Dwight vs Rising City

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

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

Rising City has the higher population (270 vs 233 in Dwight). Dwight has the higher median household income ($79,167 vs $74,375 in Rising City). Dwight has the higher median home value ($122,900 vs $110,000 in Rising City).

Population, income & housing

	Dwight	Rising City
Population	233	270
Median age	49.9 yrs	51.3 yrs
Median household income	$79,167	$74,375
Median home value	$122,900	$110,000
Median gross rent	$789	$567
Housing units	146	127
Homeownership rate	70.8%	86.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.2%	10.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dwight	Rising City
Population	206 → 233 (+13.1%)	428 → 270 (-36.9%)
Median household income	$64,375 → $79,167 (+23.0%)	$59,750 → $74,375 (+24.5%)
Median home value	$92,300 → $122,900 (+33.2%)	$73,900 → $110,000 (+48.8%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $789 (+16.9%)	$619 → $567 (-8.4%)

Dwight

Population

206233

Median household income

$64,375$79,167

Median home value

$92,300$122,900

Median gross rent

$675$789

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)

	Dwight	Rising City
Under 5	2.1%	1.5%
5 to 17	6.9%	17.8%
18 to 24	9.4%	7.8%
25 to 34	14.2%	3.0%
35 to 44	6.0%	11.9%
45 to 54	23.2%	19.3%
55 to 64	25.3%	20.4%
65 to 74	5.6%	11.1%
75 and over	7.3%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dwight	Rising City
White (non-Hispanic)	97.9%	98.9%
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	0.0%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dwight	Rising City
No high school diploma	5.8%	4.1%
High school graduate	36.8%	41.6%
Some college or associate's	43.2%	43.7%
Bachelor's degree	10.0%	6.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dwight	Rising City
Drove alone	86.6%	79.6%
Carpooled	3.4%	5.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.4%	12.5%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dwight	Rising City
1-unit, detached	91.8%	86.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	11.8%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.8%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Dwight	Rising City
Poverty rate	3.4%	7.2%
Average household size	1.79	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	24	25
Median year structure built	1942	1953