Dayton vs Worthington

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

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

Dayton has the higher population (572 vs 474 in Worthington). Worthington has the higher median household income ($71,583 vs $57,917 in Dayton). Worthington has the higher median home value ($133,900 vs $107,000 in Dayton).

Population, income & housing

	Dayton	Worthington
Population	572	474
Median age	43.6 yrs	39.2 yrs
Median household income	$57,917	$71,583
Median home value	$107,000	$133,900
Median gross rent	$610	$850
Housing units	220	239
Homeownership rate	85.6%	85.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.7%	20.7%
Unemployment rate	18.1%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dayton	Worthington
Population	480 → 572 (+19.2%)	693 → 474 (-31.6%)
Median household income	$50,341 → $57,917 (+15.0%)	$57,917 → $71,583 (+23.6%)
Median home value	$78,100 → $107,000 (+37.0%)	$91,900 → $133,900 (+45.7%)
Median gross rent	$556 → $610 (+9.7%)	$814 → $850 (+4.4%)

Dayton

Population

480572

Median household income

$50,341$57,917

Median home value

$78,100$107,000

Median gross rent

$556$610

Worthington

Population

693474

Median household income

$57,917$71,583

Median home value

$91,900$133,900

Median gross rent

$814$850

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dayton	Worthington
Under 5	4.5%	8.4%
5 to 17	19.2%	9.7%
18 to 24	10.7%	11.4%
25 to 34	5.9%	15.2%
35 to 44	14.2%	10.8%
45 to 54	16.4%	12.2%
55 to 64	11.9%	15.2%
65 to 74	8.9%	9.7%
75 and over	8.2%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dayton	Worthington
White (non-Hispanic)	97.6%	98.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dayton	Worthington
No high school diploma	12.3%	5.7%
High school graduate	51.5%	32.0%
Some college or associate's	25.6%	41.6%
Bachelor's degree	8.3%	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dayton	Worthington
Drove alone	86.1%	78.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	5.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	12.8%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.1%	10.9%
Other means	0.0%	4.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dayton	Worthington
1-unit, detached	82.7%	82.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	15.1%
5 to 19 units	7.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.5%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Dayton	Worthington
Poverty rate	8.6%	10.5%
Average household size	2.90	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	37	25
Median year structure built	1938	1942