Dayton vs Smith Valley

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

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

Dayton has the higher population (15,873 vs 1,618 in Smith Valley). Dayton has the higher median household income ($91,221 vs $48,194 in Smith Valley). Smith Valley has the higher median home value ($691,900 vs $399,400 in Dayton).

Population, income & housing

	Dayton	Smith Valley
Population	15,873	1,618
Median age	44.8 yrs	65.1 yrs
Median household income	$91,221	$48,194
Median home value	$399,400	$691,900
Median gross rent	$1,279	—
Housing units	6,056	953
Homeownership rate	80.5%	83.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.9%	39.0%
Unemployment rate	7.5%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dayton	Smith Valley
Population	9,363 → 15,873 (+69.5%)	1,627 → 1,618 (-0.6%)
Median household income	$67,466 → $91,221 (+35.2%)	$80,833 → $48,194 (-40.4%)
Median home value	$248,000 → $399,400 (+61.0%)	$344,100 → $691,900 (+101.1%)
Median gross rent	$936 → $1,279 (+36.6%)	—

Dayton

Population

9,36315,873

Median household income

$67,466$91,221

Median home value

$248,000$399,400

Median gross rent

$936$1,279

Smith Valley

Population

1,6271,618

Median household income

$80,833$48,194

Median home value

$344,100$691,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dayton	Smith Valley
Under 5	6.2%	3.9%
5 to 17	14.1%	3.9%
18 to 24	5.3%	0.8%
25 to 34	12.6%	9.3%
35 to 44	12.0%	7.7%
45 to 54	11.4%	5.2%
55 to 64	16.5%	18.9%
65 to 74	14.9%	35.3%
75 and over	7.0%	15.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dayton	Smith Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	69.3%	74.5%
Black or African American	0.8%	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.1%	0.6%
Asian	1.9%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	8.7%
Hispanic or Latino	24.3%	11.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dayton	Smith Valley
No high school diploma	12.2%	1.8%
High school graduate	26.4%	19.4%
Some college or associate's	40.5%	39.8%
Bachelor's degree	15.2%	33.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dayton	Smith Valley
Drove alone	77.6%	62.0%
Carpooled	12.2%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.6%	28.6%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dayton	Smith Valley
1-unit, detached	85.2%	91.2%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.2%	8.8%

Poverty & households

	Dayton	Smith Valley
Poverty rate	4.7%	11.2%
Average household size	2.72	1.87
Mean commute (minutes)	34	34
Median year structure built	2000	2003