COMPARING TWO PLACES
Dayton vs Carson
PLACE A
Dayton, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Carson, California
Dayton is 99% smaller than Carson. Carson earns more, with a median household income $50,255 higher.
DAYTONCARSONDIFFERENCE
Total population52890,808−99% vs Carson
Population density1,4044,848−3,444
Population growth-0.7%4.2%−4.9 pts
Median age44.441.7+2.7
Male52.4%48.9%+3.5 pts
Female47.6%51.1%−3.5 pts
Foreign-born0.4%32.9%−32.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic98.1%6.3%+91.8 pts
Black0.0%21.7%−21.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.6%39.1%−38.5 pts
Asian0.0%26.8%−26.8 pts
Other1.3%6.1%−4.7 pts
Median household income$58,448$108,703−$50,255
Per capita income$21,550$40,282−$18,732
Poverty rate8.4%8.7%−0.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3230.427−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher5.6%29.3%−23.7 pts
Graduate degree1.2%8.6%−7.5 pts
Unemployment rate19.0%7.8%+11.2 pts
Labor force participation51.1%61.2%−10.2 pts
Median home value$105,400$704,400−$599,000
Median gross rent$615$1,956−$1,341
Owner-occupied87.8%74.0%+13.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.6%4.3%+9.3 pts
Rent-burdened households61.9%50.5%+11.4 pts
Average commute38.227.5+10.7
Worked from home5.2%8.7%−3.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.6%−1.6 pts
Uninsured1.9%6.6%−4.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025