Dayton, KY

Census Place

2024 Population

5,743

US Senator

Mitch McConnell

Republican Party

US Senator

Rand Paul

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

39.6

1.02% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

15.9%

13.3% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$65,992

5.59% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$163,500

13.5% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Dayton, KY is home to a population of 5.74k people, from which 99.1% are citizens.

As of 2024, 1.67% of Dayton, KY residents were born outside of the country (96 people).

In 2024, there were 20.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.1k people) in Dayton, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 254 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 111 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.1%

2024 Citizenship

99.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.1% of Dayton, KY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Dayton, KY was 99.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Dayton, KY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Dayton, KY

White (Non-Hispanic)
5.1k ± 209
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
254 ± 124
Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
111 ± 107

2.77%

Hispanic Population

159 people

2.77% of the people in Dayton, KY are hispanic (159 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Dayton, KY as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Kentucky.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
34,417 ± 4,537 people
Cuba
21,613 ± 3,601 people
India
11,987 ± 2,684 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kentucky was Mexico, the natal country of 34,417 Kentucky residents, followed by Cuba with 21,613 and India with 11,987.

Foreign-Born Population

1.67%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

96 people

1.7%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

97 people

As of 2024, 1.67% of Dayton, KY residents (96 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Dayton, KY was 1.7%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Dayton, KY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
102 ± 66
Gulf War (1990s)
71 ± 82
Gulf War (2001-)
26 ± 36

Dayton, KY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.44 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Dayton, KY.

Economy

The economy of Dayton, KY employs 2.89k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Dayton, KY were Health Care & Social Assistance (391 people), Accommodation & Food Services (349 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (340 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($96,435), Information ($83,182), and Finance & Insurance ($69,423).

Employment

Occupations

2.89k

2024 Value

± 363

4.25%

1 Year growth

± 16.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Dayton, KY grew at a rate of 4.25%, from 2.77k employees to 2.89k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Dayton, KY, are Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (393 people), Management Occupations (259 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (257 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Dayton, KY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Kentucky.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Kentucky (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2.89k

2024 Value

± 363

4.25%

1 Year growth

± 16.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Dayton, KY grew at a rate of 4.25%, from 2.77k employees to 2.89k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Dayton, KY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (391 people), Accommodation & Food Services (349 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (340 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Dayton, KY, though some of these residents may live in Dayton, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$56,625

Median earning men ± $10,646

$34,411

Median earning women ± $2,921

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($94,464), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($92,708), and Information ($83,977).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($66,375), Public Administration ($60,200), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($40,733).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Dayton, KY was $163,500 in 2024, which is 0.491 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $144,100 to $163,500, a 13.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Dayton, KY is 57.1%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Dayton, KY have an average commute time of 22.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Dayton, KY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$163,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$28,660

$1,447

Median Property Taxes

±$252

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Dayton, KY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Dayton, KY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

57.1%

Homeownership

2024

57.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 57.1% of the housing units in Dayton, KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 61.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Dayton, KY compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$65,992

Median Household Income

± $6,515

2.53k

Number of Households

± 342

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.53k households in Dayton, KY grew to $65,992 from the previous year's value of $62,500.

The following chart displays the households in Dayton, KY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Dayton, KY is from Kentucky.

0.446

2024 Wage GINI in Kentucky

0.449

2023 Wage GINI in Kentucky

In 2024, the income inequality in Kentucky was 0.446 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.585% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Kentucky was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kentucky in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Kentucky across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (69.5%)
Worked At Home (12.7%)
Carpooled (10.4%)

In 2024, 69.5% of workers in Dayton, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12.7%) and those who carpooled to work (10.4%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

22.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Dayton, KY have a shorter commute time (22.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.361% of the workforce in Dayton, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Dayton, KY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Dayton, KY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Dayton, KY have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

15.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Dayton, KY (904 out of 5.69k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 45 - 54, followed by Males 75+ and then Males 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Dayton, KY is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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