Dayton vs Millington

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

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

Millington has the higher population (675 vs 363 in Dayton). Dayton has the higher median household income ($136,458 vs $79,767 in Millington). Dayton has the higher median home value ($235,000 vs $205,700 in Millington).

Population, income & housing

	Dayton	Millington
Population	363	675
Median age	46.5 yrs	42.5 yrs
Median household income	$136,458	$79,767
Median home value	$235,000	$205,700
Median gross rent	—	$1,104
Housing units	133	296
Homeownership rate	95.4%	94.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.8%	18.3%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	7.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dayton	Millington
Population	566 → 363 (-35.9%)	580 → 675 (+16.4%)
Median household income	$85,852 → $136,458 (+58.9%)	$74,250 → $79,767 (+7.4%)
Median home value	$202,300 → $235,000 (+16.2%)	$175,400 → $205,700 (+17.3%)
Median gross rent	$930 → $1,288 (+38.5%)	$747 → $1,104 (+47.8%)

Dayton

Population

566363

Median household income

$85,852$136,458

Median home value

$202,300$235,000

Median gross rent

$930$1,288

Millington

Population

580675

Median household income

$74,250$79,767

Median home value

$175,400$205,700

Median gross rent

$747$1,104

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dayton	Millington
Under 5	3.0%	8.3%
5 to 17	13.8%	19.3%
18 to 24	5.2%	4.6%
25 to 34	10.2%	9.2%
35 to 44	15.2%	12.7%
45 to 54	12.7%	20.1%
55 to 64	19.0%	10.1%
65 to 74	14.0%	10.8%
75 and over	6.9%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dayton	Millington
White (non-Hispanic)	95.0%	88.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.7%
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%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dayton	Millington
No high school diploma	8.5%	3.5%
High school graduate	19.1%	44.8%
Some college or associate's	34.6%	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	24.0%	14.2%
Graduate or professional degree	13.8%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dayton	Millington
Drove alone	81.0%	87.2%
Carpooled	8.8%	1.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.4%	6.8%
Other means	2.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dayton	Millington
1-unit, detached	88.0%	94.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.0%	2.7%

Poverty & households

	Dayton	Millington
Poverty rate	2.5%	8.0%
Average household size	2.77	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	22	40
Median year structure built	1990	1973