Colburn vs Dayton

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

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

Dayton has the higher population (1,049 vs 144 in Colburn). Dayton has the higher median home value ($169,500 vs $126,300 in Colburn). Since 2019, Dayton's population has grown faster (-33.5% vs -49.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Colburn	Dayton
Population	144	1,049
Median age	66.1 yrs	33.9 yrs
Median household income	—	$74,417
Median home value	$126,300	$169,500
Median gross rent	—	$956
Housing units	112	512
Homeownership rate	100.0%	78.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	23.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colburn	Dayton
Population	287 → 144 (-49.8%)	1,578 → 1,049 (-33.5%)
Median household income	$40,357 → $30,495 (-24.4%)	$53,929 → $74,417 (+38.0%)
Median home value	$125,400 → $126,300 (+0.7%)	$127,400 → $169,500 (+33.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$865 → $956 (+10.5%)

Colburn

Population

287144

Median household income

$40,357$30,495

Median home value

$125,400$126,300

Dayton

Population

1,5781,049

Median household income

$53,929$74,417

Median home value

$127,400$169,500

Median gross rent

$865$956

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Colburn	Dayton
Under 5	0.0%	4.5%
5 to 17	0.0%	20.8%
18 to 24	0.0%	6.8%
25 to 34	22.2%	20.5%
35 to 44	0.0%	11.5%
45 to 54	0.0%	7.5%
55 to 64	27.1%	14.0%
65 to 74	13.2%	7.6%
75 and over	37.5%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colburn	Dayton
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	91.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.5%
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%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colburn	Dayton
No high school diploma	59.7%	5.6%
High school graduate	27.1%	32.5%
Some college or associate's	13.2%	38.4%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	8.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colburn	Dayton
Drove alone	62.7%	86.4%
Carpooled	37.3%	2.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	8.1%
Other means	0.0%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colburn	Dayton
1-unit, detached	100.0%	85.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	12.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Colburn	Dayton
Poverty rate	37.5%	10.5%
Average household size	1.29	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	—	18
Median year structure built	1938	1982