Cleveland vs Dayton

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

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

Dayton has the higher population (9,121 vs 8,137 in Cleveland). Dayton has the higher median household income ($61,307 vs $54,888 in Cleveland). Dayton has the higher median home value ($211,900 vs $153,200 in Cleveland).

Population, income & housing

	Cleveland	Dayton
Population	8,137	9,121
Median age	31.5 yrs	32.0 yrs
Median household income	$54,888	$61,307
Median home value	$153,200	$211,900
Median gross rent	$928	$1,002
Housing units	2,838	3,443
Homeownership rate	59.0%	65.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.4%	16.0%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	7.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cleveland	Dayton
Population	8,061 → 8,137 (+0.9%)	7,952 → 9,121 (+14.7%)
Median household income	$41,407 → $54,888 (+32.6%)	$52,179 → $61,307 (+17.5%)
Median home value	$91,100 → $153,200 (+68.2%)	$168,400 → $211,900 (+25.8%)
Median gross rent	$691 → $928 (+34.3%)	$839 → $1,002 (+19.4%)

Cleveland

Population

8,0618,137

Median household income

$41,407$54,888

Median home value

$91,100$153,200

Median gross rent

$691$928

Dayton

Population

7,9529,121

Median household income

$52,179$61,307

Median home value

$168,400$211,900

Median gross rent

$839$1,002

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cleveland	Dayton
Under 5	8.4%	7.1%
5 to 17	20.1%	19.8%
18 to 24	8.3%	7.4%
25 to 34	20.1%	18.5%
35 to 44	8.0%	13.0%
45 to 54	8.5%	10.6%
55 to 64	14.4%	8.8%
65 to 74	8.2%	10.7%
75 and over	4.1%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cleveland	Dayton
White (non-Hispanic)	30.7%	53.0%
Black or African American	28.2%	18.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.0%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	39.3%	22.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cleveland	Dayton
No high school diploma	18.8%	17.2%
High school graduate	43.3%	29.6%
Some college or associate's	27.4%	37.2%
Bachelor's degree	4.4%	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cleveland	Dayton
Drove alone	80.7%	75.5%
Carpooled	5.1%	13.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.9%	10.8%
Other means	1.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cleveland	Dayton
1-unit, detached	52.5%	72.9%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.8%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	5.4%	13.1%
20 or more units	2.8%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	22.5%	8.0%

Poverty & households

	Cleveland	Dayton
Poverty rate	18.8%	18.8%
Average household size	2.99	2.81
Mean commute (minutes)	34	34
Median year structure built	1983	2000