Machias vs South Dayton

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

Machias 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.

Machias has the higher population (675 vs 519 in South Dayton). Machias has the higher median household income ($70,127 vs $51,250 in South Dayton). South Dayton has the higher median home value ($68,800 vs $66,100 in Machias).

Population, income & housing

	Machias	South Dayton
Population	675	519
Median age	59.6 yrs	43.4 yrs
Median household income	$70,127	$51,250
Median home value	$66,100	$68,800
Median gross rent	—	$733
Housing units	291	245
Homeownership rate	98.2%	75.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.8%	14.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Machias	South Dayton
Population	498 → 675 (+35.5%)	568 → 519 (-8.6%)
Median household income	$49,219 → $70,127 (+42.5%)	$44,167 → $51,250 (+16.0%)
Median home value	$94,000 → $66,100 (-29.7%)	$61,500 → $68,800 (+11.9%)
Median gross rent	$744 → $814 (+9.4%)	$669 → $733 (+9.6%)

Machias

Population

498675

Median household income

$49,219$70,127

Median home value

$94,000$66,100

Median gross rent

$744$814

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)

	Machias	South Dayton
Under 5	3.4%	3.5%
5 to 17	12.0%	20.4%
18 to 24	4.3%	7.9%
25 to 34	4.7%	11.9%
35 to 44	15.0%	8.5%
45 to 54	6.1%	13.5%
55 to 64	31.0%	18.7%
65 to 74	7.7%	10.2%
75 and over	15.9%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Machias	South Dayton
White (non-Hispanic)	99.0%	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	1.0%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Machias	South Dayton
No high school diploma	5.7%	19.8%
High school graduate	57.0%	43.5%
Some college or associate's	32.5%	22.0%
Bachelor's degree	3.0%	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1.8%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Machias	South Dayton
Drove alone	64.6%	74.7%
Carpooled	25.8%	11.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.2%	5.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.1%
Worked from home	1.0%	7.4%
Other means	2.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Machias	South Dayton
1-unit, detached	41.9%	76.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.0%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.3%
Mobile home & other	47.1%	11.0%

Poverty & households

	Machias	South Dayton
Poverty rate	18.5%	29.5%
Average household size	2.49	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	13	30
Median year structure built	1982	1938