Dayton vs Madison Park

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

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

Madison Park has the higher population (8,798 vs 8,241 in Dayton). Dayton has the higher median household income ($141,308 vs $76,396 in Madison Park). Dayton has the higher median home value ($471,700 vs $386,200 in Madison Park).

Population, income & housing

	Dayton	Madison Park
Population	8,241	8,798
Median age	40.4 yrs	32.3 yrs
Median household income	$141,308	$76,396
Median home value	$471,700	$386,200
Median gross rent	$1,969	$1,558
Housing units	2,814	2,988
Homeownership rate	84.8%	31.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	69.9%	31.1%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	7.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dayton	Madison Park
Population	7,576 → 8,241 (+8.8%)	7,834 → 8,798 (+12.3%)
Median household income	$120,647 → $141,308 (+17.1%)	$65,971 → $76,396 (+15.8%)
Median home value	$372,100 → $471,700 (+26.8%)	$289,100 → $386,200 (+33.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,725 → $1,969 (+14.1%)	$1,285 → $1,558 (+21.2%)

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

Madison Park

Population

7,8348,798

Median household income

$65,971$76,396

Median home value

$289,100$386,200

Median gross rent

$1,285$1,558

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dayton	Madison Park
Under 5	3.1%	8.7%
5 to 17	20.3%	21.7%
18 to 24	8.4%	8.3%
25 to 34	11.7%	14.6%
35 to 44	12.5%	9.5%
45 to 54	17.8%	13.5%
55 to 64	14.5%	11.0%
65 to 74	7.6%	9.6%
75 and over	4.1%	3.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dayton	Madison Park
White (non-Hispanic)	26.5%	30.2%
Black or African American	6.6%	25.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	55.2%	20.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.6%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.9%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	7.1%	20.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dayton	Madison Park
No high school diploma	4.3%	8.5%
High school graduate	12.9%	34.5%
Some college or associate's	13.0%	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	38.8%	21.9%
Graduate or professional degree	31.1%	9.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dayton	Madison Park
Drove alone	65.9%	67.8%
Carpooled	4.9%	3.7%
Public transit	5.9%	10.6%
Walked	0.2%	7.1%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.5%	5.9%
Other means	2.4%	4.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dayton	Madison Park
1-unit, detached	44.5%	27.9%
1-unit, attached	39.1%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	11.0%
5 to 19 units	9.1%	45.2%
20 or more units	2.7%	12.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Dayton	Madison Park
Poverty rate	2.2%	15.3%
Average household size	3.00	3.09
Mean commute (minutes)	35	32
Median year structure built	1987	1962