Dalton vs Rittman

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

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

Rittman has the higher population (6,033 vs 1,748 in Dalton). Rittman has the higher median household income ($64,492 vs $60,938 in Dalton). Dalton has the higher median home value ($179,800 vs $153,200 in Rittman).

Population, income & housing

	Dalton	Rittman
Population	1,748	6,033
Median age	44.9 yrs	36.2 yrs
Median household income	$60,938	$64,492
Median home value	$179,800	$153,200
Median gross rent	$827	$749
Housing units	781	2,582
Homeownership rate	74.2%	74.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.9%	21.1%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	8.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dalton	Rittman
Population	1,637 → 1,748 (+6.8%)	6,503 → 6,033 (-7.2%)
Median household income	$53,393 → $60,938 (+14.1%)	$48,698 → $64,492 (+32.4%)
Median home value	$156,500 → $179,800 (+14.9%)	$116,000 → $153,200 (+32.1%)
Median gross rent	$686 → $827 (+20.6%)	$743 → $749 (+0.8%)

Dalton

Population

1,6371,748

Median household income

$53,393$60,938

Median home value

$156,500$179,800

Median gross rent

$686$827

Rittman

Population

6,5036,033

Median household income

$48,698$64,492

Median home value

$116,000$153,200

Median gross rent

$743$749

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dalton	Rittman
Under 5	4.3%	5.3%
5 to 17	17.2%	18.6%
18 to 24	7.3%	11.9%
25 to 34	8.7%	12.6%
35 to 44	12.9%	11.4%
45 to 54	11.3%	11.3%
55 to 64	11.6%	13.3%
65 to 74	8.9%	10.0%
75 and over	18.0%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dalton	Rittman
White (non-Hispanic)	94.3%	94.4%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dalton	Rittman
No high school diploma	4.3%	11.1%
High school graduate	44.5%	42.2%
Some college or associate's	21.3%	25.7%
Bachelor's degree	16.9%	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	13.0%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dalton	Rittman
Drove alone	88.2%	80.5%
Carpooled	4.9%	8.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	3.0%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	3.9%	7.8%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dalton	Rittman
1-unit, detached	65.4%	78.5%
1-unit, attached	5.5%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	13.3%	13.1%
5 to 19 units	9.9%	2.2%
20 or more units	3.3%	2.7%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Dalton	Rittman
Poverty rate	3.1%	12.3%
Average household size	2.27	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	19	28
Median year structure built	1984	1961