Dalton vs Mendon

A side-by-side comparison of Dalton and Mendon: population, income, housing, and more.

Dalton and Mendon are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Mendon has the higher population (204 vs 33 in Dalton). Since 2019, Dalton's population has grown faster (+37.5% vs -12.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Dalton	Mendon
Population	33	204
Median age	74.2 yrs	31.3 yrs
Median household income	—	$55,625
Median home value	$73,300	—
Median gross rent	—	$588
Housing units	10	102
Homeownership rate	100.0%	87.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	27.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dalton	Mendon
Population	24 → 33 (+37.5%)	232 → 204 (-12.1%)
Median household income	$52,917 → $55,313 (+4.5%)	$45,938 → $55,625 (+21.1%)
Median home value	$66,300 → $73,300 (+10.6%)	$45,000 → $61,300 (+36.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$675 → $588 (-12.9%)

Dalton

Population

2433

Median household income

$52,917$55,313

Median home value

$66,300$73,300

Mendon

Population

232204

Median household income

$45,938$55,625

Median home value

$45,000$61,300

Median gross rent

$675$588

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dalton	Mendon
Under 5	0.0%	10.3%
5 to 17	0.0%	21.1%
18 to 24	0.0%	2.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	28.9%
35 to 44	0.0%	7.4%
45 to 54	33.3%	7.4%
55 to 64	0.0%	5.9%
65 to 74	42.4%	7.8%
75 and over	24.2%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dalton	Mendon
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	99.5%
Black or African American	100.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dalton	Mendon
No high school diploma	6.1%	7.4%
High school graduate	27.3%	38.2%
Some college or associate's	66.7%	27.2%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	25.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dalton	Mendon
Drove alone	23.1%	91.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	7.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	76.9%	1.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dalton	Mendon
1-unit, detached	50.0%	85.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	50.0%	14.7%

Poverty & households

	Dalton	Mendon
Poverty rate	60.6%	4.9%
Average household size	5.50	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	—	28
Median year structure built	1974	1958