Dwight vs Octavia

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

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

Dwight has the higher population (233 vs 166 in Octavia). Dwight has the higher median household income ($79,167 vs $65,417 in Octavia). Dwight has the higher median home value ($122,900 vs $112,500 in Octavia).

Population, income & housing

	Dwight	Octavia
Population	233	166
Median age	49.9 yrs	35.6 yrs
Median household income	$79,167	$65,417
Median home value	$122,900	$112,500
Median gross rent	$789	—
Housing units	146	65
Homeownership rate	70.8%	81.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.2%	12.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dwight	Octavia
Population	206 → 233 (+13.1%)	151 → 166 (+9.9%)
Median household income	$64,375 → $79,167 (+23.0%)	$63,333 → $65,417 (+3.3%)
Median home value	$92,300 → $122,900 (+33.2%)	$61,700 → $112,500 (+82.3%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $789 (+16.9%)	—

Dwight

Population

206233

Median household income

$64,375$79,167

Median home value

$92,300$122,900

Median gross rent

$675$789

Octavia

Population

151166

Median household income

$63,333$65,417

Median home value

$61,700$112,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dwight	Octavia
Under 5	2.1%	3.6%
5 to 17	6.9%	34.3%
18 to 24	9.4%	3.0%
25 to 34	14.2%	7.2%
35 to 44	6.0%	6.0%
45 to 54	23.2%	13.3%
55 to 64	25.3%	21.1%
65 to 74	5.6%	7.8%
75 and over	7.3%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dwight	Octavia
White (non-Hispanic)	97.9%	47.0%
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	0.0%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	52.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dwight	Octavia
No high school diploma	5.8%	30.6%
High school graduate	36.8%	37.8%
Some college or associate's	43.2%	19.4%
Bachelor's degree	10.0%	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dwight	Octavia
Drove alone	86.6%	72.7%
Carpooled	3.4%	1.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.4%	22.1%
Other means	0.0%	3.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dwight	Octavia
1-unit, detached	91.8%	87.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.8%	12.3%

Poverty & households

	Dwight	Octavia
Poverty rate	3.4%	22.3%
Average household size	1.79	3.02
Mean commute (minutes)	24	21
Median year structure built	1942	1965