Dakota City vs Homer

A side-by-side comparison of Dakota City and Homer: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Dakota City has the higher population (2,980 vs 392 in Homer). Homer has the higher median household income ($88,125 vs $80,433 in Dakota City). Dakota City has the higher median home value ($170,200 vs $140,300 in Homer).

Population, income & housing

	Dakota City	Homer
Population	2,980	392
Median age	28.6 yrs	49.5 yrs
Median household income	$80,433	$88,125
Median home value	$170,200	$140,300
Median gross rent	$1,046	$683
Housing units	794	198
Homeownership rate	83.1%	77.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.8%	10.0%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dakota City	Homer
Population	2,032 → 2,980 (+46.7%)	502 → 392 (-21.9%)
Median household income	$61,453 → $80,433 (+30.9%)	$66,161 → $88,125 (+33.2%)
Median home value	$114,400 → $170,200 (+48.8%)	$98,200 → $140,300 (+42.9%)
Median gross rent	$721 → $1,046 (+45.1%)	$855 → $683 (-20.1%)

Dakota City

Population

2,0322,980

Median household income

$61,453$80,433

Median home value

$114,400$170,200

Median gross rent

$721$1,046

Homer

Population

502392

Median household income

$66,161$88,125

Median home value

$98,200$140,300

Median gross rent

$855$683

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dakota City	Homer
Under 5	10.8%	1.8%
5 to 17	19.6%	11.7%
18 to 24	10.5%	5.1%
25 to 34	17.6%	15.1%
35 to 44	7.2%	8.2%
45 to 54	13.8%	17.6%
55 to 64	11.1%	16.3%
65 to 74	5.4%	16.3%
75 and over	3.9%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dakota City	Homer
White (non-Hispanic)	50.5%	93.4%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.3%
Asian	2.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	42.8%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dakota City	Homer
No high school diploma	20.2%	11.0%
High school graduate	38.3%	40.4%
Some college or associate's	28.6%	38.6%
Bachelor's degree	7.7%	7.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	2.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dakota City	Homer
Drove alone	82.3%	85.7%
Carpooled	13.0%	10.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.8%	0.0%
Other means	0.7%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dakota City	Homer
1-unit, detached	83.1%	80.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	4.7%	8.1%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.6%	9.1%

Poverty & households

	Dakota City	Homer
Poverty rate	8.7%	3.6%
Average household size	3.77	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	14	20
Median year structure built	1976	1970