Dayton vs Myrtlewood

A side-by-side comparison of Dayton and Myrtlewood: population, income, housing, and more.

Dayton and Myrtlewood are places in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Myrtlewood has the higher population (102 vs 66 in Dayton). Since 2019, Dayton's population has grown faster (+112.9% vs -32.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Dayton	Myrtlewood
Population	66	102
Median age	40.5 yrs	44.3 yrs
Median household income	—	$93,646
Median home value	$91,700	—
Housing units	23	64
Homeownership rate	70.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.6%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	27.3%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dayton	Myrtlewood
Population	31 → 66 (+112.9%)	152 → 102 (-32.9%)
Median household income	$38,750 → $53,125 (+37.1%)	$45,694 → $93,646 (+104.9%)
Median home value	$75,000 → $91,700 (+22.3%)	$72,500 → $55,000 (-24.1%)

Dayton

Population

3166

Median household income

$38,750$53,125

Median home value

$75,000$91,700

Myrtlewood

Population

152102

Median household income

$45,694$93,646

Median home value

$72,500$55,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dayton	Myrtlewood
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	12.1%	3.9%
18 to 24	30.3%	7.8%
25 to 34	0.0%	37.3%
35 to 44	7.6%	2.9%
45 to 54	40.9%	14.7%
55 to 64	1.5%	21.6%
65 to 74	4.5%	3.9%
75 and over	3.0%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dayton	Myrtlewood
White (non-Hispanic)	16.7%	98.0%
Black or African American	83.3%	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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dayton	Myrtlewood
No high school diploma	47.4%	10.0%
High school graduate	34.2%	36.7%
Some college or associate's	15.8%	53.3%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dayton	Myrtlewood
Drove alone	29.2%	100.0%
Carpooled	70.8%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dayton	Myrtlewood
1-unit, detached	65.2%	92.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	34.8%	7.8%

Poverty & households

	Dayton	Myrtlewood
Poverty rate	0.0%	0.0%
Average household size	6.60	2.91
Mean commute (minutes)	41	43
Median year structure built	1975	1963