Dayton vs Putnam

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

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

Dayton has the higher population (66 vs 58 in Putnam). Dayton has the higher median home value ($91,700 vs $46,300 in Putnam). Since 2019, Dayton's population has grown faster (+112.9% vs +28.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Dayton	Putnam
Population	66	58
Median age	40.5 yrs	64.0 yrs
Median home value	$91,700	$46,300
Housing units	23	77
Homeownership rate	70.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.6%	10.3%
Unemployment rate	27.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dayton	Putnam
Population	31 → 66 (+112.9%)	45 → 58 (+28.9%)
Median household income	$38,750 → $53,125 (+37.1%)	—
Median home value	$75,000 → $91,700 (+22.3%)	$87,000 → $46,300 (-46.8%)

Dayton

Population

3166

Median household income

$38,750$53,125

Median home value

$75,000$91,700

Putnam

Population

4558

Median home value

$87,000$46,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dayton	Putnam
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	12.1%	0.0%
18 to 24	30.3%	0.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	20.7%
35 to 44	7.6%	0.0%
45 to 54	40.9%	0.0%
55 to 64	1.5%	29.3%
65 to 74	4.5%	50.0%
75 and over	3.0%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dayton	Putnam
White (non-Hispanic)	16.7%	37.9%
Black or African American	83.3%	62.1%
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%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dayton	Putnam
No high school diploma	47.4%	0.0%
High school graduate	34.2%	67.2%
Some college or associate's	15.8%	22.4%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dayton	Putnam
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	Putnam
1-unit, detached	65.2%	15.6%
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%	84.4%

Poverty & households

	Dayton	Putnam
Poverty rate	0.0%	44.8%
Average household size	6.60	1.35
Mean commute (minutes)	41	—
Median year structure built	1975	1988