David City vs Rising City

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

David City and Rising 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 270 in Rising City). Rising City has the higher median household income ($74,375 vs $66,585 in David City). David City has the higher median home value ($158,800 vs $110,000 in Rising City).

Population, income & housing

	David City	Rising City
Population	3,013	270
Median age	36.9 yrs	51.3 yrs
Median household income	$66,585	$74,375
Median home value	$158,800	$110,000
Median gross rent	$725	$567
Housing units	1,296	127
Homeownership rate	69.8%	86.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.3%	10.7%
Unemployment rate	0.1%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	David City	Rising City
Population	2,841 → 3,013 (+6.1%)	428 → 270 (-36.9%)
Median household income	$55,000 → $66,585 (+21.1%)	$59,750 → $74,375 (+24.5%)
Median home value	$116,400 → $158,800 (+36.4%)	$73,900 → $110,000 (+48.8%)
Median gross rent	$772 → $725 (-6.1%)	$619 → $567 (-8.4%)

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

Rising City

Population

428270

Median household income

$59,750$74,375

Median home value

$73,900$110,000

Median gross rent

$619$567

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	David City	Rising City
Under 5	6.8%	1.5%
5 to 17	17.8%	17.8%
18 to 24	11.1%	7.8%
25 to 34	9.4%	3.0%
35 to 44	15.2%	11.9%
45 to 54	8.7%	19.3%
55 to 64	12.6%	20.4%
65 to 74	10.8%	11.1%
75 and over	7.7%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	David City	Rising City
White (non-Hispanic)	90.4%	98.9%
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%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	5.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	David City	Rising City
No high school diploma	8.3%	4.1%
High school graduate	35.9%	41.6%
Some college or associate's	21.4%	43.7%
Bachelor's degree	26.4%	6.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.9%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	David City	Rising City
Drove alone	77.0%	79.6%
Carpooled	10.2%	5.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.4%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.8%	12.5%
Other means	0.6%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	David City	Rising City
1-unit, detached	69.5%	86.6%
1-unit, attached	5.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	14.0%	11.8%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.2%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	David City	Rising City
Poverty rate	7.6%	7.2%
Average household size	2.31	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	19	25
Median year structure built	1970	1953