Dayton vs Duncombe

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

Dayton and Duncombe 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 382 in Duncombe). Dayton has the higher median household income ($67,396 vs $63,125 in Duncombe). Duncombe has the higher median home value ($108,200 vs $106,900 in Dayton).

Population, income & housing

	Dayton	Duncombe
Population	789	382
Median age	47.2 yrs	29.2 yrs
Median household income	$67,396	$63,125
Median home value	$106,900	$108,200
Median gross rent	$542	$542
Housing units	424	187
Homeownership rate	70.0%	57.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.5%	9.0%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dayton	Duncombe
Population	767 → 789 (+2.9%)	309 → 382 (+23.6%)
Median household income	$54,583 → $67,396 (+23.5%)	$47,083 → $63,125 (+34.1%)
Median home value	$86,700 → $106,900 (+23.3%)	$69,100 → $108,200 (+56.6%)
Median gross rent	$509 → $542 (+6.5%)	$480 → $542 (+12.9%)

Dayton

Population

767789

Median household income

$54,583$67,396

Median home value

$86,700$106,900

Median gross rent

$509$542

Duncombe

Population

309382

Median household income

$47,083$63,125

Median home value

$69,100$108,200

Median gross rent

$480$542

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dayton	Duncombe
Under 5	2.4%	6.3%
5 to 17	18.0%	14.4%
18 to 24	8.2%	18.3%
25 to 34	8.5%	17.8%
35 to 44	10.1%	3.9%
45 to 54	16.7%	7.9%
55 to 64	15.7%	13.4%
65 to 74	9.9%	8.4%
75 and over	10.4%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dayton	Duncombe
White (non-Hispanic)	95.4%	93.7%
Black or African American	1.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dayton	Duncombe
No high school diploma	3.9%	9.9%
High school graduate	42.1%	36.1%
Some college or associate's	32.5%	45.1%
Bachelor's degree	18.3%	9.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dayton	Duncombe
Drove alone	84.8%	91.5%
Carpooled	6.5%	8.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.9%	0.0%
Other means	2.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dayton	Duncombe
1-unit, detached	75.2%	72.7%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.0%	6.4%
5 to 19 units	10.4%	19.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Dayton	Duncombe
Poverty rate	5.1%	6.8%
Average household size	2.13	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	27	21
Median year structure built	1956	1969