Dayton vs McGaheysville

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

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

Dayton has the higher population (2,023 vs 1,155 in McGaheysville). Dayton has the higher median household income ($87,763 vs $67,125 in McGaheysville). Dayton has the higher median home value ($338,000 vs $302,300 in McGaheysville).

Population, income & housing

	Dayton	McGaheysville
Population	2,023	1,155
Median age	34.5 yrs	33.2 yrs
Median household income	$87,763	$67,125
Median home value	$338,000	$302,300
Median gross rent	$958	$1,449
Housing units	811	477
Homeownership rate	69.2%	66.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.4%	27.4%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dayton	McGaheysville
Population	1,501 → 2,023 (+34.8%)	1,006 → 1,155 (+14.8%)
Median household income	$64,167 → $87,763 (+36.8%)	$66,500 → $67,125 (+0.9%)
Median home value	$230,500 → $338,000 (+46.6%)	$235,400 → $302,300 (+28.4%)
Median gross rent	$769 → $958 (+24.6%)	$1,295 → $1,449 (+11.9%)

Dayton

Population

1,5012,023

Median household income

$64,167$87,763

Median home value

$230,500$338,000

Median gross rent

$769$958

McGaheysville

Population

1,0061,155

Median household income

$66,500$67,125

Median home value

$235,400$302,300

Median gross rent

$1,295$1,449

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dayton	McGaheysville
Under 5	8.9%	2.8%
5 to 17	13.6%	23.7%
18 to 24	8.3%	13.7%
25 to 34	20.2%	15.2%
35 to 44	11.9%	10.6%
45 to 54	10.7%	15.0%
55 to 64	14.3%	9.9%
65 to 74	7.8%	6.3%
75 and over	4.3%	2.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dayton	McGaheysville
White (non-Hispanic)	75.6%	58.9%
Black or African American	3.9%	2.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	16.2%	37.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dayton	McGaheysville
No high school diploma	10.6%	20.7%
High school graduate	22.6%	31.8%
Some college or associate's	23.5%	20.1%
Bachelor's degree	23.1%	16.8%
Graduate or professional degree	20.2%	10.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dayton	McGaheysville
Drove alone	86.5%	95.0%
Carpooled	5.8%	2.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.7%	2.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dayton	McGaheysville
1-unit, detached	83.5%	75.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.9%
2 to 4 units	7.9%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	5.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	13.0%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	Dayton	McGaheysville
Poverty rate	4.7%	16.0%
Average household size	2.59	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	18	28
Median year structure built	1964	1990