Dayton vs Milltown

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

Dayton and Milltown 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 6,994 in Milltown). Dayton has the higher median household income ($141,308 vs $119,958 in Milltown). Dayton has the higher median home value ($471,700 vs $423,000 in Milltown).

Population, income & housing

	Dayton	Milltown
Population	8,241	6,994
Median age	40.4 yrs	40.3 yrs
Median household income	$141,308	$119,958
Median home value	$471,700	$423,000
Median gross rent	$1,969	$1,500
Housing units	2,814	2,632
Homeownership rate	84.8%	76.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	69.9%	43.2%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dayton	Milltown
Population	7,576 → 8,241 (+8.8%)	6,998 → 6,994 (-0.1%)
Median household income	$120,647 → $141,308 (+17.1%)	$101,563 → $119,958 (+18.1%)
Median home value	$372,100 → $471,700 (+26.8%)	$343,000 → $423,000 (+23.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,725 → $1,969 (+14.1%)	$1,673 → $1,500 (-10.3%)

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

Milltown

Population

6,9986,994

Median household income

$101,563$119,958

Median home value

$343,000$423,000

Median gross rent

$1,673$1,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dayton	Milltown
Under 5	3.1%	6.8%
5 to 17	20.3%	18.9%
18 to 24	8.4%	3.7%
25 to 34	11.7%	10.7%
35 to 44	12.5%	17.4%
45 to 54	17.8%	13.1%
55 to 64	14.5%	17.9%
65 to 74	7.6%	7.6%
75 and over	4.1%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dayton	Milltown
White (non-Hispanic)	26.5%	77.5%
Black or African American	6.6%	4.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	55.2%	3.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.6%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.9%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	7.1%	10.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dayton	Milltown
No high school diploma	4.3%	3.7%
High school graduate	12.9%	19.4%
Some college or associate's	13.0%	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	38.8%	32.3%
Graduate or professional degree	31.1%	10.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dayton	Milltown
Drove alone	65.9%	80.1%
Carpooled	4.9%	3.5%
Public transit	5.9%	4.0%
Walked	0.2%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.5%	10.8%
Other means	2.4%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dayton	Milltown
1-unit, detached	44.5%	83.9%
1-unit, attached	39.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	13.4%
5 to 19 units	9.1%	0.5%
20 or more units	2.7%	2.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Dayton	Milltown
Poverty rate	2.2%	1.1%
Average household size	3.00	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	35	29
Median year structure built	1987	1962