Dayton vs Newport

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

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

Newport has the higher population (14,039 vs 5,703 in Dayton). Dayton has the higher median household income ($62,500 vs $58,422 in Newport). Newport has the higher median home value ($221,100 vs $144,100 in Dayton).

Population, income & housing

	Dayton	Newport
Population	5,703	14,039
Median age	39.2 yrs	40.4 yrs
Median household income	$62,500	$58,422
Median home value	$144,100	$221,100
Median gross rent	$1,086	$994
Housing units	2,699	7,883
Homeownership rate	61.3%	48.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.4%	35.8%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dayton	Newport
Population	5,496 → 5,703 (+3.8%)	15,123 → 14,039 (-7.2%)
Median household income	$52,515 → $62,500 (+19.0%)	$37,435 → $58,422 (+56.1%)
Median home value	$107,000 → $144,100 (+34.7%)	$144,000 → $221,100 (+53.5%)
Median gross rent	$855 → $1,086 (+27.0%)	$737 → $994 (+34.9%)

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

Newport

Population

15,12314,039

Median household income

$37,435$58,422

Median home value

$144,000$221,100

Median gross rent

$737$994

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dayton	Newport
Under 5	6.0%	4.7%
5 to 17	15.0%	7.9%
18 to 24	10.2%	7.2%
25 to 34	12.6%	20.4%
35 to 44	14.7%	15.9%
45 to 54	14.4%	11.7%
55 to 64	11.4%	15.3%
65 to 74	8.8%	11.6%
75 and over	6.9%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dayton	Newport
White (non-Hispanic)	89.4%	83.6%
Black or African American	1.4%	5.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	6.3%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	6.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dayton	Newport
No high school diploma	10.3%	12.8%
High school graduate	38.3%	24.5%
Some college or associate's	27.0%	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	16.2%	22.2%
Graduate or professional degree	8.2%	13.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dayton	Newport
Drove alone	67.7%	64.0%
Carpooled	13.0%	8.3%
Public transit	1.1%	1.6%
Walked	5.8%	6.0%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.6%
Worked from home	10.8%	18.4%
Other means	1.5%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dayton	Newport
1-unit, detached	68.1%	51.1%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	18.1%
5 to 19 units	9.7%	12.7%
20 or more units	11.4%	14.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Dayton	Newport
Poverty rate	18.3%	17.7%
Average household size	2.28	1.89
Mean commute (minutes)	21	21
Median year structure built	1938	1947