Dayton vs Dunellen

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

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

Dayton has the higher population (8,241 vs 7,711 in Dunellen). Dayton has the higher median household income ($141,308 vs $84,789 in Dunellen). Dayton has the higher median home value ($471,700 vs $380,200 in Dunellen).

Population, income & housing

	Dayton	Dunellen
Population	8,241	7,711
Median age	40.4 yrs	41.7 yrs
Median household income	$141,308	$84,789
Median home value	$471,700	$380,200
Median gross rent	$1,969	$1,461
Housing units	2,814	2,725
Homeownership rate	84.8%	63.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	69.9%	29.9%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dayton	Dunellen
Population	7,576 → 8,241 (+8.8%)	7,252 → 7,711 (+6.3%)
Median household income	$120,647 → $141,308 (+17.1%)	$76,010 → $84,789 (+11.5%)
Median home value	$372,100 → $471,700 (+26.8%)	$282,700 → $380,200 (+34.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,725 → $1,969 (+14.1%)	$1,210 → $1,461 (+20.7%)

Dayton

Population

7,5768,241

Median household income

$120,647$141,308

Median home value

$372,100$471,700

Median gross rent

$1,725$1,969

Dunellen

Population

7,2527,711

Median household income

$76,010$84,789

Median home value

$282,700$380,200

Median gross rent

$1,210$1,461

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dayton	Dunellen
Under 5	3.1%	6.0%
5 to 17	20.3%	17.3%
18 to 24	8.4%	9.5%
25 to 34	11.7%	8.5%
35 to 44	12.5%	18.0%
45 to 54	17.8%	11.6%
55 to 64	14.5%	15.7%
65 to 74	7.6%	7.5%
75 and over	4.1%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dayton	Dunellen
White (non-Hispanic)	26.5%	33.7%
Black or African American	6.6%	5.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	55.2%	11.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.6%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	7.1%	45.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dayton	Dunellen
No high school diploma	4.3%	16.3%
High school graduate	12.9%	31.0%
Some college or associate's	13.0%	22.7%
Bachelor's degree	38.8%	23.2%
Graduate or professional degree	31.1%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dayton	Dunellen
Drove alone	65.9%	69.3%
Carpooled	4.9%	10.1%
Public transit	5.9%	6.4%
Walked	0.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.5%	7.5%
Other means	2.4%	6.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dayton	Dunellen
1-unit, detached	44.5%	64.5%
1-unit, attached	39.1%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	23.4%
5 to 19 units	9.1%	7.6%
20 or more units	2.7%	3.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Dayton	Dunellen
Poverty rate	2.2%	23.1%
Average household size	3.00	3.11
Mean commute (minutes)	35	28
Median year structure built	1987	1952