Clifton vs Dayton

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

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

Clifton has the higher population (774 vs 496 in Dayton). Clifton has the higher median household income ($97,750 vs $86,667 in Dayton). Clifton has the higher median home value ($286,500 vs $275,000 in Dayton).

Population, income & housing

	Clifton	Dayton
Population	774	496
Median age	22.9 yrs	33.5 yrs
Median household income	$97,750	$86,667
Median home value	$286,500	$275,000
Median gross rent	$692	$1,000
Housing units	231	173
Homeownership rate	86.5%	95.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.3%	28.8%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clifton	Dayton
Population	337 → 774 (+129.7%)	561 → 496 (-11.6%)
Median household income	$75,000 → $97,750 (+30.3%)	$72,589 → $86,667 (+19.4%)
Median home value	$217,400 → $286,500 (+31.8%)	$167,800 → $275,000 (+63.9%)
Median gross rent	$595 → $692 (+16.3%)	$875 → $1,000 (+14.3%)

Clifton

Population

337774

Median household income

$75,000$97,750

Median home value

$217,400$286,500

Median gross rent

$595$692

Dayton

Population

561496

Median household income

$72,589$86,667

Median home value

$167,800$275,000

Median gross rent

$875$1,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clifton	Dayton
Under 5	9.0%	6.0%
5 to 17	22.1%	23.2%
18 to 24	21.3%	11.9%
25 to 34	8.8%	10.3%
35 to 44	9.6%	9.7%
45 to 54	9.9%	12.1%
55 to 64	7.2%	7.5%
65 to 74	9.6%	9.5%
75 and over	2.5%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clifton	Dayton
White (non-Hispanic)	93.4%	97.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.3%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	6.3%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clifton	Dayton
No high school diploma	0.8%	2.1%
High school graduate	47.8%	30.1%
Some college or associate's	26.1%	39.0%
Bachelor's degree	19.3%	20.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clifton	Dayton
Drove alone	62.2%	70.5%
Carpooled	24.7%	20.0%
Public transit	0.0%	1.0%
Walked	3.7%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.5%	8.1%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clifton	Dayton
1-unit, detached	99.6%	95.4%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.5%

Poverty & households

	Clifton	Dayton
Poverty rate	2.7%	2.0%
Average household size	3.47	2.95
Mean commute (minutes)	27	30
Median year structure built	1978	1977