Dayton vs West Point

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

Dayton and West Point 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 231 in West Point). West Point has the higher median household income ($122,689 vs $74,417 in Dayton). Dayton has the higher median home value ($169,500 vs $140,700 in West Point).

Population, income & housing

	Dayton	West Point
Population	1,049	231
Median age	33.9 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$74,417	$122,689
Median home value	$169,500	$140,700
Median gross rent	$956	—
Housing units	512	122
Homeownership rate	78.3%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.4%	28.6%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dayton	West Point
Population	1,578 → 1,049 (-33.5%)	465 → 231 (-50.3%)
Median household income	$53,929 → $74,417 (+38.0%)	$90,313 → $122,689 (+35.8%)
Median home value	$127,400 → $169,500 (+33.0%)	$153,100 → $140,700 (-8.1%)
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

West Point

Population

465231

Median household income

$90,313$122,689

Median home value

$153,100$140,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dayton	West Point
Under 5	4.5%	0.0%
5 to 17	20.8%	0.0%
18 to 24	6.8%	0.0%
25 to 34	20.5%	26.8%
35 to 44	11.5%	57.1%
45 to 54	7.5%	0.0%
55 to 64	14.0%	11.3%
65 to 74	7.6%	0.0%
75 and over	6.8%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dayton	West Point
White (non-Hispanic)	91.6%	100.0%
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%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dayton	West Point
No high school diploma	5.6%	4.8%
High school graduate	32.5%	18.6%
Some college or associate's	38.4%	48.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	28.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dayton	West Point
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	West Point
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	West Point
Poverty rate	10.5%	0.0%
Average household size	2.16	1.89
Mean commute (minutes)	18	—
Median year structure built	1982	2001