Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 13.40 minutes getting to work every day.
The citizens of Ogallala are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.88% of adults in Ogallala having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Ogallala in 2022 was $30,778, which is lower middle income relative to Nebraska, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $123,112 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 10.53% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Ogallala include German, English, Irish, Czech, and French.
The most common language spoken in Ogallala is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
