Dayton

Population: 2,668
Median household income: $79,556
Median home value: $372,900

Dayton is a community in Yamhill County, Oregon, home to 2,668 residents. At $79,556, its median household income sits below Yamhill County's $87,084.

From 2019 to 2023, Dayton's population held roughly steady from 2,668 to 2,668, while its median home value rose 88.3% from $198,000 to $372,900.

82.4% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1976.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,668
Median age: 36.3 yrs
Median household income: $79,556
Median home value: $372,900
Median gross rent: $1,882
Housing units: 773
Homeownership rate: 82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.2%
Unemployment rate: 11.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,6682,668

Median household income

$66,667$79,556

Median home value

$198,000$372,900

Median gross rent

$1,219$1,882

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,668	$66,667	$198,000	$1,219
2020	2,726	$65,784	$218,900	$1,350
2021	2,672	$68,287	$247,600	$1,625
2022	2,677	$76,014	$307,600	$1,780
2023	2,668	$79,556	$372,900	$1,882

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

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1719.0%

18 to 249.0%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 449.6%

45 to 5410.8%

55 to 6416.3%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over6.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	183	6.9%
5 to 17	508	19.0%
18 to 24	239	9.0%
25 to 34	348	13.0%
35 to 44	255	9.6%
45 to 54	287	10.8%
55 to 64	434	16.3%
65 to 74	246	9.2%
75 and over	168	6.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,676	62.8%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	162	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	830	31.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.9%

High school graduate27.0%

Some college or associate's32.9%

Bachelor's degree12.8%

Graduate or professional degree8.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	329	18.9%
High school graduate	469	27.0%
Some college or associate's	571	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	222	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	147	8.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone69.9%

Carpooled6.7%

Public transit0.5%

Walked3.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home17.5%

Other means2.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	812	69.9%
Carpooled	78	6.7%
Public transit	6	0.5%
Walked	35	3.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	203	17.5%
Other means	28	2.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	257	26.8%
15 to 29 min	292	30.4%
30 to 44 min	114	11.9%
45 to 59 min	130	13.6%
60+ min	166	17.3%

Households

Average household size: 3.58
Poverty rate: 18.1% (484 of 2,668)

	Count	Share
Family households	642	86.5%
Nonfamily households	100	13.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	742	96.0%
Vacant	31	4.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	613	82.6%
Renter-occupied	129	17.4%

1-unit, detached82.4%

1-unit, attached5.0%

2 to 4 units1.8%

5 to 19 units0.1%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other10.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	637	82.4%
1-unit, attached	39	5.0%
2 to 4 units	14	1.8%
5 to 19 units	1	0.1%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	82	10.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4118250
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.84 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 45.2199, -123.0781