Dayton vs Liberty

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

Dayton and Liberty 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 8,491 in Liberty). Dayton has the higher median household income ($61,307 vs $52,341 in Liberty). Dayton has the higher median home value ($211,900 vs $127,200 in Liberty).

Population, income & housing

	Dayton	Liberty
Population	9,121	8,491
Median age	32.0 yrs	39.2 yrs
Median household income	$61,307	$52,341
Median home value	$211,900	$127,200
Median gross rent	$1,002	$1,097
Housing units	3,443	3,449
Homeownership rate	65.3%	68.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.0%	13.8%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dayton	Liberty
Population	7,952 → 9,121 (+14.7%)	9,131 → 8,491 (-7.0%)
Median household income	$52,179 → $61,307 (+17.5%)	$58,057 → $52,341 (-9.8%)
Median home value	$168,400 → $211,900 (+25.8%)	$93,600 → $127,200 (+35.9%)
Median gross rent	$839 → $1,002 (+19.4%)	$882 → $1,097 (+24.4%)

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

Liberty

Population

9,1318,491

Median household income

$58,057$52,341

Median home value

$93,600$127,200

Median gross rent

$882$1,097

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dayton	Liberty
Under 5	7.1%	7.7%
5 to 17	19.8%	15.0%
18 to 24	7.4%	8.4%
25 to 34	18.5%	12.4%
35 to 44	13.0%	18.6%
45 to 54	10.6%	12.5%
55 to 64	8.8%	8.6%
65 to 74	10.7%	8.6%
75 and over	4.0%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dayton	Liberty
White (non-Hispanic)	53.0%	55.4%
Black or African American	18.0%	7.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	2.4%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.1%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	22.5%	31.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dayton	Liberty
No high school diploma	17.2%	20.8%
High school graduate	29.6%	34.2%
Some college or associate's	37.2%	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	10.7%	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dayton	Liberty
Drove alone	75.5%	70.4%
Carpooled	13.7%	21.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.8%	7.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dayton	Liberty
1-unit, detached	72.9%	63.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	7.9%
5 to 19 units	13.1%	10.2%
20 or more units	2.6%	3.4%
Mobile home & other	8.0%	11.5%

Poverty & households

	Dayton	Liberty
Poverty rate	18.8%	21.9%
Average household size	2.81	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	34	25
Median year structure built	2000	1976