Dayville vs John Day

A side-by-side comparison of Dayville and John Day: population, income, housing, and more.

Dayville and John Day are places in Oregon. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

John Day has the higher population (1,543 vs 189 in Dayville). John Day has the higher median household income ($75,917 vs $51,667 in Dayville). Dayville has the higher median home value ($218,500 vs $199,400 in John Day).

Population, income & housing

	Dayville	John Day
Population	189	1,543
Median age	50.1 yrs	42.9 yrs
Median household income	$51,667	$75,917
Median home value	$218,500	$199,400
Median gross rent	$1,047	$942
Housing units	109	775
Homeownership rate	80.2%	59.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.6%	22.5%
Unemployment rate	9.9%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dayville	John Day
Population	113 → 189 (+67.3%)	2,244 → 1,543 (-31.2%)
Median household income	$40,833 → $51,667 (+26.5%)	$39,355 → $75,917 (+92.9%)
Median home value	$115,000 → $218,500 (+90.0%)	$119,500 → $199,400 (+66.9%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $1,047 (+55.1%)	$746 → $942 (+26.3%)

Dayville

Population

113189

Median household income

$40,833$51,667

Median home value

$115,000$218,500

Median gross rent

$675$1,047

John Day

Population

2,2441,543

Median household income

$39,355$75,917

Median home value

$119,500$199,400

Median gross rent

$746$942

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dayville	John Day
Under 5	7.4%	0.7%
5 to 17	13.8%	21.1%
18 to 24	3.7%	5.6%
25 to 34	11.6%	10.8%
35 to 44	7.9%	15.8%
45 to 54	11.1%	11.1%
55 to 64	17.5%	16.3%
65 to 74	15.9%	10.7%
75 and over	11.1%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dayville	John Day
White (non-Hispanic)	96.3%	87.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	8.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dayville	John Day
No high school diploma	11.3%	10.1%
High school graduate	33.1%	31.4%
Some college or associate's	38.0%	36.0%
Bachelor's degree	12.0%	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	9.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dayville	John Day
Drove alone	59.8%	69.9%
Carpooled	8.5%	12.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	23.2%	6.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.2%	11.0%
Other means	7.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dayville	John Day
1-unit, detached	82.6%	62.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.7%	2.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.9%
Mobile home & other	13.8%	19.2%

Poverty & households

	Dayville	John Day
Poverty rate	12.7%	15.0%
Average household size	1.97	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	17	18
Median year structure built	1953	1964