South Dayton vs West Valley

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

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

West Valley has the higher population (526 vs 519 in South Dayton). West Valley has the higher median household income ($65,000 vs $51,250 in South Dayton). West Valley has the higher median home value ($111,300 vs $68,800 in South Dayton).

Population, income & housing

	South Dayton	West Valley
Population	519	526
Median age	43.4 yrs	56.9 yrs
Median household income	$51,250	$65,000
Median home value	$68,800	$111,300
Median gross rent	$733	—
Housing units	245	218
Homeownership rate	75.5%	87.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.7%	17.9%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Dayton	West Valley
Population	568 → 519 (-8.6%)	561 → 526 (-6.2%)
Median household income	$44,167 → $51,250 (+16.0%)	$63,482 → $65,000 (+2.4%)
Median home value	$61,500 → $68,800 (+11.9%)	$90,000 → $111,300 (+23.7%)
Median gross rent	$669 → $733 (+9.6%)	—

South Dayton

Population

568519

Median household income

$44,167$51,250

Median home value

$61,500$68,800

Median gross rent

$669$733

West Valley

Population

561526

Median household income

$63,482$65,000

Median home value

$90,000$111,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	South Dayton	West Valley
Under 5	3.5%	6.7%
5 to 17	20.4%	11.4%
18 to 24	7.9%	3.2%
25 to 34	11.9%	9.9%
35 to 44	8.5%	2.3%
45 to 54	13.5%	5.5%
55 to 64	18.7%	27.6%
65 to 74	10.2%	8.9%
75 and over	5.4%	24.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Dayton	West Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	97.5%	87.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Dayton	West Valley
No high school diploma	19.8%	1.4%
High school graduate	43.5%	50.7%
Some college or associate's	22.0%	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	9.3%	16.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Dayton	West Valley
Drove alone	74.7%	90.2%
Carpooled	11.1%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.4%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Dayton	West Valley
1-unit, detached	76.7%	62.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.1%	24.3%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	5.5%
20 or more units	3.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.0%	7.8%

Poverty & households

	South Dayton	West Valley
Poverty rate	29.5%	8.6%
Average household size	2.36	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	30	31
Median year structure built	1938	1938