Dayton vs Lafayette

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

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

Lafayette has the higher population (4,428 vs 2,668 in Dayton). Lafayette has the higher median household income ($96,419 vs $79,556 in Dayton). Lafayette has the higher median home value ($383,000 vs $372,900 in Dayton).

Population, income & housing

	Dayton	Lafayette
Population	2,668	4,428
Median age	36.3 yrs	34.2 yrs
Median household income	$79,556	$96,419
Median home value	$372,900	$383,000
Median gross rent	$1,882	$1,144
Housing units	773	1,432
Homeownership rate	82.6%	89.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.2%	16.1%
Unemployment rate	11.9%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dayton	Lafayette
Population	2,668 → 2,668 (+0.0%)	4,149 → 4,428 (+6.7%)
Median household income	$66,667 → $79,556 (+19.3%)	$76,319 → $96,419 (+26.3%)
Median home value	$198,000 → $372,900 (+88.3%)	$246,000 → $383,000 (+55.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,219 → $1,882 (+54.4%)	$1,097 → $1,144 (+4.3%)

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

Lafayette

Population

4,1494,428

Median household income

$76,319$96,419

Median home value

$246,000$383,000

Median gross rent

$1,097$1,144

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dayton	Lafayette
Under 5	6.9%	7.0%
5 to 17	19.0%	18.2%
18 to 24	9.0%	9.3%
25 to 34	13.0%	16.8%
35 to 44	9.6%	12.4%
45 to 54	10.8%	12.9%
55 to 64	16.3%	12.1%
65 to 74	9.2%	9.0%
75 and over	6.3%	2.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dayton	Lafayette
White (non-Hispanic)	62.8%	68.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	6.1%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	31.1%	26.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dayton	Lafayette
No high school diploma	18.9%	11.8%
High school graduate	27.0%	34.3%
Some college or associate's	32.9%	37.8%
Bachelor's degree	12.8%	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.5%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dayton	Lafayette
Drove alone	69.9%	76.3%
Carpooled	6.7%	13.1%
Public transit	0.5%	0.5%
Walked	3.0%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.5%	7.0%
Other means	2.4%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dayton	Lafayette
1-unit, detached	82.4%	82.0%
1-unit, attached	5.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	0.8%
5 to 19 units	0.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.6%	17.2%

Poverty & households

	Dayton	Lafayette
Poverty rate	18.1%	5.8%
Average household size	3.58	3.09
Mean commute (minutes)	28	34
Median year structure built	1976	2001