Dayton is home to 500 people in Idaho. Owners hold 94% of the housing stock. 0% of locals were born outside the United States. This skews young, with a median age of 34.5. Poverty is uncommon here, at 2.8% of locals. There are 75 people per square mile.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $82,083, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.5
US median: 38.9
Average education
31% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 79%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Dayton
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$99,123 → $308,300(+211%)US over the same years: +67%
White share99.2% → 95.4%(−3.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median age24.0 → 34.5(+10.5 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)19%(4)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)38.1%(8)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era47.6%(10)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War9.5%(2)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 21 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Dayton, decade by decade
Dayton population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
366
$59,001
$99,123
16.1%
2.0
2000
444
$66,385
$172,146
16.3%
7.2
2010
463
$75,525
$260,094
18.6%
19.6
2020
510
$88,306
$221,197
20.6%
20.3
2024
500
$82,083
$308,300
30.6%
11.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
