Dayton vs Thomaston

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

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

Thomaston has the higher population (421 vs 66 in Dayton). Dayton has the higher median home value ($91,700 vs $82,100 in Thomaston). Since 2019, Dayton's population has grown faster (+112.9% vs +10.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Dayton	Thomaston
Population	66	421
Median age	40.5 yrs	41.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$50,625
Median home value	$91,700	$82,100
Median gross rent	—	$1,150
Housing units	23	254
Homeownership rate	70.0%	81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.6%	17.8%
Unemployment rate	27.3%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dayton	Thomaston
Population	31 → 66 (+112.9%)	380 → 421 (+10.8%)
Median household income	$38,750 → $53,125 (+37.1%)	$38,125 → $50,625 (+32.8%)
Median home value	$75,000 → $91,700 (+22.3%)	$61,800 → $82,100 (+32.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$932 → $1,150 (+23.4%)

Dayton

Population

3166

Median household income

$38,750$53,125

Median home value

$75,000$91,700

Thomaston

Population

380421

Median household income

$38,125$50,625

Median home value

$61,800$82,100

Median gross rent

$932$1,150

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dayton	Thomaston
Under 5	0.0%	8.8%
5 to 17	12.1%	18.1%
18 to 24	30.3%	2.6%
25 to 34	0.0%	9.5%
35 to 44	7.6%	18.3%
45 to 54	40.9%	11.2%
55 to 64	1.5%	16.6%
65 to 74	4.5%	11.6%
75 and over	3.0%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dayton	Thomaston
White (non-Hispanic)	16.7%	41.3%
Black or African American	83.3%	57.7%
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%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dayton	Thomaston
No high school diploma	47.4%	9.8%
High school graduate	34.2%	37.7%
Some college or associate's	15.8%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	8.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dayton	Thomaston
Drove alone	29.2%	61.2%
Carpooled	70.8%	38.8%
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	Thomaston
1-unit, detached	65.2%	82.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	34.8%	16.9%

Poverty & households

	Dayton	Thomaston
Poverty rate	0.0%	30.6%
Average household size	6.60	3.03
Mean commute (minutes)	41	32
Median year structure built	1975	1968