CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Dayton

Wyoming · 560 residents · 0.55 sq mi

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Dayton is a city of 560 people in Wyoming. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $54,000. The median age is 36.3, about 3 years above the US median. Owners hold 73% of the housing stock. The population has fallen 17% since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 21%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

560

−17%vs 2000

vs 678 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.3

−11%vs 2000

vs 40.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.55 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024992

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.4%(30)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 911.4%(64)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.5%(31)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.3%(52)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.4%(19)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.9%(72)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.2%(85)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5413.9%(78)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648%(45)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.6%(54)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.6%(26)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(4)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,194

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,597 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,947

−33%vs 2000

vs $16,389 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.0%

+9.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$54,000

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $89,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$369

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $516 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.3%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.7% in 2000

26.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.1%(638)

Black0.1%(1)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(11)

Asian0.4%(3)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.1%(555)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(8)

Asian0.4%(2)

Other0.5%(3)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican0.8%(8)

Cuban0.7%(7)

Mexican0.4%(4)

Asian origin

Filipino1.4%(14)

Asian Indian0.3%(3)

Ancestry

German23.1%(229)

English10.9%(108)

Irish4.9%(49)

American4.3%(43)

French2.5%(25)

Norwegian1.8%(18)

Polish1.5%(15)

Swedish1.5%(15)

Italian1.3%(13)

Scottish0.8%(8)

Belgian0.7%(7)

Czech0.5%(5)

+ 9 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.5%(5)

Ukrainian0.5%(5)

Croatian0.3%(3)

Swiss0.3%(3)

Welsh0.3%(3)

Danish0.2%(2)

Romanian0.2%(2)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(2)

French Canadian0.1%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest French population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.3%

−4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

85.2%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.6%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.6 min

+5%vs 2000

vs 23.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married34.3%(157)

Married47.8%(219)

Widowed5%(23)

Divorced12.9%(59)

Women 15+

Never married22.9%(79)

Married58%(200)

Widowed7.2%(25)

Divorced11.9%(41)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.6%

−7.6 ptssince 2013

from 11.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

61.6%

−9.7 ptssince 2020

from 71.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

20.7%

+4.7 ptssince 2020

from 16.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.2%

+3.7 ptssince 2020

from 21.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

5.2%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 5.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.5%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

85.3%

−4.1 ptssince 2020

from 89.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

31.0%

+3.9 ptssince 2020

from 27.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)45.8%(49)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)28%(30)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era18.7%(20)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.7%(4)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 107 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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