Dayton vs Rogers

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

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

Rogers has the higher population (13,405 vs 8,381 in Dayton). Rogers has the higher median household income ($159,638 vs $137,383 in Dayton). Dayton has the higher median home value ($510,600 vs $437,900 in Rogers).

Population, income & housing

	Dayton	Rogers
Population	8,381	13,405
Median age	41.9 yrs	36.9 yrs
Median household income	$137,383	$159,638
Median home value	$510,600	$437,900
Median gross rent	$1,353	$1,550
Housing units	3,087	4,690
Homeownership rate	94.9%	88.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.2%	54.9%
Unemployment rate	0.7%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dayton	Rogers
Population	5,817 → 8,381 (+44.1%)	12,971 → 13,405 (+3.3%)
Median household income	$97,652 → $137,383 (+40.7%)	$127,629 → $159,638 (+25.1%)
Median home value	$313,500 → $510,600 (+62.9%)	$331,200 → $437,900 (+32.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,135 → $1,353 (+19.2%)	$1,162 → $1,550 (+33.4%)

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

Rogers

Population

12,97113,405

Median household income

$127,629$159,638

Median home value

$331,200$437,900

Median gross rent

$1,162$1,550

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dayton	Rogers
Under 5	3.5%	10.5%
5 to 17	22.3%	21.4%
18 to 24	4.5%	6.2%
25 to 34	8.1%	8.1%
35 to 44	17.8%	12.5%
45 to 54	9.9%	16.9%
55 to 64	21.3%	14.7%
65 to 74	9.1%	5.6%
75 and over	3.6%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dayton	Rogers
White (non-Hispanic)	74.6%	86.8%
Black or African American	4.7%	4.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	4.5%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.6%
Two or more races	7.1%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	9.0%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dayton	Rogers
No high school diploma	9.5%	2.8%
High school graduate	22.8%	15.0%
Some college or associate's	26.5%	27.2%
Bachelor's degree	29.5%	32.6%
Graduate or professional degree	11.6%	22.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dayton	Rogers
Drove alone	72.3%	71.2%
Carpooled	4.7%	2.7%
Public transit	0.6%	1.3%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	21.4%	23.1%
Other means	0.9%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dayton	Rogers
1-unit, detached	87.1%	75.4%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	11.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.4%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	2.5%
20 or more units	1.0%	9.9%
Mobile home & other	10.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Dayton	Rogers
Poverty rate	2.8%	2.1%
Average household size	2.76	2.90
Mean commute (minutes)	27	26
Median year structure built	2003	2003