Dayton vs Ranchester

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

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

Ranchester has the higher population (1,069 vs 957 in Dayton). Dayton has the higher median household income ($78,750 vs $65,568 in Ranchester). Ranchester has the higher median home value ($295,900 vs $282,700 in Dayton).

Population, income & housing

	Dayton	Ranchester
Population	957	1,069
Median age	40.7 yrs	34.3 yrs
Median household income	$78,750	$65,568
Median home value	$282,700	$295,900
Median gross rent	$791	$765
Housing units	359	388
Homeownership rate	87.9%	82.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.5%	33.8%
Unemployment rate	0.4%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dayton	Ranchester
Population	771 → 957 (+24.1%)	1,117 → 1,069 (-4.3%)
Median household income	$82,625 → $78,750 (-4.7%)	$63,750 → $65,568 (+2.9%)
Median home value	$253,400 → $282,700 (+11.6%)	$238,100 → $295,900 (+24.3%)
Median gross rent	$738 → $791 (+7.2%)	$971 → $765 (-21.2%)

Dayton

Population

771957

Median household income

$82,625$78,750

Median home value

$253,400$282,700

Median gross rent

$738$791

Ranchester

Population

1,1171,069

Median household income

$63,750$65,568

Median home value

$238,100$295,900

Median gross rent

$971$765

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dayton	Ranchester
Under 5	1.7%	5.2%
5 to 17	26.6%	27.5%
18 to 24	5.2%	8.5%
25 to 34	11.8%	12.7%
35 to 44	9.8%	12.7%
45 to 54	10.9%	15.7%
55 to 64	9.8%	7.2%
65 to 74	18.0%	7.1%
75 and over	6.2%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dayton	Ranchester
White (non-Hispanic)	94.9%	93.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	3.3%
Asian	1.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dayton	Ranchester
No high school diploma	1.4%	4.3%
High school graduate	30.5%	29.5%
Some college or associate's	35.5%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	19.7%	24.5%
Graduate or professional degree	12.9%	9.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dayton	Ranchester
Drove alone	81.2%	79.9%
Carpooled	7.7%	10.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	7.9%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.2%	6.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dayton	Ranchester
1-unit, detached	91.1%	74.0%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	3.9%	15.7%

Poverty & households

	Dayton	Ranchester
Poverty rate	1.0%	13.8%
Average household size	2.83	2.85
Mean commute (minutes)	26	24
Median year structure built	1978	1984