Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Ogallala spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 14.80 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
The citizens of Ogallala are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.94% of adults in Ogallala having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Ogallala in 2022 was $30,454, which is low income relative to Nebraska, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $121,816 for a family of four. However, Ogallala contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Ogallala is a somewhat 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 13.08% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Ogallala include German, English, Irish, French, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Ogallala is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
