Dayton vs Romney

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

Dayton and Romney 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 561 in Romney). Dayton has the higher median household income ($74,417 vs $61,133 in Romney). Dayton has the higher median home value ($169,500 vs $155,300 in Romney).

Population, income & housing

	Dayton	Romney
Population	1,049	561
Median age	33.9 yrs	37.4 yrs
Median household income	$74,417	$61,133
Median home value	$169,500	$155,300
Median gross rent	$956	—
Housing units	512	211
Homeownership rate	78.3%	93.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.4%	31.0%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	10.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dayton	Romney
Population	1,578 → 1,049 (-33.5%)	534 → 561 (+5.1%)
Median household income	$53,929 → $74,417 (+38.0%)	$50,089 → $61,133 (+22.0%)
Median home value	$127,400 → $169,500 (+33.0%)	$133,800 → $155,300 (+16.1%)
Median gross rent	$865 → $956 (+10.5%)	—

Dayton

Population

1,5781,049

Median household income

$53,929$74,417

Median home value

$127,400$169,500

Median gross rent

$865$956

Romney

Population

534561

Median household income

$50,089$61,133

Median home value

$133,800$155,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dayton	Romney
Under 5	4.5%	1.4%
5 to 17	20.8%	32.3%
18 to 24	6.8%	10.5%
25 to 34	20.5%	3.4%
35 to 44	11.5%	13.9%
45 to 54	7.5%	29.4%
55 to 64	14.0%	2.9%
65 to 74	7.6%	1.6%
75 and over	6.8%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dayton	Romney
White (non-Hispanic)	91.6%	91.4%
Black or African American	1.5%	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	1.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.6%	8.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dayton	Romney
No high school diploma	5.6%	0.0%
High school graduate	32.5%	35.8%
Some college or associate's	38.4%	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	25.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dayton	Romney
Drove alone	86.4%	100.0%
Carpooled	2.6%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.1%	0.0%
Other means	1.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

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

Poverty & households

	Dayton	Romney
Poverty rate	10.5%	0.0%
Average household size	2.16	3.17
Mean commute (minutes)	18	31
Median year structure built	1982	1953