Dayton vs Kangley

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

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

Dayton has the higher population (363 vs 321 in Kangley). Dayton has the higher median household income ($136,458 vs $91,875 in Kangley). Dayton has the higher median home value ($235,000 vs $95,700 in Kangley).

Population, income & housing

	Dayton	Kangley
Population	363	321
Median age	46.5 yrs	51.9 yrs
Median household income	$136,458	$91,875
Median home value	$235,000	$95,700
Median gross rent	—	$663
Housing units	133	139
Homeownership rate	95.4%	88.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.8%	15.4%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	11.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dayton	Kangley
Population	566 → 363 (-35.9%)	240 → 321 (+33.8%)
Median household income	$85,852 → $136,458 (+58.9%)	$53,542 → $91,875 (+71.6%)
Median home value	$202,300 → $235,000 (+16.2%)	$77,900 → $95,700 (+22.8%)
Median gross rent	$930 → $1,288 (+38.5%)	$638 → $663 (+3.9%)

Dayton

Population

566363

Median household income

$85,852$136,458

Median home value

$202,300$235,000

Median gross rent

$930$1,288

Kangley

Population

240321

Median household income

$53,542$91,875

Median home value

$77,900$95,700

Median gross rent

$638$663

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dayton	Kangley
Under 5	3.0%	3.7%
5 to 17	13.8%	10.6%
18 to 24	5.2%	14.6%
25 to 34	10.2%	7.5%
35 to 44	15.2%	9.3%
45 to 54	12.7%	5.0%
55 to 64	19.0%	16.5%
65 to 74	14.0%	22.4%
75 and over	6.9%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dayton	Kangley
White (non-Hispanic)	95.0%	92.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dayton	Kangley
No high school diploma	8.5%	17.1%
High school graduate	19.1%	54.8%
Some college or associate's	34.6%	12.7%
Bachelor's degree	24.0%	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	13.8%	2.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dayton	Kangley
Drove alone	81.0%	83.1%
Carpooled	8.8%	14.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.4%	0.0%
Other means	2.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dayton	Kangley
1-unit, detached	88.0%	95.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.0%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	Dayton	Kangley
Poverty rate	2.5%	8.8%
Average household size	2.77	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	22	19
Median year structure built	1990	1950