Ogallala is a very small city located in the state of Nebraska. With a population of 4,680 people and two associated neighborhoods, Ogallala is the 40th largest community in Nebraska.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.90% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

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 14.80 minutes getting to work every day.

The population of Ogallala overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Ogallala, 23.94% have at least a bachelor's 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.