Dayton vs Medina

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

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

Dayton has the higher population (8,381 vs 6,858 in Medina). Medina has the higher median household income ($219,181 vs $137,383 in Dayton). Medina has the higher median home value ($660,800 vs $510,600 in Dayton).

Population, income & housing

	Dayton	Medina
Population	8,381	6,858
Median age	41.9 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$137,383	$219,181
Median home value	$510,600	$660,800
Median gross rent	$1,353	$1,421
Housing units	3,087	2,484
Homeownership rate	94.9%	93.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.2%	67.6%
Unemployment rate	0.7%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dayton	Medina
Population	5,817 → 8,381 (+44.1%)	6,380 → 6,858 (+7.5%)
Median household income	$97,652 → $137,383 (+40.7%)	$148,110 → $219,181 (+48.0%)
Median home value	$313,500 → $510,600 (+62.9%)	$606,100 → $660,800 (+9.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,135 → $1,353 (+19.2%)	$1,338 → $1,421 (+6.2%)

Dayton

Population

5,8178,381

Median household income

$97,652$137,383

Median home value

$313,500$510,600

Median gross rent

$1,135$1,353

Medina

Population

6,3806,858

Median household income

$148,110$219,181

Median home value

$606,100$660,800

Median gross rent

$1,338$1,421

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dayton	Medina
Under 5	3.5%	7.6%
5 to 17	22.3%	25.1%
18 to 24	4.5%	1.6%
25 to 34	8.1%	7.6%
35 to 44	17.8%	15.2%
45 to 54	9.9%	17.9%
55 to 64	21.3%	14.1%
65 to 74	9.1%	6.3%
75 and over	3.6%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dayton	Medina
White (non-Hispanic)	74.6%	81.1%
Black or African American	4.7%	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.5%	11.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	7.1%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	9.0%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dayton	Medina
No high school diploma	9.5%	3.2%
High school graduate	22.8%	7.8%
Some college or associate's	26.5%	21.4%
Bachelor's degree	29.5%	37.7%
Graduate or professional degree	11.6%	29.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dayton	Medina
Drove alone	72.3%	54.8%
Carpooled	4.7%	2.7%
Public transit	0.6%	0.3%
Walked	0.0%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	21.4%	40.8%
Other means	0.9%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dayton	Medina
1-unit, detached	87.1%	85.1%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	6.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.0%	5.0%
Mobile home & other	10.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Dayton	Medina
Poverty rate	2.8%	2.1%
Average household size	2.76	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	27	25
Median year structure built	2003	1999