Bellwood vs David City

A side-by-side comparison of Bellwood and David City: population, income, housing, and more.

Bellwood and David City are places in Nebraska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

David City has the higher population (3,013 vs 460 in Bellwood). Bellwood has the higher median household income ($70,795 vs $66,585 in David City). David City has the higher median home value ($158,800 vs $116,000 in Bellwood).

Population, income & housing

	Bellwood	David City
Population	460	3,013
Median age	46.5 yrs	36.9 yrs
Median household income	$70,795	$66,585
Median home value	$116,000	$158,800
Median gross rent	$735	$725
Housing units	235	1,296
Homeownership rate	84.1%	69.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.9%	34.3%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	0.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bellwood	David City
Population	416 → 460 (+10.6%)	2,841 → 3,013 (+6.1%)
Median household income	$58,125 → $70,795 (+21.8%)	$55,000 → $66,585 (+21.1%)
Median home value	$87,300 → $116,000 (+32.9%)	$116,400 → $158,800 (+36.4%)
Median gross rent	$722 → $735 (+1.8%)	$772 → $725 (-6.1%)

Bellwood

Population

416460

Median household income

$58,125$70,795

Median home value

$87,300$116,000

Median gross rent

$722$735

David City

Population

2,8413,013

Median household income

$55,000$66,585

Median home value

$116,400$158,800

Median gross rent

$772$725

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bellwood	David City
Under 5	2.2%	6.8%
5 to 17	18.3%	17.8%
18 to 24	7.0%	11.1%
25 to 34	8.7%	9.4%
35 to 44	12.4%	15.2%
45 to 54	13.7%	8.7%
55 to 64	20.9%	12.6%
65 to 74	8.9%	10.8%
75 and over	8.0%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bellwood	David City
White (non-Hispanic)	96.1%	90.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bellwood	David City
No high school diploma	6.0%	8.3%
High school graduate	38.0%	35.9%
Some college or associate's	43.1%	21.4%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	26.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1.2%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bellwood	David City
Drove alone	96.3%	77.0%
Carpooled	2.2%	10.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.5%	6.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bellwood	David City
1-unit, detached	74.5%	69.5%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	5.3%
2 to 4 units	4.7%	14.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	18.3%	5.2%

Poverty & households

	Bellwood	David City
Poverty rate	10.7%	7.6%
Average household size	2.29	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	25	19
Median year structure built	1975	1970