Dayton vs Weston

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

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

Weston has the higher population (586 vs 496 in Dayton). Dayton has the higher median household income ($86,667 vs $85,588 in Weston). Weston has the higher median home value ($315,500 vs $275,000 in Dayton).

Population, income & housing

	Dayton	Weston
Population	496	586
Median age	33.5 yrs	26.0 yrs
Median household income	$86,667	$85,588
Median home value	$275,000	$315,500
Median gross rent	$1,000	$1,125
Housing units	173	156
Homeownership rate	95.8%	92.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.8%	26.8%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dayton	Weston
Population	561 → 496 (-11.6%)	564 → 586 (+3.9%)
Median household income	$72,589 → $86,667 (+19.4%)	$58,750 → $85,588 (+45.7%)
Median home value	$167,800 → $275,000 (+63.9%)	$214,000 → $315,500 (+47.4%)
Median gross rent	$875 → $1,000 (+14.3%)	$823 → $1,125 (+36.7%)

Dayton

Population

561496

Median household income

$72,589$86,667

Median home value

$167,800$275,000

Median gross rent

$875$1,000

Weston

Population

564586

Median household income

$58,750$85,588

Median home value

$214,000$315,500

Median gross rent

$823$1,125

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dayton	Weston
Under 5	6.0%	9.6%
5 to 17	23.2%	29.2%
18 to 24	11.9%	10.4%
25 to 34	10.3%	10.2%
35 to 44	9.7%	11.6%
45 to 54	12.1%	6.5%
55 to 64	7.5%	12.6%
65 to 74	9.5%	5.8%
75 and over	9.9%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dayton	Weston
White (non-Hispanic)	97.8%	76.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	18.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dayton	Weston
No high school diploma	2.1%	5.4%
High school graduate	30.1%	35.2%
Some college or associate's	39.0%	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	20.9%	25.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.9%	1.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dayton	Weston
Drove alone	70.5%	89.4%
Carpooled	20.0%	2.8%
Public transit	1.0%	0.8%
Walked	0.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.1%	7.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dayton	Weston
1-unit, detached	95.4%	96.8%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.5%	1.9%

Poverty & households

	Dayton	Weston
Poverty rate	2.0%	1.9%
Average household size	2.95	3.76
Mean commute (minutes)	30	31
Median year structure built	1977	1978