Dayton

Population: 5,703
Median household income: $62,500
Median home value: $144,100

Dayton, a community in Campbell County, Kentucky, has 5,703 residents. The median household income of $62,500 is below the Campbell County median ($77,271).

From 2019 to 2023, Dayton's population grew 3.8% from 5,496 to 5,703, while its median home value rose 34.7% from $107,000 to $144,100.

The median gross rent is $1,086. 24.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,703
Median age: 39.2 yrs
Median household income: $62,500
Median home value: $144,100
Median gross rent: $1,086
Housing units: 2,699
Homeownership rate: 61.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,4965,703

Median household income

$52,515$62,500

Median home value

$107,000$144,100

Median gross rent

$855$1,086

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,496	$52,515	$107,000	$855
2020	5,550	$53,345	$112,000	$824
2021	5,641	$55,130	$112,800	$840
2022	5,674	$61,432	$131,400	$937
2023	5,703	$62,500	$144,100	$1,086

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1715.0%

18 to 2410.2%

25 to 3412.6%

35 to 4414.7%

45 to 5414.4%

55 to 6411.4%

65 to 748.8%

75 and over6.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	341	6.0%
5 to 17	856	15.0%
18 to 24	582	10.2%
25 to 34	716	12.6%
35 to 44	841	14.7%
45 to 54	824	14.4%
55 to 64	648	11.4%
65 to 74	500	8.8%
75 and over	395	6.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,100	89.4%
Black or African American	79	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	20	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	361	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	143	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.3%

High school graduate38.3%

Some college or associate's27.0%

Bachelor's degree16.2%

Graduate or professional degree8.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	405	10.3%
High school graduate	1,503	38.3%
Some college or associate's	1,059	27.0%
Bachelor's degree	636	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	321	8.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone67.7%

Carpooled13.0%

Public transit1.1%

Walked5.8%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home10.8%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,837	67.7%
Carpooled	352	13.0%
Public transit	29	1.1%
Walked	158	5.8%
Bicycle	6	0.2%
Worked from home	292	10.8%
Other means	40	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	596	24.6%
15 to 29 min	1,221	50.4%
30 to 44 min	448	18.5%
45 to 59 min	124	5.1%
60+ min	33	1.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.28
Poverty rate: 18.3% (1,037 of 5,659)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,336	54.2%
Nonfamily households	1,130	45.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,466	91.4%
Vacant	233	8.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,512	61.3%
Renter-occupied	954	38.7%

1-unit, detached68.1%

1-unit, attached3.6%

2 to 4 units7.3%

5 to 19 units9.7%

20 or more units11.4%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,837	68.1%
1-unit, attached	96	3.6%
2 to 4 units	197	7.3%
5 to 19 units	262	9.7%
20 or more units	307	11.4%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2120350
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.3 sq mi
Water area: 0.63 sq mi
Center point: 39.1123, -84.4628