Dayville vs Mount Vernon

A side-by-side comparison of Dayville and Mount Vernon: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Mount Vernon has the higher population (429 vs 189 in Dayville). Dayville has the higher median household income ($51,667 vs $44,844 in Mount Vernon). Dayville has the higher median home value ($218,500 vs $132,600 in Mount Vernon).

Population, income & housing

	Dayville	Mount Vernon
Population	189	429
Median age	50.1 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$51,667	$44,844
Median home value	$218,500	$132,600
Median gross rent	$1,047	$708
Housing units	109	260
Homeownership rate	80.2%	81.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.6%	11.4%
Unemployment rate	9.9%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dayville	Mount Vernon
Population	113 → 189 (+67.3%)	565 → 429 (-24.1%)
Median household income	$40,833 → $51,667 (+26.5%)	$42,813 → $44,844 (+4.7%)
Median home value	$115,000 → $218,500 (+90.0%)	$95,600 → $132,600 (+38.7%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $1,047 (+55.1%)	$524 → $708 (+35.1%)

Dayville

Population

113189

Median household income

$40,833$51,667

Median home value

$115,000$218,500

Median gross rent

$675$1,047

Mount Vernon

Population

565429

Median household income

$42,813$44,844

Median home value

$95,600$132,600

Median gross rent

$524$708

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dayville	Mount Vernon
Under 5	7.4%	1.4%
5 to 17	13.8%	14.5%
18 to 24	3.7%	14.5%
25 to 34	11.6%	17.7%
35 to 44	7.9%	4.9%
45 to 54	11.1%	12.4%
55 to 64	17.5%	6.8%
65 to 74	15.9%	9.8%
75 and over	11.1%	18.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dayville	Mount Vernon
White (non-Hispanic)	96.3%	85.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	7.9%
Two or more races	3.7%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dayville	Mount Vernon
No high school diploma	11.3%	8.4%
High school graduate	33.1%	44.1%
Some college or associate's	38.0%	36.1%
Bachelor's degree	12.0%	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dayville	Mount Vernon
Drove alone	59.8%	87.1%
Carpooled	8.5%	11.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	23.2%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.2%	0.0%
Other means	7.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dayville	Mount Vernon
1-unit, detached	82.6%	40.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.7%	1.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.8%	58.1%

Poverty & households

	Dayville	Mount Vernon
Poverty rate	12.7%	7.9%
Average household size	1.97	1.98
Mean commute (minutes)	17	47
Median year structure built	1953	1974