Dayton vs St. Anthony

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

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

St. Anthony has the higher population (9,516 vs 8,381 in Dayton). Dayton has the higher median household income ($137,383 vs $97,784 in St. Anthony). Dayton has the higher median home value ($510,600 vs $365,700 in St. Anthony).

Population, income & housing

	Dayton	St. Anthony
Population	8,381	9,516
Median age	41.9 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$137,383	$97,784
Median home value	$510,600	$365,700
Median gross rent	$1,353	$1,413
Housing units	3,087	4,322
Homeownership rate	94.9%	62.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.2%	59.4%
Unemployment rate	0.7%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dayton	St. Anthony
Population	5,817 → 8,381 (+44.1%)	9,038 → 9,516 (+5.3%)
Median household income	$97,652 → $137,383 (+40.7%)	$73,918 → $97,784 (+32.3%)
Median home value	$313,500 → $510,600 (+62.9%)	$269,300 → $365,700 (+35.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,135 → $1,353 (+19.2%)	$1,092 → $1,413 (+29.4%)

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

St. Anthony

Population

9,0389,516

Median household income

$73,918$97,784

Median home value

$269,300$365,700

Median gross rent

$1,092$1,413

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dayton	St. Anthony
Under 5	3.5%	9.4%
5 to 17	22.3%	14.6%
18 to 24	4.5%	2.3%
25 to 34	8.1%	13.5%
35 to 44	17.8%	16.5%
45 to 54	9.9%	9.7%
55 to 64	21.3%	9.4%
65 to 74	9.1%	14.3%
75 and over	3.6%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dayton	St. Anthony
White (non-Hispanic)	74.6%	78.0%
Black or African American	4.7%	8.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	4.5%	5.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	7.1%	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino	9.0%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dayton	St. Anthony
No high school diploma	9.5%	4.4%
High school graduate	22.8%	14.3%
Some college or associate's	26.5%	22.0%
Bachelor's degree	29.5%	27.3%
Graduate or professional degree	11.6%	32.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dayton	St. Anthony
Drove alone	72.3%	57.5%
Carpooled	4.7%	6.3%
Public transit	0.6%	2.9%
Walked	0.0%	3.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.7%
Worked from home	21.4%	26.9%
Other means	0.9%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dayton	St. Anthony
1-unit, detached	87.1%	47.1%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	5.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	8.5%
20 or more units	1.0%	35.2%
Mobile home & other	10.2%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Dayton	St. Anthony
Poverty rate	2.8%	3.5%
Average household size	2.76	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	27	20
Median year structure built	2003	1971