Dayton vs Ransom

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

Dayton and Ransom 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 312 in Ransom). Dayton has the higher median household income ($136,458 vs $69,250 in Ransom). Dayton has the higher median home value ($235,000 vs $101,500 in Ransom).

Population, income & housing

	Dayton	Ransom
Population	363	312
Median age	46.5 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$136,458	$69,250
Median home value	$235,000	$101,500
Median gross rent	—	$700
Housing units	133	149
Homeownership rate	95.4%	82.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.8%	14.7%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dayton	Ransom
Population	566 → 363 (-35.9%)	414 → 312 (-24.6%)
Median household income	$85,852 → $136,458 (+58.9%)	$71,250 → $69,250 (-2.8%)
Median home value	$202,300 → $235,000 (+16.2%)	$91,400 → $101,500 (+11.1%)
Median gross rent	$930 → $1,288 (+38.5%)	$804 → $700 (-12.9%)

Dayton

Population

566363

Median household income

$85,852$136,458

Median home value

$202,300$235,000

Median gross rent

$930$1,288

Ransom

Population

414312

Median household income

$71,250$69,250

Median home value

$91,400$101,500

Median gross rent

$804$700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dayton	Ransom
Under 5	3.0%	5.8%
5 to 17	13.8%	16.7%
18 to 24	5.2%	9.9%
25 to 34	10.2%	17.3%
35 to 44	15.2%	11.5%
45 to 54	12.7%	12.2%
55 to 64	19.0%	11.2%
65 to 74	14.0%	11.2%
75 and over	6.9%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dayton	Ransom
White (non-Hispanic)	95.0%	86.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	10.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dayton	Ransom
No high school diploma	8.5%	3.3%
High school graduate	19.1%	47.4%
Some college or associate's	34.6%	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	24.0%	5.7%
Graduate or professional degree	13.8%	9.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dayton	Ransom
Drove alone	81.0%	90.1%
Carpooled	8.8%	2.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.4%	4.7%
Other means	2.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dayton	Ransom
1-unit, detached	88.0%	90.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	12.0%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Dayton	Ransom
Poverty rate	2.5%	14.7%
Average household size	2.77	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	22	33
Median year structure built	1990	1948