Coalville vs Dayton

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

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

Dayton has the higher population (789 vs 652 in Coalville). Coalville has the higher median household income ($68,750 vs $67,396 in Dayton). Coalville has the higher median home value ($165,300 vs $106,900 in Dayton).

Population, income & housing

	Coalville	Dayton
Population	652	789
Median age	36.8 yrs	47.2 yrs
Median household income	$68,750	$67,396
Median home value	$165,300	$106,900
Median gross rent	—	$542
Housing units	294	424
Homeownership rate	93.1%	70.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.5%	21.5%
Unemployment rate	12.5%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Coalville	Dayton
Population	722 → 652 (-9.7%)	767 → 789 (+2.9%)
Median household income	$50,125 → $68,750 (+37.2%)	$54,583 → $67,396 (+23.5%)
Median home value	$131,000 → $165,300 (+26.2%)	$86,700 → $106,900 (+23.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$509 → $542 (+6.5%)

Coalville

Population

722652

Median household income

$50,125$68,750

Median home value

$131,000$165,300

Dayton

Population

767789

Median household income

$54,583$67,396

Median home value

$86,700$106,900

Median gross rent

$509$542

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Coalville	Dayton
Under 5	16.1%	2.4%
5 to 17	22.2%	18.0%
18 to 24	0.9%	8.2%
25 to 34	7.1%	8.5%
35 to 44	10.7%	10.1%
45 to 54	10.9%	16.7%
55 to 64	16.1%	15.7%
65 to 74	10.4%	9.9%
75 and over	5.5%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Coalville	Dayton
White (non-Hispanic)	94.6%	95.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Coalville	Dayton
No high school diploma	7.1%	3.9%
High school graduate	36.4%	42.1%
Some college or associate's	32.1%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	24.5%	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Coalville	Dayton
Drove alone	91.4%	84.8%
Carpooled	1.6%	6.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.9%	3.9%
Other means	0.0%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Coalville	Dayton
1-unit, detached	82.7%	75.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	12.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Coalville	Dayton
Poverty rate	6.7%	5.1%
Average household size	2.80	2.13
Mean commute (minutes)	18	27
Median year structure built	1964	1956