Dayton vs Troy Grove

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

Dayton and Troy Grove 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 269 in Troy Grove). Dayton has the higher median household income ($136,458 vs $81,838 in Troy Grove). Dayton has the higher median home value ($235,000 vs $186,300 in Troy Grove).

Population, income & housing

	Dayton	Troy Grove
Population	363	269
Median age	46.5 yrs	30.1 yrs
Median household income	$136,458	$81,838
Median home value	$235,000	$186,300
Median gross rent	—	$792
Housing units	133	92
Homeownership rate	95.4%	87.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.8%	21.3%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dayton	Troy Grove
Population	566 → 363 (-35.9%)	231 → 269 (+16.5%)
Median household income	$85,852 → $136,458 (+58.9%)	$63,750 → $81,838 (+28.4%)
Median home value	$202,300 → $235,000 (+16.2%)	$141,700 → $186,300 (+31.5%)
Median gross rent	$930 → $1,288 (+38.5%)	$655 → $792 (+20.9%)

Dayton

Population

566363

Median household income

$85,852$136,458

Median home value

$202,300$235,000

Median gross rent

$930$1,288

Troy Grove

Population

231269

Median household income

$63,750$81,838

Median home value

$141,700$186,300

Median gross rent

$655$792

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dayton	Troy Grove
Under 5	3.0%	7.1%
5 to 17	13.8%	20.8%
18 to 24	5.2%	16.4%
25 to 34	10.2%	10.4%
35 to 44	15.2%	17.8%
45 to 54	12.7%	10.0%
55 to 64	19.0%	7.1%
65 to 74	14.0%	5.9%
75 and over	6.9%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dayton	Troy Grove
White (non-Hispanic)	95.0%	69.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	30.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dayton	Troy Grove
No high school diploma	8.5%	14.7%
High school graduate	19.1%	38.0%
Some college or associate's	34.6%	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	24.0%	20.7%
Graduate or professional degree	13.8%	0.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dayton	Troy Grove
Drove alone	81.0%	96.7%
Carpooled	8.8%	1.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.4%	0.0%
Other means	2.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dayton	Troy Grove
1-unit, detached	88.0%	90.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.0%	3.3%

Poverty & households

	Dayton	Troy Grove
Poverty rate	2.5%	34.8%
Average household size	2.77	3.32
Mean commute (minutes)	22	23
Median year structure built	1990	1973