Dayton vs Orono

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

Dayton and Orono 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 8,205 in Orono). Orono has the higher median household income ($181,875 vs $137,383 in Dayton). Orono has the higher median home value ($952,400 vs $510,600 in Dayton).

Population, income & housing

	Dayton	Orono
Population	8,381	8,205
Median age	41.9 yrs	47.2 yrs
Median household income	$137,383	$181,875
Median home value	$510,600	$952,400
Median gross rent	$1,353	$1,653
Housing units	3,087	3,449
Homeownership rate	94.9%	90.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.2%	68.9%
Unemployment rate	0.7%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dayton	Orono
Population	5,817 → 8,381 (+44.1%)	8,113 → 8,205 (+1.1%)
Median household income	$97,652 → $137,383 (+40.7%)	$159,028 → $181,875 (+14.4%)
Median home value	$313,500 → $510,600 (+62.9%)	$680,100 → $952,400 (+40.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,135 → $1,353 (+19.2%)	$1,460 → $1,653 (+13.2%)

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

Orono

Population

8,1138,205

Median household income

$159,028$181,875

Median home value

$680,100$952,400

Median gross rent

$1,460$1,653

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dayton	Orono
Under 5	3.5%	5.8%
5 to 17	22.3%	20.5%
18 to 24	4.5%	4.3%
25 to 34	8.1%	4.6%
35 to 44	17.8%	12.3%
45 to 54	9.9%	15.9%
55 to 64	21.3%	20.3%
65 to 74	9.1%	11.1%
75 and over	3.6%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dayton	Orono
White (non-Hispanic)	74.6%	86.8%
Black or African American	4.7%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	4.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	3.5%
Two or more races	7.1%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	9.0%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dayton	Orono
No high school diploma	9.5%	0.2%
High school graduate	22.8%	9.6%
Some college or associate's	26.5%	21.2%
Bachelor's degree	29.5%	43.1%
Graduate or professional degree	11.6%	25.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dayton	Orono
Drove alone	72.3%	63.0%
Carpooled	4.7%	1.7%
Public transit	0.6%	0.1%
Walked	0.0%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	21.4%	31.2%
Other means	0.9%	3.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dayton	Orono
1-unit, detached	87.1%	90.5%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.3%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	0.7%
20 or more units	1.0%	4.8%
Mobile home & other	10.2%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Dayton	Orono
Poverty rate	2.8%	6.3%
Average household size	2.76	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	27	25
Median year structure built	2003	1982