73% |
| Non-core-based statistical area (not in a metro nor micro area) | 13.64% | 33.19% | 22.93% |
Data Source: Urban Institute
Nebraska Counties & Cities
List of counties in Nebraska: Adams, Antelope, Arthur, Banner, Blaine, Boone, Box Butte, Boyd, Brown, Buffalo, Burt, Butler, Cass, Cedar, Chase, Cherry, Cheyenne, Clay, Colfax, Cuming, Custer, Dakota, Dawes, Dawson, Deuel, Dixon, Dodge, Douglas, Dundy, Fillmore, Franklin, Frontier, Furnas, Gage, Garden, Garfield, Gosper, Grant, Greeley, Hall, Hamilton, Harlan, Hayes, Hitchcock, Holt, Hooker, Howard, Jefferson, Johnson, Kearney, Keith, Keya Paha, Kimball, Knox, Lancaster, Lincoln, Logan, Loup, Madison, McPherson, Merrick, Morrill, Nance, Nemaha, Nuckolls, Otoe, Pawnee, Perkins, Phelps, Pierce, Platte, Polk, Red Willow, Richardson, Rock, Saline, Sarpy, Saunders, Scotts Bluff, Seward, Sheridan, Sherman, Sioux, Stanton, Thayer, Thomas, Thurston, Valley, Washington, Wayne, Webster, Wheeler, York
List of top 150 U.S. cities located in Nebraska: Omaha, Lincoln
Census tracts designated as opportunity zones in Nebraska
Website: Nebraska Department of Economic Development
| State | County | Census Tract Number | Tract Type | ACS Data Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | Adams | 31001966000 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Nebraska | Buffalo | 31019969300 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Nebraska | Buffalo | 31019969600 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Nebraska | Colfax | 31037964800 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Nebraska | Dakota | 31043010100 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Nebraska | Dawson | 31047968300 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Nebraska | Dawson | 31047968400 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Nebraska | Dodge | 31053963800 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Nebraska | Dodge | 31053964400 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Nebraska | Douglas | 31055000500 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Nebraska | Douglas | 31055000700 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Nebraska | Douglas | 31055000800 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Nebraska | Douglas | 31055001100 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Nebraska | Douglas | 31055001600 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Nebraska | Douglas | 31055001800 | Non-LIC Contiguous | 2011-2015 |
| Nebraska | Douglas | 31055001900 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Nebraska | Douglas | 31055003900 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Nebraska | Douglas | 31055004000 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Nebraska | Douglas | 31055004300 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Nebraska | Douglas | 31055004400 | Low-Income Community | 2012-2016 |
| Nebraska | Douglas | 31055005200 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Nebraska | Douglas | 31055005902 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Nebraska | Douglas | 31055007001 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Nebraska | Douglas | 31055007459 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Nebraska | Garfield | 31071973200 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Nebraska | Hall | 31079000400 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Nebraska | Hall | 31079000900 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Nebraska | Lancaster | 31109000500 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Nebraska | Lancaster | 31109000700 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Nebraska | Lancaster | 31109001800 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Nebraska | Lancaster | 31109001900 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Nebraska | Lancaster | 31109002001 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Nebraska | Lancaster | 31109002002 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Nebraska | Lancaster | 31109002100 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Nebraska | Lancaster | 31109003003 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Nebraska | Lincoln | 31111960200 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Nebraska | Madison | 31119960700 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Nebraska | Madison | 31119961100 | Low-Income Community | 2012-2016 |
| Nebraska | Merrick | 31121966800 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Nebraska | Red Willow | 31145963300 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Nebraska | Scotts Bluff | 31157953700 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Nebraska | Thurston | 31173940200 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Nebraska | Valley | 31175971400 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |
| Nebraska | York | 31185969700 | Low-Income Community | 2011-2015 |