Minnesota · Census place 15022
Dayton city, MN
Quick answer
Dayton city has 8,381 residents, ranking #113 of 914 places in Minnesota. Median household income is $137,383, the median home is worth $510,600 and median gross rent runs $1,353 a month.
- Population
- 8,381Dayton city residents
- Median household income
- $137,383Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $510,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,353Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 94.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Dayton city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Dayton city median would spend about 11.8% 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 3.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 2.8% of residents and 94.9% 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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