David City vs Octavia

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

David City and Octavia 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 166 in Octavia). David City has the higher median household income ($66,585 vs $65,417 in Octavia). David City has the higher median home value ($158,800 vs $112,500 in Octavia).

Population, income & housing

	David City	Octavia
Population	3,013	166
Median age	36.9 yrs	35.6 yrs
Median household income	$66,585	$65,417
Median home value	$158,800	$112,500
Median gross rent	$725	—
Housing units	1,296	65
Homeownership rate	69.8%	81.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.3%	12.2%
Unemployment rate	0.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	David City	Octavia
Population	2,841 → 3,013 (+6.1%)	151 → 166 (+9.9%)
Median household income	$55,000 → $66,585 (+21.1%)	$63,333 → $65,417 (+3.3%)
Median home value	$116,400 → $158,800 (+36.4%)	$61,700 → $112,500 (+82.3%)
Median gross rent	$772 → $725 (-6.1%)	—

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

Octavia

Population

151166

Median household income

$63,333$65,417

Median home value

$61,700$112,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	David City	Octavia
Under 5	6.8%	3.6%
5 to 17	17.8%	34.3%
18 to 24	11.1%	3.0%
25 to 34	9.4%	7.2%
35 to 44	15.2%	6.0%
45 to 54	8.7%	13.3%
55 to 64	12.6%	21.1%
65 to 74	10.8%	7.8%
75 and over	7.7%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	David City	Octavia
White (non-Hispanic)	90.4%	47.0%
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%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	5.9%	52.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	David City	Octavia
No high school diploma	8.3%	30.6%
High school graduate	35.9%	37.8%
Some college or associate's	21.4%	19.4%
Bachelor's degree	26.4%	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.9%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	David City	Octavia
Drove alone	77.0%	72.7%
Carpooled	10.2%	1.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.8%	22.1%
Other means	0.6%	3.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	David City	Octavia
1-unit, detached	69.5%	87.7%
1-unit, attached	5.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	14.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.2%	12.3%

Poverty & households

	David City	Octavia
Poverty rate	7.6%	22.3%
Average household size	2.31	3.02
Mean commute (minutes)	19	21
Median year structure built	1970	1965