Dayton vs Graysville

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

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

Dayton has the higher population (7,191 vs 1,371 in Graysville). Dayton has the higher median household income ($56,692 vs $38,750 in Graysville). Dayton has the higher median home value ($152,200 vs $95,300 in Graysville).

Population, income & housing

	Dayton	Graysville
Population	7,191	1,371
Median age	39.7 yrs	37.9 yrs
Median household income	$56,692	$38,750
Median home value	$152,200	$95,300
Median gross rent	$807	$764
Housing units	3,274	662
Homeownership rate	51.6%	56.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.0%	9.8%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	14.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dayton	Graysville
Population	7,344 → 7,191 (-2.1%)	1,722 → 1,371 (-20.4%)
Median household income	$36,393 → $56,692 (+55.8%)	$38,083 → $38,750 (+1.8%)
Median home value	$99,000 → $152,200 (+53.7%)	$67,800 → $95,300 (+40.6%)
Median gross rent	$678 → $807 (+19.0%)	$686 → $764 (+11.4%)

Dayton

Population

7,3447,191

Median household income

$36,393$56,692

Median home value

$99,000$152,200

Median gross rent

$678$807

Graysville

Population

1,7221,371

Median household income

$38,083$38,750

Median home value

$67,800$95,300

Median gross rent

$686$764

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dayton	Graysville
Under 5	8.7%	6.1%
5 to 17	8.8%	18.4%
18 to 24	15.2%	5.7%
25 to 34	11.8%	13.8%
35 to 44	17.1%	14.2%
45 to 54	7.9%	16.8%
55 to 64	12.1%	7.7%
65 to 74	12.3%	10.6%
75 and over	5.9%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dayton	Graysville
White (non-Hispanic)	78.1%	90.2%
Black or African American	3.0%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.9%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	12.2%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dayton	Graysville
No high school diploma	18.9%	16.2%
High school graduate	43.5%	44.3%
Some college or associate's	17.6%	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	14.2%	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dayton	Graysville
Drove alone	76.6%	76.5%
Carpooled	14.6%	13.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.0%	10.6%
Other means	1.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dayton	Graysville
1-unit, detached	61.1%	45.3%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	32.4%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	2.9%
20 or more units	1.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	49.4%

Poverty & households

	Dayton	Graysville
Poverty rate	20.3%	18.6%
Average household size	2.27	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	19	25
Median year structure built	1985	1982