Dayton vs Kettering

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

Dayton and Kettering are places in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Dayton has the higher population (136,741 vs 57,442 in Kettering). Kettering has the higher median household income ($71,619 vs $43,454 in Dayton). Kettering has the higher median home value ($192,500 vs $93,200 in Dayton).

Population, income & housing

	Dayton	Kettering
Population	136,741	57,442
Median age	34.2 yrs	38.6 yrs
Median household income	$43,454	$71,619
Median home value	$93,200	$192,500
Median gross rent	$866	$983
Housing units	69,640	27,480
Homeownership rate	48.2%	64.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.7%	41.1%
Unemployment rate	9.7%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dayton	Kettering
Population	140,569 → 136,741 (-2.7%)	55,390 → 57,442 (+3.7%)
Median household income	$32,540 → $43,454 (+33.5%)	$58,970 → $71,619 (+21.4%)
Median home value	$66,800 → $93,200 (+39.5%)	$133,800 → $192,500 (+43.9%)
Median gross rent	$706 → $866 (+22.7%)	$807 → $983 (+21.8%)

Dayton

Population

140,569136,741

Median household income

$32,540$43,454

Median home value

$66,800$93,200

Median gross rent

$706$866

Kettering

Population

55,39057,442

Median household income

$58,970$71,619

Median home value

$133,800$192,500

Median gross rent

$807$983

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dayton	Kettering
Under 5	6.3%	6.0%
5 to 17	15.4%	15.5%
18 to 24	14.5%	7.8%
25 to 34	15.1%	16.0%
35 to 44	11.6%	12.5%
45 to 54	10.8%	10.3%
55 to 64	12.6%	13.0%
65 to 74	8.5%	11.2%
75 and over	5.2%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dayton	Kettering
White (non-Hispanic)	50.0%	84.1%
Black or African American	37.8%	6.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	1.2%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.5%
Two or more races	4.9%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	5.6%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dayton	Kettering
No high school diploma	12.9%	5.1%
High school graduate	30.9%	21.6%
Some college or associate's	35.5%	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	12.9%	24.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	16.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dayton	Kettering
Drove alone	71.2%	77.7%
Carpooled	9.7%	7.7%
Public transit	3.7%	1.5%
Walked	5.2%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.3%
Worked from home	8.8%	11.3%
Other means	1.1%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dayton	Kettering
1-unit, detached	63.5%	69.2%
1-unit, attached	6.7%	4.3%
2 to 4 units	9.3%	12.4%
5 to 19 units	10.5%	8.6%
20 or more units	9.0%	5.2%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Dayton	Kettering
Poverty rate	27.1%	8.5%
Average household size	2.14	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	21	20
Median year structure built	1951	1961