Dayton vs Franklin

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

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

Franklin has the higher population (880 vs 496 in Dayton). Dayton has the higher median household income ($86,667 vs $64,375 in Franklin). Franklin has the higher median home value ($318,200 vs $275,000 in Dayton).

Population, income & housing

	Dayton	Franklin
Population	496	880
Median age	33.5 yrs	25.5 yrs
Median household income	$86,667	$64,375
Median home value	$275,000	$318,200
Median gross rent	$1,000	$1,205
Housing units	173	300
Homeownership rate	95.8%	74.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.8%	18.2%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	8.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dayton	Franklin
Population	561 → 496 (-11.6%)	621 → 880 (+41.7%)
Median household income	$72,589 → $86,667 (+19.4%)	$44,850 → $64,375 (+43.5%)
Median home value	$167,800 → $275,000 (+63.9%)	$134,500 → $318,200 (+136.6%)
Median gross rent	$875 → $1,000 (+14.3%)	$829 → $1,205 (+45.4%)

Dayton

Population

561496

Median household income

$72,589$86,667

Median home value

$167,800$275,000

Median gross rent

$875$1,000

Franklin

Population

621880

Median household income

$44,850$64,375

Median home value

$134,500$318,200

Median gross rent

$829$1,205

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dayton	Franklin
Under 5	6.0%	13.0%
5 to 17	23.2%	13.4%
18 to 24	11.9%	20.0%
25 to 34	10.3%	23.9%
35 to 44	9.7%	5.7%
45 to 54	12.1%	8.3%
55 to 64	7.5%	5.9%
65 to 74	9.5%	7.5%
75 and over	9.9%	2.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dayton	Franklin
White (non-Hispanic)	97.8%	77.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	21.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dayton	Franklin
No high school diploma	2.1%	8.9%
High school graduate	30.1%	41.9%
Some college or associate's	39.0%	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	20.9%	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.9%	7.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dayton	Franklin
Drove alone	70.5%	79.1%
Carpooled	20.0%	4.4%
Public transit	1.0%	0.5%
Walked	0.5%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.1%	15.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dayton	Franklin
1-unit, detached	95.4%	78.0%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	8.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.3%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	0.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.5%	8.0%

Poverty & households

	Dayton	Franklin
Poverty rate	2.0%	6.8%
Average household size	2.95	2.93
Mean commute (minutes)	30	18
Median year structure built	1977	1975