Brainard vs David City

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

Brainard 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 279 in Brainard). Brainard has the higher median household income ($73,750 vs $66,585 in David City). David City has the higher median home value ($158,800 vs $158,700 in Brainard).

Population, income & housing

	Brainard	David City
Population	279	3,013
Median age	50.5 yrs	36.9 yrs
Median household income	$73,750	$66,585
Median home value	$158,700	$158,800
Median gross rent	$700	$725
Housing units	173	1,296
Homeownership rate	82.4%	69.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.5%	34.3%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	0.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brainard	David City
Population	420 → 279 (-33.6%)	2,841 → 3,013 (+6.1%)
Median household income	$61,000 → $73,750 (+20.9%)	$55,000 → $66,585 (+21.1%)
Median home value	$88,800 → $158,700 (+78.7%)	$116,400 → $158,800 (+36.4%)
Median gross rent	$718 → $700 (-2.5%)	$772 → $725 (-6.1%)

Brainard

Population

420279

Median household income

$61,000$73,750

Median home value

$88,800$158,700

Median gross rent

$718$700

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)

	Brainard	David City
Under 5	7.2%	6.8%
5 to 17	13.3%	17.8%
18 to 24	6.5%	11.1%
25 to 34	11.5%	9.4%
35 to 44	9.3%	15.2%
45 to 54	10.4%	8.7%
55 to 64	17.6%	12.6%
65 to 74	12.2%	10.8%
75 and over	12.2%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brainard	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	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brainard	David City
No high school diploma	1.5%	8.3%
High school graduate	39.2%	35.9%
Some college or associate's	36.8%	21.4%
Bachelor's degree	16.2%	26.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brainard	David City
Drove alone	78.8%	77.0%
Carpooled	3.5%	10.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.4%	5.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.2%	6.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brainard	David City
1-unit, detached	93.6%	69.5%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	5.3%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	14.0%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	2.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	5.2%

Poverty & households

	Brainard	David City
Poverty rate	3.9%	7.6%
Average household size	2.05	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	22	19
Median year structure built	1946	1970