Demographics of Dayton city, Ohio

Dayton city, Ohio had 136,688 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −719 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

136,688
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 136,579 ±56.; −0.5%
Change since July 2020: −719 people.; 34.1 ±1.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $45,247 ±$1,703
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, Ohio's population shrank 0.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Dayton city, Ohio'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, Ohio's population shrank 0.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Dayton city, Ohio'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	137,407	100.0	100.0
2021	136,785	99.5	100.2
2022	135,977	99.0	100.7
2023	135,989	99.0	101.6
2024	136,224	99.1	102.5
2025	136,688	99.5	103.1

Population of Dayton city, Ohio on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	137,407	—
2021	136,785	−622
2022	135,977	−808
2023	135,989	+12
2024	136,224	+235
2025	136,688	+464

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 34.1 ±1.0: for men 33.5 ±1.1 and for women 34.7 ±1.2. 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	Ohio	United States
Under 5	8,637 ±766	6.3% ±0.6	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	20,522 ±1,158	15.0% ±0.8	16.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	19,767 ±1,258	14.5% ±0.9	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	37,547 ±1,486	27.5% ±1.1	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	30,870 ±1,365	22.6% ±1.0	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	19,236 ±1,029	14.1% ±0.8	18.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $45,247 ±$1,703, and income per person $27,444 ±$1,091, in 2024 dollars. The median is $71,389 ±$321 in Ohio 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	Ohio	United States
Under $25,000	17,577 ±1,207	30.1% ±1.9	16.3% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	14,513 ±1,149	24.8% ±1.9	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	10,343 ±888	17.7% ±1.5	16.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	5,991 ±584	10.2% ±1.0	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	5,613 ±670	9.6% ±1.1	17.1% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,471 ±429	4.2% ±0.7	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,969 ±484	3.4% ±0.8	9.1% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

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	Ohio	United States
All ages	33,612 ±2,334	26.9% ±1.9	13.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	11,493 ±1,198	40.6% ±3.5	17.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	16,224 ±1,220	23.6% ±1.6	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	5,895 ±646	21.4% ±2.1	10.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Dayton city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Dayton city	Ohio	United States
Housing units	70,335 ±1,237	5,292,391 ±464	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	83.1% ±1.2	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	16.9% ±1.0	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	48.4% ±1.9	67.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	51.6% ±1.9	32.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$100,600 ±$4,075	$214,800 ±$742	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$918 ±$23	$1,034 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1951 ±1	1970 ±1	1980 ±1

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	Ohio	United States
Hispanic or Latino	7,759 ±907	5.7% ±0.7	4.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	68,193 ±1,874	49.9% ±1.4	75.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	51,305 ±1,794	37.6% ±1.3	12.0% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,822 ±340	1.3% ±0.2	2.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	33 to 227	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 96	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	714 ±260	0.5% ±0.2	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	6,617 ±860	4.8% ±0.6	4.3% ±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	Ohio	United States
Born in the state	95,355 ±1,595	69.8% ±1.2	74.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	32,224 ±1,432	23.6% ±1.0	19.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,710 ±396	1.3% ±0.3	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	7,290 ±990	5.3% ±0.7	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	2,472 ±423	1.8% ±0.3	2.8% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	4,818 ±951	3.5% ±0.7	2.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Dayton city among the places of Ohio

6th of 292 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Ohio page.

Places of Ohio near Dayton city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Columbus city	914,802 ±302
Cleveland city	366,097 ±76
Cincinnati city	311,224 ±60
Toledo city	267,463 ±87
Akron city	189,247 ±87
Dayton city	136,579 ±56
Parma city	79,870 ±45
Canton city	69,755 ±48
Lorain city	65,395 ±103
Hamilton city	63,468 ±91
Youngstown city	59,331 ±33

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Dayton city, Ohio

Rankings this appears in

No. 8 Places in Ohio by poverty rate
No. 29 Places in Ohio by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 47 Places in Ohio by foreign-born share
No. 74 Places by poverty rate
No. 140 Places in Ohio by median rent
No. 211 Places in Ohio 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