Dayton vs Mound

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

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

Mound has the higher population (9,176 vs 8,381 in Dayton). Dayton has the higher median household income ($137,383 vs $91,370 in Mound). Dayton has the higher median home value ($510,600 vs $348,600 in Mound).

Population, income & housing

	Dayton	Mound
Population	8,381	9,176
Median age	41.9 yrs	45.6 yrs
Median household income	$137,383	$91,370
Median home value	$510,600	$348,600
Median gross rent	$1,353	$1,119
Housing units	3,087	4,730
Homeownership rate	94.9%	74.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.2%	42.9%
Unemployment rate	0.7%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dayton	Mound
Population	5,817 → 8,381 (+44.1%)	9,480 → 9,176 (-3.2%)
Median household income	$97,652 → $137,383 (+40.7%)	$92,964 → $91,370 (-1.7%)
Median home value	$313,500 → $510,600 (+62.9%)	$261,300 → $348,600 (+33.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,135 → $1,353 (+19.2%)	$1,040 → $1,119 (+7.6%)

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

Mound

Population

9,4809,176

Median household income

$92,964$91,370

Median home value

$261,300$348,600

Median gross rent

$1,040$1,119

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dayton	Mound
Under 5	3.5%	4.8%
5 to 17	22.3%	13.5%
18 to 24	4.5%	6.9%
25 to 34	8.1%	7.7%
35 to 44	17.8%	16.2%
45 to 54	9.9%	14.5%
55 to 64	21.3%	16.9%
65 to 74	9.1%	14.5%
75 and over	3.6%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dayton	Mound
White (non-Hispanic)	74.6%	85.6%
Black or African American	4.7%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.5%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.9%
Two or more races	7.1%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	9.0%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dayton	Mound
No high school diploma	9.5%	2.4%
High school graduate	22.8%	24.3%
Some college or associate's	26.5%	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	29.5%	28.4%
Graduate or professional degree	11.6%	14.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dayton	Mound
Drove alone	72.3%	63.8%
Carpooled	4.7%	9.2%
Public transit	0.6%	1.5%
Walked	0.0%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	21.4%	22.1%
Other means	0.9%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dayton	Mound
1-unit, detached	87.1%	70.7%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	9.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	2.7%
20 or more units	1.0%	14.1%
Mobile home & other	10.2%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Dayton	Mound
Poverty rate	2.8%	9.0%
Average household size	2.76	2.07
Mean commute (minutes)	27	31
Median year structure built	2003	1971