Dayton vs Southgate

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

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

Dayton has the higher population (5,703 vs 3,680 in Southgate). Dayton has the higher median household income ($62,500 vs $55,469 in Southgate). Southgate has the higher median home value ($175,700 vs $144,100 in Dayton).

Population, income & housing

	Dayton	Southgate
Population	5,703	3,680
Median age	39.2 yrs	32.8 yrs
Median household income	$62,500	$55,469
Median home value	$144,100	$175,700
Median gross rent	$1,086	$1,010
Housing units	2,699	1,735
Homeownership rate	61.3%	56.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.4%	32.3%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dayton	Southgate
Population	5,496 → 5,703 (+3.8%)	3,920 → 3,680 (-6.1%)
Median household income	$52,515 → $62,500 (+19.0%)	$57,458 → $55,469 (-3.5%)
Median home value	$107,000 → $144,100 (+34.7%)	$127,400 → $175,700 (+37.9%)
Median gross rent	$855 → $1,086 (+27.0%)	$880 → $1,010 (+14.8%)

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

Southgate

Population

3,9203,680

Median household income

$57,458$55,469

Median home value

$127,400$175,700

Median gross rent

$880$1,010

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dayton	Southgate
Under 5	6.0%	5.3%
5 to 17	15.0%	22.2%
18 to 24	10.2%	7.4%
25 to 34	12.6%	16.2%
35 to 44	14.7%	13.1%
45 to 54	14.4%	8.8%
55 to 64	11.4%	14.6%
65 to 74	8.8%	7.3%
75 and over	6.9%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dayton	Southgate
White (non-Hispanic)	89.4%	82.0%
Black or African American	1.4%	14.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.3%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dayton	Southgate
No high school diploma	10.3%	7.3%
High school graduate	38.3%	24.5%
Some college or associate's	27.0%	35.9%
Bachelor's degree	16.2%	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	8.2%	14.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dayton	Southgate
Drove alone	67.7%	82.4%
Carpooled	13.0%	8.5%
Public transit	1.1%	0.0%
Walked	5.8%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.8%	7.6%
Other means	1.5%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dayton	Southgate
1-unit, detached	68.1%	40.9%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	9.3%
5 to 19 units	9.7%	33.4%
20 or more units	11.4%	13.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Dayton	Southgate
Poverty rate	18.3%	20.4%
Average household size	2.28	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	21	21
Median year structure built	1938	1980