Dayton vs Monmouth Junction

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

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

Monmouth Junction has the higher population (9,457 vs 8,241 in Dayton). Dayton has the higher median household income ($141,308 vs $125,892 in Monmouth Junction). Monmouth Junction has the higher median home value ($497,100 vs $471,700 in Dayton).

Population, income & housing

	Dayton	Monmouth Junction
Population	8,241	9,457
Median age	40.4 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$141,308	$125,892
Median home value	$471,700	$497,100
Median gross rent	$1,969	$1,880
Housing units	2,814	3,624
Homeownership rate	84.8%	63.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	69.9%	72.9%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dayton	Monmouth Junction
Population	7,576 → 8,241 (+8.8%)	2,906 → 9,457 (+225.4%)
Median household income	$120,647 → $141,308 (+17.1%)	$150,500 → $125,892 (-16.4%)
Median home value	$372,100 → $471,700 (+26.8%)	$433,800 → $497,100 (+14.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,725 → $1,969 (+14.1%)	$2,356 → $1,880 (-20.2%)

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

Monmouth Junction

Population

2,9069,457

Median household income

$150,500$125,892

Median home value

$433,800$497,100

Median gross rent

$2,356$1,880

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dayton	Monmouth Junction
Under 5	3.1%	4.7%
5 to 17	20.3%	17.8%
18 to 24	8.4%	7.7%
25 to 34	11.7%	12.1%
35 to 44	12.5%	15.8%
45 to 54	17.8%	16.9%
55 to 64	14.5%	14.2%
65 to 74	7.6%	8.4%
75 and over	4.1%	2.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dayton	Monmouth Junction
White (non-Hispanic)	26.5%	28.2%
Black or African American	6.6%	6.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	55.2%	55.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.6%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.7%
Two or more races	3.9%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	7.1%	6.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dayton	Monmouth Junction
No high school diploma	4.3%	4.0%
High school graduate	12.9%	10.0%
Some college or associate's	13.0%	13.1%
Bachelor's degree	38.8%	38.6%
Graduate or professional degree	31.1%	34.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dayton	Monmouth Junction
Drove alone	65.9%	66.2%
Carpooled	4.9%	3.9%
Public transit	5.9%	3.2%
Walked	0.2%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.5%	25.4%
Other means	2.4%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dayton	Monmouth Junction
1-unit, detached	44.5%	40.9%
1-unit, attached	39.1%	23.7%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	3.2%
5 to 19 units	9.1%	21.2%
20 or more units	2.7%	11.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Dayton	Monmouth Junction
Poverty rate	2.2%	7.5%
Average household size	3.00	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	35	35
Median year structure built	1987	1992