Dayton vs Preston

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

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

Preston has the higher population (5,800 vs 496 in Dayton). Dayton has the higher median household income ($86,667 vs $55,625 in Preston). Preston has the higher median home value ($280,500 vs $275,000 in Dayton).

Population, income & housing

	Dayton	Preston
Population	496	5,800
Median age	33.5 yrs	34.5 yrs
Median household income	$86,667	$55,625
Median home value	$275,000	$280,500
Median gross rent	$1,000	$794
Housing units	173	2,235
Homeownership rate	95.8%	68.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.8%	15.7%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dayton	Preston
Population	561 → 496 (-11.6%)	5,376 → 5,800 (+7.9%)
Median household income	$72,589 → $86,667 (+19.4%)	$48,408 → $55,625 (+14.9%)
Median home value	$167,800 → $275,000 (+63.9%)	$168,100 → $280,500 (+66.9%)
Median gross rent	$875 → $1,000 (+14.3%)	$657 → $794 (+20.9%)

Dayton

Population

561496

Median household income

$72,589$86,667

Median home value

$167,800$275,000

Median gross rent

$875$1,000

Preston

Population

5,3765,800

Median household income

$48,408$55,625

Median home value

$168,100$280,500

Median gross rent

$657$794

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dayton	Preston
Under 5	6.0%	5.6%
5 to 17	23.2%	24.1%
18 to 24	11.9%	6.1%
25 to 34	10.3%	14.2%
35 to 44	9.7%	14.9%
45 to 54	12.1%	8.1%
55 to 64	7.5%	11.5%
65 to 74	9.5%	7.1%
75 and over	9.9%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dayton	Preston
White (non-Hispanic)	97.8%	89.3%
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%	1.1%
Two or more races	0.8%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dayton	Preston
No high school diploma	2.1%	10.0%
High school graduate	30.1%	45.8%
Some college or associate's	39.0%	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	20.9%	10.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.9%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dayton	Preston
Drove alone	70.5%	83.0%
Carpooled	20.0%	7.4%
Public transit	1.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.1%	5.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dayton	Preston
1-unit, detached	95.4%	76.1%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	14.1%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	3.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	3.5%	4.2%

Poverty & households

	Dayton	Preston
Poverty rate	2.0%	14.1%
Average household size	2.95	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	30	25
Median year structure built	1977	1964