Dayton

Population: 136,741
Median household income: $43,454
Median home value: $93,200

Dayton is a community in Montgomery County, Ohio, home to 136,741 residents. At $43,454, its median household income sits below Montgomery County's $64,403.

From 2019 to 2023, Dayton's population declined 2.7% from 140,569 to 136,741, while its median home value rose 39.5% from $66,800 to $93,200.

71.2% of workers drive to work alone. 63.5% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 136,741
Median age: 34.2 yrs
Median household income: $43,454
Median home value: $93,200
Median gross rent: $866
Housing units: 69,640
Homeownership rate: 48.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.7%
Unemployment rate: 9.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

140,569136,741

Median household income

$32,540$43,454

Median home value

$66,800$93,200

Median gross rent

$706$866

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	140,569	$32,540	$66,800	$706
2020	140,444	$34,457	$69,400	$724
2021	138,416	$37,536	$73,300	$766
2022	137,305	$41,443	$86,200	$830
2023	136,741	$43,454	$93,200	$866

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 2414.5%

25 to 3415.1%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 5410.8%

55 to 6412.6%

65 to 748.5%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	8,620	6.3%
5 to 17	21,032	15.4%
18 to 24	19,784	14.5%
25 to 34	20,652	15.1%
35 to 44	15,886	11.6%
45 to 54	14,737	10.8%
55 to 64	17,259	12.6%
65 to 74	11,613	8.5%
75 and over	7,158	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	68,328	50.0%
Black or African American	51,729	37.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	200	0.1%
Asian	1,678	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	41	0.0%
Some other race	535	0.4%
Two or more races	6,639	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,591	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.9%

High school graduate30.9%

Some college or associate's35.5%

Bachelor's degree12.9%

Graduate or professional degree7.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	11,248	12.9%
High school graduate	26,974	30.9%
Some college or associate's	31,013	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	11,264	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6,806	7.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone71.2%

Carpooled9.7%

Public transit3.7%

Walked5.2%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home8.8%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	40,311	71.2%
Carpooled	5,498	9.7%
Public transit	2,087	3.7%
Walked	2,963	5.2%
Bicycle	136	0.2%
Worked from home	4,954	8.8%
Other means	648	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	17,266	33.4%
15 to 29 min	25,031	48.5%
30 to 44 min	5,279	10.2%
45 to 59 min	1,314	2.5%
60+ min	2,753	5.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.14
Poverty rate: 27.1% (33,777 of 124,748)

	Count	Share
Family households	28,194	48.6%
Nonfamily households	29,759	51.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1951

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	57,953	83.2%
Vacant	11,687	16.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	27,917	48.2%
Renter-occupied	30,036	51.8%

1-unit, detached63.5%

1-unit, attached6.7%

2 to 4 units9.3%

5 to 19 units10.5%

20 or more units9.0%

Mobile home & other1.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	44,189	63.5%
1-unit, attached	4,682	6.7%
2 to 4 units	6,493	9.3%
5 to 19 units	7,317	10.5%
20 or more units	6,267	9.0%
Mobile home & other	692	1.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3921000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 56 sq mi
Water area: 1.15 sq mi
Center point: 39.7847, -84.1996