Dayton vs South Amboy

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

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

South Amboy has the higher population (9,714 vs 8,241 in Dayton). Dayton has the higher median household income ($141,308 vs $110,125 in South Amboy). Dayton has the higher median home value ($471,700 vs $365,000 in South Amboy).

Population, income & housing

	Dayton	South Amboy
Population	8,241	9,714
Median age	40.4 yrs	42.3 yrs
Median household income	$141,308	$110,125
Median home value	$471,700	$365,000
Median gross rent	$1,969	$1,644
Housing units	2,814	4,361
Homeownership rate	84.8%	55.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	69.9%	30.0%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dayton	South Amboy
Population	7,576 → 8,241 (+8.8%)	8,772 → 9,714 (+10.7%)
Median household income	$120,647 → $141,308 (+17.1%)	$73,056 → $110,125 (+50.7%)
Median home value	$372,100 → $471,700 (+26.8%)	$294,500 → $365,000 (+23.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,725 → $1,969 (+14.1%)	$1,332 → $1,644 (+23.4%)

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

South Amboy

Population

8,7729,714

Median household income

$73,056$110,125

Median home value

$294,500$365,000

Median gross rent

$1,332$1,644

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dayton	South Amboy
Under 5	3.1%	4.1%
5 to 17	20.3%	13.0%
18 to 24	8.4%	6.8%
25 to 34	11.7%	14.3%
35 to 44	12.5%	14.1%
45 to 54	17.8%	13.0%
55 to 64	14.5%	17.9%
65 to 74	7.6%	13.5%
75 and over	4.1%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dayton	South Amboy
White (non-Hispanic)	26.5%	62.0%
Black or African American	6.6%	8.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	55.2%	4.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.6%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	2.2%
Two or more races	3.9%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	7.1%	20.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dayton	South Amboy
No high school diploma	4.3%	12.2%
High school graduate	12.9%	28.5%
Some college or associate's	13.0%	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	38.8%	16.9%
Graduate or professional degree	31.1%	13.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dayton	South Amboy
Drove alone	65.9%	68.2%
Carpooled	4.9%	11.4%
Public transit	5.9%	8.8%
Walked	0.2%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.5%	10.3%
Other means	2.4%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dayton	South Amboy
1-unit, detached	44.5%	45.1%
1-unit, attached	39.1%	14.8%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	22.2%
5 to 19 units	9.1%	8.1%
20 or more units	2.7%	9.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Dayton	South Amboy
Poverty rate	2.2%	7.5%
Average household size	3.00	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	35	33
Median year structure built	1987	1958