Dayton vs Willamina

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

Dayton and Willamina 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 2,216 in Willamina). Dayton has the higher median household income ($79,556 vs $56,211 in Willamina). Dayton has the higher median home value ($372,900 vs $265,300 in Willamina).

Population, income & housing

	Dayton	Willamina
Population	2,668	2,216
Median age	36.3 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$79,556	$56,211
Median home value	$372,900	$265,300
Median gross rent	$1,882	$1,128
Housing units	773	896
Homeownership rate	82.6%	53.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.2%	6.6%
Unemployment rate	11.9%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dayton	Willamina
Population	2,668 → 2,668 (+0.0%)	2,450 → 2,216 (-9.6%)
Median household income	$66,667 → $79,556 (+19.3%)	$48,333 → $56,211 (+16.3%)
Median home value	$198,000 → $372,900 (+88.3%)	$166,900 → $265,300 (+59.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,219 → $1,882 (+54.4%)	$918 → $1,128 (+22.9%)

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

Willamina

Population

2,4502,216

Median household income

$48,333$56,211

Median home value

$166,900$265,300

Median gross rent

$918$1,128

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dayton	Willamina
Under 5	6.9%	6.8%
5 to 17	19.0%	17.3%
18 to 24	9.0%	7.9%
25 to 34	13.0%	12.7%
35 to 44	9.6%	11.4%
45 to 54	10.8%	14.9%
55 to 64	16.3%	17.6%
65 to 74	9.2%	7.6%
75 and over	6.3%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dayton	Willamina
White (non-Hispanic)	62.8%	73.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	7.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.1%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	31.1%	16.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dayton	Willamina
No high school diploma	18.9%	8.6%
High school graduate	27.0%	39.9%
Some college or associate's	32.9%	45.0%
Bachelor's degree	12.8%	5.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.5%	1.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dayton	Willamina
Drove alone	69.9%	71.8%
Carpooled	6.7%	20.0%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	3.0%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.5%	5.7%
Other means	2.4%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dayton	Willamina
1-unit, detached	82.4%	67.9%
1-unit, attached	5.0%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	16.6%
5 to 19 units	0.1%	7.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.6%	4.5%

Poverty & households

	Dayton	Willamina
Poverty rate	18.1%	8.3%
Average household size	3.58	2.77
Mean commute (minutes)	28	33
Median year structure built	1976	1977