Dayton vs Yamhill

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

Dayton and Yamhill 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 1,179 in Yamhill). Yamhill has the higher median household income ($121,250 vs $79,556 in Dayton). Yamhill has the higher median home value ($414,100 vs $372,900 in Dayton).

Population, income & housing

	Dayton	Yamhill
Population	2,668	1,179
Median age	36.3 yrs	31.6 yrs
Median household income	$79,556	$121,250
Median home value	$372,900	$414,100
Median gross rent	$1,882	$1,500
Housing units	773	389
Homeownership rate	82.6%	88.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.2%	21.2%
Unemployment rate	11.9%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dayton	Yamhill
Population	2,668 → 2,668 (+0.0%)	1,346 → 1,179 (-12.4%)
Median household income	$66,667 → $79,556 (+19.3%)	$83,393 → $121,250 (+45.4%)
Median home value	$198,000 → $372,900 (+88.3%)	$274,400 → $414,100 (+50.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,219 → $1,882 (+54.4%)	$1,178 → $1,500 (+27.3%)

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

Yamhill

Population

1,3461,179

Median household income

$83,393$121,250

Median home value

$274,400$414,100

Median gross rent

$1,178$1,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dayton	Yamhill
Under 5	6.9%	9.7%
5 to 17	19.0%	19.7%
18 to 24	9.0%	8.3%
25 to 34	13.0%	20.4%
35 to 44	9.6%	10.5%
45 to 54	10.8%	10.2%
55 to 64	16.3%	9.1%
65 to 74	9.2%	7.8%
75 and over	6.3%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dayton	Yamhill
White (non-Hispanic)	62.8%	84.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	4.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.1%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	31.1%	9.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dayton	Yamhill
No high school diploma	18.9%	1.9%
High school graduate	27.0%	43.1%
Some college or associate's	32.9%	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	12.8%	16.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.5%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dayton	Yamhill
Drove alone	69.9%	84.6%
Carpooled	6.7%	6.1%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	3.0%	4.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.5%	4.6%
Other means	2.4%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dayton	Yamhill
1-unit, detached	82.4%	82.3%
1-unit, attached	5.0%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	0.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.6%	10.5%

Poverty & households

	Dayton	Yamhill
Poverty rate	18.1%	9.5%
Average household size	3.58	3.09
Mean commute (minutes)	28	35
Median year structure built	1976	1986