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How old are the homes around Omaha?

Where around Omaha are the newest homes, and where are the decks likely oldest? The Census Bureau's housing survey gives year built and ownership for the city and five nearby areas. Please credit the Census Bureau and link to this page if you use them.

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When the homes were built

Omaha has the oldest housing of the places here: its median home was built in 1973, and 61 percent of its homes before 1980. The newest is Elkhorn (ZIP 68022), with a median year built of 2011.

Share of homes by year built, 2020 to 2024 estimates
PlaceMedian year builtBefore 19601960 to 19791980 to 19992000 or later
Omaha197332%29%23%17%
Elkhorn (ZIP 68022)20113%13%11%73%
Millard (ZIP 68137)19794%50%30%16%
Bennington20029%19%18%53%
Papillion19916%20%47%27%
Gretna20024%18%21%57%

Who owns them, and what kind of homes they are

Owner occupancy runs from 57 percent in Omaha to 75 percent in Gretna.

Homes, owner occupancy and detached houses, 2020 to 2024 estimates
PlaceHomesOwner occupiedDetached houses
Omaha213,02357%63%
Elkhorn (ZIP 68022)13,45774%76%
Millard (ZIP 68137)10,86763%63%
Bennington1,10170%60%
Papillion9,90674%78%
Gretna3,31775%79%

What it means for deck work

  • Omaha's adopted code sets the frost line at 42 inches and rates termite risk as moderate to heavy, which matters for the wood framing under any deck.
  • NAHB estimates a wood deck lasts 20 to 30 years in northern climates. In the Millard ZIP code, half the homes date from the 1960s and 1970s.
  • Lumber in decks built before 2004 may be CCA treated; the EPA does not require removing it, but it matters when an old deck comes out.

About these figures

These are American Community Survey estimates for 2020 to 2024 from the Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, and they are wider for small places such as Bennington.

The ZIP code areas 68022 and 68137 stand in for Elkhorn and Millard, which the Census does not report as places. Owner occupancy is out of occupied homes; everything else is out of all housing units.

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