Dayton vs McMinnville

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

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

McMinnville has the higher population (34,493 vs 2,668 in Dayton). Dayton has the higher median household income ($79,556 vs $70,060 in McMinnville). McMinnville has the higher median home value ($391,100 vs $372,900 in Dayton).

Population, income & housing

	Dayton	McMinnville
Population	2,668	34,493
Median age	36.3 yrs	39.2 yrs
Median household income	$79,556	$70,060
Median home value	$372,900	$391,100
Median gross rent	$1,882	$1,290
Housing units	773	13,412
Homeownership rate	82.6%	61.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.2%	26.1%
Unemployment rate	11.9%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dayton	McMinnville
Population	2,668 → 2,668 (+0.0%)	34,010 → 34,493 (+1.4%)
Median household income	$66,667 → $79,556 (+19.3%)	$54,254 → $70,060 (+29.1%)
Median home value	$198,000 → $372,900 (+88.3%)	$247,400 → $391,100 (+58.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,219 → $1,882 (+54.4%)	$987 → $1,290 (+30.7%)

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

McMinnville

Population

34,01034,493

Median household income

$54,254$70,060

Median home value

$247,400$391,100

Median gross rent

$987$1,290

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dayton	McMinnville
Under 5	6.9%	3.9%
5 to 17	19.0%	18.4%
18 to 24	9.0%	10.5%
25 to 34	13.0%	12.2%
35 to 44	9.6%	11.5%
45 to 54	10.8%	12.5%
55 to 64	16.3%	11.7%
65 to 74	9.2%	10.1%
75 and over	6.3%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dayton	McMinnville
White (non-Hispanic)	62.8%	70.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	6.1%	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino	31.1%	20.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dayton	McMinnville
No high school diploma	18.9%	12.9%
High school graduate	27.0%	25.0%
Some college or associate's	32.9%	36.0%
Bachelor's degree	12.8%	16.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.5%	10.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dayton	McMinnville
Drove alone	69.9%	70.4%
Carpooled	6.7%	8.4%
Public transit	0.5%	0.6%
Walked	3.0%	6.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.9%
Worked from home	17.5%	11.2%
Other means	2.4%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dayton	McMinnville
1-unit, detached	82.4%	60.0%
1-unit, attached	5.0%	6.3%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	6.4%
5 to 19 units	0.1%	9.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	8.1%
Mobile home & other	10.6%	9.3%

Poverty & households

	Dayton	McMinnville
Poverty rate	18.1%	15.4%
Average household size	3.58	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	28	21
Median year structure built	1976	1990