Apple Creek vs Dalton

A side-by-side comparison of Apple Creek and Dalton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Dalton has the higher population (1,748 vs 1,077 in Apple Creek). Apple Creek has the higher median household income ($70,833 vs $60,938 in Dalton). Dalton has the higher median home value ($179,800 vs $167,200 in Apple Creek).

Population, income & housing

	Apple Creek	Dalton
Population	1,077	1,748
Median age	33.5 yrs	44.9 yrs
Median household income	$70,833	$60,938
Median home value	$167,200	$179,800
Median gross rent	$931	$827
Housing units	411	781
Homeownership rate	72.2%	74.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.1%	29.9%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Apple Creek	Dalton
Population	1,034 → 1,077 (+4.2%)	1,637 → 1,748 (+6.8%)
Median household income	$51,979 → $70,833 (+36.3%)	$53,393 → $60,938 (+14.1%)
Median home value	$111,900 → $167,200 (+49.4%)	$156,500 → $179,800 (+14.9%)
Median gross rent	$715 → $931 (+30.2%)	$686 → $827 (+20.6%)

Apple Creek

Population

1,0341,077

Median household income

$51,979$70,833

Median home value

$111,900$167,200

Median gross rent

$715$931

Dalton

Population

1,6371,748

Median household income

$53,393$60,938

Median home value

$156,500$179,800

Median gross rent

$686$827

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Apple Creek	Dalton
Under 5	11.8%	4.3%
5 to 17	17.5%	17.2%
18 to 24	8.3%	7.3%
25 to 34	14.6%	8.7%
35 to 44	13.0%	12.9%
45 to 54	12.1%	11.3%
55 to 64	12.0%	11.6%
65 to 74	6.2%	8.9%
75 and over	4.5%	18.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Apple Creek	Dalton
White (non-Hispanic)	98.8%	94.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	0.6%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Apple Creek	Dalton
No high school diploma	8.2%	4.3%
High school graduate	52.2%	44.5%
Some college or associate's	23.5%	21.3%
Bachelor's degree	12.8%	16.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	13.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Apple Creek	Dalton
Drove alone	79.2%	88.2%
Carpooled	6.2%	4.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.8%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.4%	3.9%
Other means	3.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Apple Creek	Dalton
1-unit, detached	78.1%	65.4%
1-unit, attached	6.6%	5.5%
2 to 4 units	13.1%	13.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.3%
Mobile home & other	2.2%	2.6%

Poverty & households

	Apple Creek	Dalton
Poverty rate	13.6%	3.1%
Average household size	2.72	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	25	19
Median year structure built	1964	1984