Indiana · Census place 17002
Dayton town, IN
Quick answer
Dayton town has 1,049 residents, ranking #347 of 976 places in Indiana. Median household income is $74,417, the median home is worth $169,500 and median gross rent runs $956 a month.
- Population
- 1,049Dayton town residents
- Median household income
- $74,417Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $169,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $956Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 33.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 78.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Dayton town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Dayton town median would spend about 15.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.5% of residents and 78.3% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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- English town 1,025
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