Dalton vs Smithville

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

Dalton and Smithville 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 1,339 in Smithville). Smithville has the higher median household income ($70,750 vs $60,938 in Dalton). Smithville has the higher median home value ($186,000 vs $179,800 in Dalton).

Population, income & housing

	Dalton	Smithville
Population	1,748	1,339
Median age	44.9 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	$60,938	$70,750
Median home value	$179,800	$186,000
Median gross rent	$827	$953
Housing units	781	624
Homeownership rate	74.2%	71.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.9%	31.3%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dalton	Smithville
Population	1,637 → 1,748 (+6.8%)	1,439 → 1,339 (-6.9%)
Median household income	$53,393 → $60,938 (+14.1%)	$60,667 → $70,750 (+16.6%)
Median home value	$156,500 → $179,800 (+14.9%)	$135,700 → $186,000 (+37.1%)
Median gross rent	$686 → $827 (+20.6%)	$805 → $953 (+18.4%)

Dalton

Population

1,6371,748

Median household income

$53,393$60,938

Median home value

$156,500$179,800

Median gross rent

$686$827

Smithville

Population

1,4391,339

Median household income

$60,667$70,750

Median home value

$135,700$186,000

Median gross rent

$805$953

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dalton	Smithville
Under 5	4.3%	6.5%
5 to 17	17.2%	17.6%
18 to 24	7.3%	9.9%
25 to 34	8.7%	11.3%
35 to 44	12.9%	10.8%
45 to 54	11.3%	6.3%
55 to 64	11.6%	10.9%
65 to 74	8.9%	18.2%
75 and over	18.0%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dalton	Smithville
White (non-Hispanic)	94.3%	95.0%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.5%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dalton	Smithville
No high school diploma	4.3%	3.9%
High school graduate	44.5%	35.7%
Some college or associate's	21.3%	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	16.9%	18.9%
Graduate or professional degree	13.0%	12.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dalton	Smithville
Drove alone	88.2%	86.9%
Carpooled	4.9%	3.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.9%	7.2%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dalton	Smithville
1-unit, detached	65.4%	70.4%
1-unit, attached	5.5%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	13.3%	22.6%
5 to 19 units	9.9%	3.4%
20 or more units	3.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	Dalton	Smithville
Poverty rate	3.1%	5.5%
Average household size	2.27	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	19	16
Median year structure built	1984	1966