Demographics of Dayton city, Minnesota

Dayton city, Minnesota had 11,402 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +3,970 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Dayton city, in four figures

11,402
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 9,095 ±26.; +53.4%
Change since July 2020: +3,970 people.; 40.2 ±2.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $148,947 ±$16,697
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Dayton city, Minnesota's population grew 53.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Dayton city, Minnesota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Dayton city, Minnesota's population grew 53.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Dayton city, Minnesota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	7,432	100.0	100.0
2021	8,212	110.5	100.2
2022	9,239	124.3	100.7
2023	10,193	137.2	101.6
2024	10,767	144.9	102.5
2025	11,402	153.4	103.1

Population of Dayton city, Minnesota on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	7,432	—
2021	8,212	+780
2022	9,239	+1,027
2023	10,193	+954
2024	10,767	+574
2025	11,402	+635

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.2 ±2.3: for men 41.9 ±3.5 and for women 38.7 ±1.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Dayton city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under 5	546 ±179	6.0% ±2.0	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,984 ±333	21.8% ±3.7	17.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	386 ±134	4.2% ±1.5	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,368 ±317	26.0% ±3.5	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,739 ±451	30.1% ±5.0	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,072 ±250	11.8% ±2.7	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $148,947 ±$16,697, and income per person $68,549 ±$8,440, in 2024 dollars. The median is $89,062 ±$409 in Minnesota and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Dayton city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under $25,000	47 to 259	1.5% to 7.9%	11.7% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	0 to 183	0% to 5.6%	14.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	449 ±156	13.7% ±4.7	15.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	289 ±119	8.8% ±3.6	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	698 ±242	21.3% ±7.3	19.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	459 ±162	14.0% ±4.9	11.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,142 ±255	34.8% ±7.5	13.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Dayton city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Minnesota	United States
All ages	103 to 445	1.1% to 4.9%	9.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 91	0% to 3.6%	10.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	15 to 151	0.3% to 3.3%	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	28 to 288	1.6% to 13.9%	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Dayton city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Dayton city	Minnesota	United States
Housing units	3,327 ±215	2,545,030 ±1,535	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	98.5% ±8.7	90.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0% to 3.9%	9.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	93.0% ±3.5	72.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	7.0% ±3.1	27.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$511,300 ±$37,671	$329,300 ±$903	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,651 ±$321	$1,280 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	2011 ±5	1979 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Dayton city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	181 to 883	2.0% to 9.7%	6.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,972 ±625	76.7% ±6.9	75.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	179 to 761	2.0% to 8.4%	6.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	81 to 359	0.9% to 3.9%	5.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to 0.2%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 71	0% to 0.8%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	398 to 1,350	4.4% to 14.8%	4.5% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Dayton city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Born in the state	6,556 ±519	72.1% ±5.7	67.1% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,903 ±444	20.9% ±4.9	23.4% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 14	0% to 0.2%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	314 to 958	3.5% to 10.5%	8.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	419 ±206	4.6% ±2.3	5.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	23 to 411	0.3% to 4.5%	3.6% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Dayton city among the places of Minnesota

109th of 152 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Minnesota page.

Places of Minnesota near Dayton city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Arden Hills city	9,658 ±26
Waseca city	9,164 ±22
Oak Grove city	9,130 ±30
Little Falls city	9,121 ±51
Mound city	9,107 ±20
Dayton city	9,095 ±26
East Grand Forks city	9,028 ±20
Baxter city	8,966 ±40
Thief River Falls city	8,823 ±31
Minnetrista city	8,708 ±66
Waite Park city	8,399 ±29

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Minnesota by median rent
No. 2 Places in Minnesota by homeownership rate
No. 4 Places in Minnesota by median household income
No. 6 Places in Minnesota by per capita income
No. 10 Places by homeownership rate
No. 10 Places in Minnesota by median age

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026