Dalton vs West Salem

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

Dalton and West Salem 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 1,301 in West Salem). Dalton has the higher median household income ($60,938 vs $57,917 in West Salem). Dalton has the higher median home value ($179,800 vs $123,000 in West Salem).

Population, income & housing

	Dalton	West Salem
Population	1,748	1,301
Median age	44.9 yrs	44.6 yrs
Median household income	$60,938	$57,917
Median home value	$179,800	$123,000
Median gross rent	$827	$770
Housing units	781	630
Homeownership rate	74.2%	80.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.9%	5.0%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dalton	West Salem
Population	1,637 → 1,748 (+6.8%)	1,622 → 1,301 (-19.8%)
Median household income	$53,393 → $60,938 (+14.1%)	$39,196 → $57,917 (+47.8%)
Median home value	$156,500 → $179,800 (+14.9%)	$82,300 → $123,000 (+49.5%)
Median gross rent	$686 → $827 (+20.6%)	$682 → $770 (+12.9%)

Dalton

Population

1,6371,748

Median household income

$53,393$60,938

Median home value

$156,500$179,800

Median gross rent

$686$827

West Salem

Population

1,6221,301

Median household income

$39,196$57,917

Median home value

$82,300$123,000

Median gross rent

$682$770

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dalton	West Salem
Under 5	4.3%	6.2%
5 to 17	17.2%	12.3%
18 to 24	7.3%	7.5%
25 to 34	8.7%	11.9%
35 to 44	12.9%	13.6%
45 to 54	11.3%	11.2%
55 to 64	11.6%	13.7%
65 to 74	8.9%	19.8%
75 and over	18.0%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dalton	West Salem
White (non-Hispanic)	94.3%	94.7%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
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	2.5%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dalton	West Salem
No high school diploma	4.3%	10.8%
High school graduate	44.5%	65.1%
Some college or associate's	21.3%	19.1%
Bachelor's degree	16.9%	3.9%
Graduate or professional degree	13.0%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dalton	West Salem
Drove alone	88.2%	79.7%
Carpooled	4.9%	7.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.0%	8.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.9%	3.4%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dalton	West Salem
1-unit, detached	65.4%	69.0%
1-unit, attached	5.5%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	13.3%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	9.9%	5.4%
20 or more units	3.3%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	21.1%

Poverty & households

	Dalton	West Salem
Poverty rate	3.1%	14.6%
Average household size	2.27	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	19	28
Median year structure built	1984	1971