Dalton City vs Gays

A side-by-side comparison of Dalton City and Gays: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Dalton City has the higher population (686 vs 173 in Gays). Dalton City has the higher median household income ($69,231 vs $54,464 in Gays). Dalton City has the higher median home value ($99,200 vs $95,000 in Gays).

Population, income & housing

	Dalton City	Gays
Population	686	173
Median age	37.3 yrs	48.1 yrs
Median household income	$69,231	$54,464
Median home value	$99,200	$95,000
Median gross rent	$640	$850
Housing units	330	77
Homeownership rate	71.3%	80.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.4%	14.4%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dalton City	Gays
Population	434 → 686 (+58.1%)	227 → 173 (-23.8%)
Median household income	$62,292 → $69,231 (+11.1%)	$56,250 → $54,464 (-3.2%)
Median home value	$93,500 → $99,200 (+6.1%)	$72,500 → $95,000 (+31.0%)
Median gross rent	$529 → $640 (+21.0%)	$650 → $850 (+30.8%)

Dalton City

Population

434686

Median household income

$62,292$69,231

Median home value

$93,500$99,200

Median gross rent

$529$640

Gays

Population

227173

Median household income

$56,250$54,464

Median home value

$72,500$95,000

Median gross rent

$650$850

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dalton City	Gays
Under 5	5.2%	6.9%
5 to 17	19.1%	12.1%
18 to 24	10.1%	4.6%
25 to 34	13.7%	12.7%
35 to 44	18.7%	9.8%
45 to 54	11.7%	15.6%
55 to 64	15.7%	16.8%
65 to 74	4.4%	10.4%
75 and over	1.5%	11.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dalton City	Gays
White (non-Hispanic)	94.9%	93.6%
Black or African American	2.3%	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	2.8%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dalton City	Gays
No high school diploma	10.2%	7.6%
High school graduate	36.9%	43.2%
Some college or associate's	36.4%	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	13.3%	14.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dalton City	Gays
Drove alone	91.8%	80.5%
Carpooled	6.6%	11.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.6%	3.9%
Other means	0.0%	3.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dalton City	Gays
1-unit, detached	86.7%	90.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	11.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	9.1%

Poverty & households

	Dalton City	Gays
Poverty rate	23.5%	9.9%
Average household size	2.32	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	25	30
Median year structure built	1956	1950