David City vs Dwight

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

David City and Dwight 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 233 in Dwight). Dwight has the higher median household income ($79,167 vs $66,585 in David City). David City has the higher median home value ($158,800 vs $122,900 in Dwight).

Population, income & housing

	David City	Dwight
Population	3,013	233
Median age	36.9 yrs	49.9 yrs
Median household income	$66,585	$79,167
Median home value	$158,800	$122,900
Median gross rent	$725	$789
Housing units	1,296	146
Homeownership rate	69.8%	70.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.3%	14.2%
Unemployment rate	0.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	David City	Dwight
Population	2,841 → 3,013 (+6.1%)	206 → 233 (+13.1%)
Median household income	$55,000 → $66,585 (+21.1%)	$64,375 → $79,167 (+23.0%)
Median home value	$116,400 → $158,800 (+36.4%)	$92,300 → $122,900 (+33.2%)
Median gross rent	$772 → $725 (-6.1%)	$675 → $789 (+16.9%)

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

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)

	David City	Dwight
Under 5	6.8%	2.1%
5 to 17	17.8%	6.9%
18 to 24	11.1%	9.4%
25 to 34	9.4%	14.2%
35 to 44	15.2%	6.0%
45 to 54	8.7%	23.2%
55 to 64	12.6%	25.3%
65 to 74	10.8%	5.6%
75 and over	7.7%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	David City	Dwight
White (non-Hispanic)	90.4%	97.9%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	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	3.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.9%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	David City	Dwight
No high school diploma	8.3%	5.8%
High school graduate	35.9%	36.8%
Some college or associate's	21.4%	43.2%
Bachelor's degree	26.4%	10.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.9%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	David City	Dwight
Drove alone	77.0%	86.6%
Carpooled	10.2%	3.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.4%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	6.8%	7.4%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	David City	Dwight
1-unit, detached	69.5%	91.8%
1-unit, attached	5.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	14.0%	1.4%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	2.1%
20 or more units	3.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.2%	4.8%

Poverty & households

	David City	Dwight
Poverty rate	7.6%	3.4%
Average household size	2.31	1.79
Mean commute (minutes)	19	24
Median year structure built	1970	1942