Dayton vs Fort Thomas

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

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

Fort Thomas has the higher population (17,242 vs 5,703 in Dayton). Fort Thomas has the higher median household income ($100,819 vs $62,500 in Dayton). Fort Thomas has the higher median home value ($301,400 vs $144,100 in Dayton).

Population, income & housing

	Dayton	Fort Thomas
Population	5,703	17,242
Median age	39.2 yrs	37.9 yrs
Median household income	$62,500	$100,819
Median home value	$144,100	$301,400
Median gross rent	$1,086	$1,095
Housing units	2,699	6,746
Homeownership rate	61.3%	70.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.4%	55.6%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dayton	Fort Thomas
Population	5,496 → 5,703 (+3.8%)	16,308 → 17,242 (+5.7%)
Median household income	$52,515 → $62,500 (+19.0%)	$78,972 → $100,819 (+27.7%)
Median home value	$107,000 → $144,100 (+34.7%)	$227,600 → $301,400 (+32.4%)
Median gross rent	$855 → $1,086 (+27.0%)	$907 → $1,095 (+20.7%)

Dayton

Population

5,4965,703

Median household income

$52,515$62,500

Median home value

$107,000$144,100

Median gross rent

$855$1,086

Fort Thomas

Population

16,30817,242

Median household income

$78,972$100,819

Median home value

$227,600$301,400

Median gross rent

$907$1,095

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dayton	Fort Thomas
Under 5	6.0%	5.5%
5 to 17	15.0%	21.9%
18 to 24	10.2%	5.5%
25 to 34	12.6%	12.8%
35 to 44	14.7%	12.0%
45 to 54	14.4%	13.9%
55 to 64	11.4%	12.3%
65 to 74	8.8%	9.9%
75 and over	6.9%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dayton	Fort Thomas
White (non-Hispanic)	89.4%	90.1%
Black or African American	1.4%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	6.3%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dayton	Fort Thomas
No high school diploma	10.3%	2.9%
High school graduate	38.3%	16.5%
Some college or associate's	27.0%	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	16.2%	32.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8.2%	23.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dayton	Fort Thomas
Drove alone	67.7%	75.4%
Carpooled	13.0%	6.3%
Public transit	1.1%	1.2%
Walked	5.8%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.2%
Worked from home	10.8%	14.7%
Other means	1.5%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dayton	Fort Thomas
1-unit, detached	68.1%	67.8%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	9.9%
5 to 19 units	9.7%	16.4%
20 or more units	11.4%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Dayton	Fort Thomas
Poverty rate	18.3%	4.9%
Average household size	2.28	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	21	20
Median year structure built	1938	1955