David City is a very small city located in the state of Nebraska. With a population of 3,024 people and just one neighborhood, David City is the 82nd largest community in Nebraska.
When you are in David City, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 38.16% of David City’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, David City is a city of professionals, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in David City who work in management occupations (11.10%), teaching (11.04%), and healthcare suport services (8.08%).
Because of many things, David City is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making David City a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, David City has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, David City’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.
Being a small city, David City does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The population of David City is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 34.33% of adults in David City have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in David City in 2022 was $40,399, which is wealthy relative to Nebraska, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $161,596 for a family of four. However, David City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call David City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of David City residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in David City include German, Czech, Swedish, English, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in David City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
In a nation where 1 out of every 4 children lives in poverty, the neighborhood stands out as being ranked among the lowest 0.0% of neighborhoods affected by this global issue.
In addition, if you're nearing retirement age, or in retirement, the is an excellent choice for you to consider for top-quality retirement living. This neighborhood is rated by NeighborhoodScout as among the top 6.3% of retiree-friendly neighborhoods in Nebraska, combining peace and quiet, safety from crime, and offering diverse housing options from which retirees can choose. Maybe it's because of these amenities that a large proportion of the residents here are college educated seniors, mixed with other age groups. For these and other reasons, NeighborhoodScout identifies this neighborhood as a top-notch place to consider if you are thinking of or planning to retire in Nebraska.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Swedish and Danish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 9.2% of this neighborhood's residents have Swedish ancestry and 2.9% have Danish ancestry.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in David City are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 60.2% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 0.0% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 100.0% of America's neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the neighborhood, 35.8% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 35.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (13.9%), and 11.7% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 92.4% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (4.4%).
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in David City, NE, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (35.7%). There are also a number of people of Swedish ancestry (9.2%), and residents who report English roots (9.1%), and some of the residents are also of Mexican ancestry (5.8%), along with some Dutch ancestry residents (4.7%), among others.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (41.8% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (77.1%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (10.5%) and 5.8% of residents also hop out the door and walk to work for their daily commute. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.