South Omaha
South Omaha runs on 24th Street, where the panaderias open early and the taquerias stay open late. The stockyards closed in 1999, but the neighborhood that fed them stayed Mexican, Guatemalan, and increasingly Karen and Yazidi. Plaza de la Raza anchors the cultural identity; Lithuanian Bakery anchors the older one. Rents stay among the lowest in the metro because the housing stock is old and the schools struggle. The tradeoff is real: you get genuine community and the best tortillas north of Kansas City, alongside property-crime numbers that show up in every realtor disclosure and every neighborhood Facebook thread.
South Omaha by the numbers
South Omaha runs male-heavy, about 56% men to 44% women.
Median individual income in South Omaha is about $33,100.
Nebraska registers voters by party, and Douglas County is nearly even, about 36% Democratic to 35% Republican, with a 26% Nonpartisan bloc.
The median renter in South Omaha pays about $1,040 a month.
About 5,600 South Omaha residents ages 22 to 50 are single.
Local date spots
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Isla del Mar South
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J. Gilbert's Wood-Fired Steaks & Seafood Omaha
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The Table Coffee Co.
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Corner Kitchen
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The Mill on Leavenworth
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The Churro Spot
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Helados Santa Fe
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Con Azúcar Café Downtown
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Stories Coffee Company
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Donohue's Pub
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Coffee Alley
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Con Azúcar Café West
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Beer City
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El Museo Latino
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