Brainard vs Dwight

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

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

Brainard has the higher population (279 vs 233 in Dwight). Dwight has the higher median household income ($79,167 vs $73,750 in Brainard). Brainard has the higher median home value ($158,700 vs $122,900 in Dwight).

Population, income & housing

	Brainard	Dwight
Population	279	233
Median age	50.5 yrs	49.9 yrs
Median household income	$73,750	$79,167
Median home value	$158,700	$122,900
Median gross rent	$700	$789
Housing units	173	146
Homeownership rate	82.4%	70.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.5%	14.2%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brainard	Dwight
Population	420 → 279 (-33.6%)	206 → 233 (+13.1%)
Median household income	$61,000 → $73,750 (+20.9%)	$64,375 → $79,167 (+23.0%)
Median home value	$88,800 → $158,700 (+78.7%)	$92,300 → $122,900 (+33.2%)
Median gross rent	$718 → $700 (-2.5%)	$675 → $789 (+16.9%)

Brainard

Population

420279

Median household income

$61,000$73,750

Median home value

$88,800$158,700

Median gross rent

$718$700

Dwight

Population

206233

Median household income

$64,375$79,167

Median home value

$92,300$122,900

Median gross rent

$675$789

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brainard	Dwight
Under 5	7.2%	2.1%
5 to 17	13.3%	6.9%
18 to 24	6.5%	9.4%
25 to 34	11.5%	14.2%
35 to 44	9.3%	6.0%
45 to 54	10.4%	23.2%
55 to 64	17.6%	25.3%
65 to 74	12.2%	5.6%
75 and over	12.2%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brainard	Dwight
White (non-Hispanic)	96.1%	97.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brainard	Dwight
No high school diploma	1.5%	5.8%
High school graduate	39.2%	36.8%
Some college or associate's	36.8%	43.2%
Bachelor's degree	16.2%	10.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brainard	Dwight
Drove alone	78.8%	86.6%
Carpooled	3.5%	3.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.4%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	8.2%	7.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brainard	Dwight
1-unit, detached	93.6%	91.8%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	1.4%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	2.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.8%

Poverty & households

	Brainard	Dwight
Poverty rate	3.9%	3.4%
Average household size	2.05	1.79
Mean commute (minutes)	22	24
Median year structure built	1946	1942