Ellicottville vs South Dayton

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

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

South Dayton has the higher population (519 vs 342 in Ellicottville). Ellicottville has the higher median household income ($88,333 vs $51,250 in South Dayton). Ellicottville has the higher median home value ($277,600 vs $68,800 in South Dayton).

Population, income & housing

	Ellicottville	South Dayton
Population	342	519
Median age	47.6 yrs	43.4 yrs
Median household income	$88,333	$51,250
Median home value	$277,600	$68,800
Median gross rent	$984	$733
Housing units	531	245
Homeownership rate	82.2%	75.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	54.3%	14.7%
Unemployment rate	7.8%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ellicottville	South Dayton
Population	279 → 342 (+22.6%)	568 → 519 (-8.6%)
Median household income	$63,750 → $88,333 (+38.6%)	$44,167 → $51,250 (+16.0%)
Median home value	$256,000 → $277,600 (+8.4%)	$61,500 → $68,800 (+11.9%)
Median gross rent	$775 → $984 (+27.0%)	$669 → $733 (+9.6%)

Ellicottville

Population

279342

Median household income

$63,750$88,333

Median home value

$256,000$277,600

Median gross rent

$775$984

South Dayton

Population

568519

Median household income

$44,167$51,250

Median home value

$61,500$68,800

Median gross rent

$669$733

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ellicottville	South Dayton
Under 5	9.9%	3.5%
5 to 17	9.1%	20.4%
18 to 24	3.5%	7.9%
25 to 34	7.9%	11.9%
35 to 44	16.7%	8.5%
45 to 54	7.3%	13.5%
55 to 64	11.1%	18.7%
65 to 74	24.3%	10.2%
75 and over	10.2%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ellicottville	South Dayton
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	97.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ellicottville	South Dayton
No high school diploma	0.0%	19.8%
High school graduate	19.6%	43.5%
Some college or associate's	26.0%	22.0%
Bachelor's degree	29.4%	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	24.9%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ellicottville	South Dayton
Drove alone	60.2%	74.7%
Carpooled	3.4%	11.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	18.2%	5.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.1%
Worked from home	16.5%	7.4%
Other means	1.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ellicottville	South Dayton
1-unit, detached	68.0%	76.7%
1-unit, attached	13.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.7%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	2.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.3%
Mobile home & other	6.2%	11.0%

Poverty & households

	Ellicottville	South Dayton
Poverty rate	3.5%	29.5%
Average household size	2.25	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	21	30
Median year structure built	1950	1938