Dalton vs Orrville

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

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

Orrville has the higher population (8,361 vs 1,748 in Dalton). Orrville has the higher median household income ($70,103 vs $60,938 in Dalton). Dalton has the higher median home value ($179,800 vs $178,500 in Orrville).

Population, income & housing

	Dalton	Orrville
Population	1,748	8,361
Median age	44.9 yrs	39.2 yrs
Median household income	$60,938	$70,103
Median home value	$179,800	$178,500
Median gross rent	$827	$851
Housing units	781	3,486
Homeownership rate	74.2%	63.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.9%	27.2%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dalton	Orrville
Population	1,637 → 1,748 (+6.8%)	8,339 → 8,361 (+0.3%)
Median household income	$53,393 → $60,938 (+14.1%)	$55,129 → $70,103 (+27.2%)
Median home value	$156,500 → $179,800 (+14.9%)	$120,500 → $178,500 (+48.1%)
Median gross rent	$686 → $827 (+20.6%)	$786 → $851 (+8.3%)

Dalton

Population

1,6371,748

Median household income

$53,393$60,938

Median home value

$156,500$179,800

Median gross rent

$686$827

Orrville

Population

8,3398,361

Median household income

$55,129$70,103

Median home value

$120,500$178,500

Median gross rent

$786$851

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dalton	Orrville
Under 5	4.3%	5.4%
5 to 17	17.2%	18.3%
18 to 24	7.3%	11.5%
25 to 34	8.7%	10.8%
35 to 44	12.9%	13.8%
45 to 54	11.3%	10.3%
55 to 64	11.6%	13.7%
65 to 74	8.9%	7.8%
75 and over	18.0%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dalton	Orrville
White (non-Hispanic)	94.3%	81.4%
Black or African American	0.2%	6.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.5%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	6.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dalton	Orrville
No high school diploma	4.3%	9.7%
High school graduate	44.5%	40.5%
Some college or associate's	21.3%	22.6%
Bachelor's degree	16.9%	17.3%
Graduate or professional degree	13.0%	9.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dalton	Orrville
Drove alone	88.2%	74.7%
Carpooled	4.9%	14.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.0%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.3%
Worked from home	3.9%	4.4%
Other means	0.0%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dalton	Orrville
1-unit, detached	65.4%	64.3%
1-unit, attached	5.5%	5.5%
2 to 4 units	13.3%	16.1%
5 to 19 units	9.9%	7.0%
20 or more units	3.3%	4.0%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	3.0%

Poverty & households

	Dalton	Orrville
Poverty rate	3.1%	14.3%
Average household size	2.27	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	19	21
Median year structure built	1984	1970