 The per capita income for the city was $17,674.About 5.0% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.3% of those under age 18 and 9.1% of those age 65 or over.Ogallala is served by the Ogallala Public School District 




The Ogallala post office contains an oil-on-canvas mural, titled "Long Horns", painted in 1938 by Frank Mechau.