Dayton vs Highland Heights

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

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

Highland Heights has the higher population (6,531 vs 5,703 in Dayton). Dayton has the higher median household income ($62,500 vs $52,437 in Highland Heights). Highland Heights has the higher median home value ($148,600 vs $144,100 in Dayton).

Population, income & housing

	Dayton	Highland Heights
Population	5,703	6,531
Median age	39.2 yrs	29.7 yrs
Median household income	$62,500	$52,437
Median home value	$144,100	$148,600
Median gross rent	$1,086	$1,101
Housing units	2,699	2,933
Homeownership rate	61.3%	63.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.4%	40.2%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dayton	Highland Heights
Population	5,496 → 5,703 (+3.8%)	7,149 → 6,531 (-8.6%)
Median household income	$52,515 → $62,500 (+19.0%)	$46,979 → $52,437 (+11.6%)
Median home value	$107,000 → $144,100 (+34.7%)	$108,900 → $148,600 (+36.5%)
Median gross rent	$855 → $1,086 (+27.0%)	$921 → $1,101 (+19.5%)

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

Highland Heights

Population

7,1496,531

Median household income

$46,979$52,437

Median home value

$108,900$148,600

Median gross rent

$921$1,101

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dayton	Highland Heights
Under 5	6.0%	2.1%
5 to 17	15.0%	10.9%
18 to 24	10.2%	30.7%
25 to 34	12.6%	13.7%
35 to 44	14.7%	9.4%
45 to 54	14.4%	8.2%
55 to 64	11.4%	9.9%
65 to 74	8.8%	7.7%
75 and over	6.9%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dayton	Highland Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	89.4%	88.2%
Black or African American	1.4%	4.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	6.3%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dayton	Highland Heights
No high school diploma	10.3%	6.6%
High school graduate	38.3%	29.1%
Some college or associate's	27.0%	24.2%
Bachelor's degree	16.2%	27.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.2%	12.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dayton	Highland Heights
Drove alone	67.7%	69.2%
Carpooled	13.0%	9.7%
Public transit	1.1%	0.0%
Walked	5.8%	7.1%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.3%
Worked from home	10.8%	12.3%
Other means	1.5%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dayton	Highland Heights
1-unit, detached	68.1%	45.4%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	9.7%	39.6%
20 or more units	11.4%	11.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Dayton	Highland Heights
Poverty rate	18.3%	18.5%
Average household size	2.28	2.08
Mean commute (minutes)	21	17
Median year structure built	1938	1985