Ohio · Census place 21000
Dayton city, OH
Quick answer
Dayton city has 136,741 residents, ranking #6 of 1265 places in Ohio. Median household income is $43,454, the median home is worth $93,200 and median gross rent runs $866 a month.
- Population
- 136,741Dayton city residents
- Median household income
- $43,454Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $93,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $866Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 48.2%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 23.9% 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 2.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 27.1% of residents and 48.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Ohio.
- Cincinnati city 309,595
- Toledo city 268,461
- Akron city 189,526
- Parma city 80,131
- Canton city 70,105
- Lorain city 65,207
- Hamilton city 63,124
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