Dayton vs Wilder

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

Dayton and Wilder 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 3,148 in Wilder). Wilder has the higher median household income ($71,567 vs $62,500 in Dayton). Dayton has the higher median home value ($144,100 vs $137,600 in Wilder).

Population, income & housing

	Dayton	Wilder
Population	5,703	3,148
Median age	39.2 yrs	38.8 yrs
Median household income	$62,500	$71,567
Median home value	$144,100	$137,600
Median gross rent	$1,086	$1,376
Housing units	2,699	1,747
Homeownership rate	61.3%	76.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.4%	59.2%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dayton	Wilder
Population	5,496 → 5,703 (+3.8%)	3,088 → 3,148 (+1.9%)
Median household income	$52,515 → $62,500 (+19.0%)	$66,190 → $71,567 (+8.1%)
Median home value	$107,000 → $144,100 (+34.7%)	$140,000 → $137,600 (-1.7%)
Median gross rent	$855 → $1,086 (+27.0%)	$1,070 → $1,376 (+28.6%)

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

Wilder

Population

3,0883,148

Median household income

$66,190$71,567

Median home value

$140,000$137,600

Median gross rent

$1,070$1,376

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dayton	Wilder
Under 5	6.0%	6.2%
5 to 17	15.0%	9.9%
18 to 24	10.2%	6.1%
25 to 34	12.6%	20.7%
35 to 44	14.7%	10.2%
45 to 54	14.4%	9.7%
55 to 64	11.4%	17.9%
65 to 74	8.8%	14.2%
75 and over	6.9%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dayton	Wilder
White (non-Hispanic)	89.4%	96.4%
Black or African American	1.4%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.4%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.3%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dayton	Wilder
No high school diploma	10.3%	3.4%
High school graduate	38.3%	18.7%
Some college or associate's	27.0%	18.8%
Bachelor's degree	16.2%	28.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.2%	30.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dayton	Wilder
Drove alone	67.7%	72.7%
Carpooled	13.0%	5.0%
Public transit	1.1%	0.0%
Walked	5.8%	3.8%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.8%	18.0%
Other means	1.5%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dayton	Wilder
1-unit, detached	68.1%	35.4%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	0.8%
5 to 19 units	9.7%	46.4%
20 or more units	11.4%	14.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Dayton	Wilder
Poverty rate	18.3%	15.8%
Average household size	2.28	1.87
Mean commute (minutes)	21	18
Median year structure built	1938	1992