Dalton Gardens vs Hayden

A side-by-side comparison of Dalton Gardens and Hayden: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hayden has the higher population (16,021 vs 2,526 in Dalton Gardens). Dalton Gardens has the higher median household income ($84,375 vs $77,534 in Hayden). Dalton Gardens has the higher median home value ($673,800 vs $445,700 in Hayden).

Population, income & housing

	Dalton Gardens	Hayden
Population	2,526	16,021
Median age	54.3 yrs	43.1 yrs
Median household income	$84,375	$77,534
Median home value	$673,800	$445,700
Median gross rent	$838	$1,676
Housing units	1,152	6,307
Homeownership rate	74.6%	79.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.3%	27.6%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dalton Gardens	Hayden
Population	2,812 → 2,526 (-10.2%)	14,698 → 16,021 (+9.0%)
Median household income	$78,977 → $84,375 (+6.8%)	$56,930 → $77,534 (+36.2%)
Median home value	$399,000 → $673,800 (+68.9%)	$256,100 → $445,700 (+74.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,058 → $838 (-20.8%)	$1,073 → $1,676 (+56.2%)

Dalton Gardens

Population

2,8122,526

Median household income

$78,977$84,375

Median home value

$399,000$673,800

Median gross rent

$1,058$838

Hayden

Population

14,69816,021

Median household income

$56,930$77,534

Median home value

$256,100$445,700

Median gross rent

$1,073$1,676

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dalton Gardens	Hayden
Under 5	2.0%	5.4%
5 to 17	15.0%	17.6%
18 to 24	4.7%	7.3%
25 to 34	5.2%	11.3%
35 to 44	12.8%	11.4%
45 to 54	11.4%	9.6%
55 to 64	27.6%	12.7%
65 to 74	13.7%	13.5%
75 and over	7.7%	11.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dalton Gardens	Hayden
White (non-Hispanic)	91.1%	89.1%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	2.9%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.5%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dalton Gardens	Hayden
No high school diploma	8.6%	5.5%
High school graduate	24.7%	27.0%
Some college or associate's	35.3%	39.9%
Bachelor's degree	16.4%	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	15.0%	8.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dalton Gardens	Hayden
Drove alone	78.5%	68.2%
Carpooled	6.9%	11.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.3%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.3%	19.1%
Other means	1.1%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dalton Gardens	Hayden
1-unit, detached	92.1%	78.4%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.3%
20 or more units	6.0%	2.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	7.9%

Poverty & households

	Dalton Gardens	Hayden
Poverty rate	4.2%	7.6%
Average household size	2.36	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	18	21
Median year structure built	1973	1998