Amity vs Dayton

A side-by-side comparison of Amity and Dayton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Dayton has the higher population (2,668 vs 1,972 in Amity). Amity has the higher median household income ($93,438 vs $79,556 in Dayton). Dayton has the higher median home value ($372,900 vs $357,300 in Amity).

Population, income & housing

	Amity	Dayton
Population	1,972	2,668
Median age	32.3 yrs	36.3 yrs
Median household income	$93,438	$79,556
Median home value	$357,300	$372,900
Median gross rent	$1,451	$1,882
Housing units	631	773
Homeownership rate	57.8%	82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.2%	21.2%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	11.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Amity	Dayton
Population	1,650 → 1,972 (+19.5%)	2,668 → 2,668 (+0.0%)
Median household income	$63,167 → $93,438 (+47.9%)	$66,667 → $79,556 (+19.3%)
Median home value	$189,600 → $357,300 (+88.4%)	$198,000 → $372,900 (+88.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,194 → $1,451 (+21.5%)	$1,219 → $1,882 (+54.4%)

Amity

Population

1,6501,972

Median household income

$63,167$93,438

Median home value

$189,600$357,300

Median gross rent

$1,194$1,451

Dayton

Population

2,6682,668

Median household income

$66,667$79,556

Median home value

$198,000$372,900

Median gross rent

$1,219$1,882

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Amity	Dayton
Under 5	7.1%	6.9%
5 to 17	17.8%	19.0%
18 to 24	10.8%	9.0%
25 to 34	17.3%	13.0%
35 to 44	16.8%	9.6%
45 to 54	16.6%	10.8%
55 to 64	5.9%	16.3%
65 to 74	4.7%	9.2%
75 and over	2.8%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Amity	Dayton
White (non-Hispanic)	67.3%	62.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2.7%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	11.2%	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino	18.3%	31.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Amity	Dayton
No high school diploma	16.8%	18.9%
High school graduate	32.2%	27.0%
Some college or associate's	37.8%	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	6.6%	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	8.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Amity	Dayton
Drove alone	83.3%	69.9%
Carpooled	5.3%	6.7%
Public transit	2.4%	0.5%
Walked	2.3%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.8%	17.5%
Other means	0.9%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Amity	Dayton
1-unit, detached	68.1%	82.4%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	5.0%
2 to 4 units	11.3%	1.8%
5 to 19 units	6.7%	0.1%
20 or more units	4.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.4%	10.6%

Poverty & households

	Amity	Dayton
Poverty rate	14.7%	18.1%
Average household size	3.21	3.58
Mean commute (minutes)	32	28
Median year structure built	1978	1976