Demographics of Dayton city, Texas

Dayton city, Texas had 10,226 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,775 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

10,226
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 9,058 ±25.; +21.0%
Change since July 2020: +1,775 people.; 31.4 ±2.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $59,691 ±$19,094
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, Texas's population grew 21.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Dayton city, Texas'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, Texas's population grew 21.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Dayton city, Texas'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	8,451	100.0	100.0
2021	8,759	103.6	100.2
2022	8,987	106.3	100.7
2023	9,332	110.4	101.6
2024	9,811	116.1	102.5
2025	10,226	121.0	103.1

Population of Dayton city, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	8,451	—
2021	8,759	+308
2022	8,987	+228
2023	9,332	+345
2024	9,811	+479
2025	10,226	+415

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 31.4 ±2.4: for men 30.6 ±2.0 and for women 35.8 ±5.9. 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	Texas	United States
Under 5	682 ±210	7.5% ±2.3	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,678 ±475	18.5% ±5.2	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	793 ±262	8.8% ±2.9	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,844 ±504	31.4% ±5.6	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,787 ±365	19.7% ±4.0	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,274 ±280	14.1% ±3.1	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $59,691 ±$19,094, and income per person $33,296 ±$4,618, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,476 ±$263 in Texas 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	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	630 ±253	20.3% ±7.9	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	568 ±248	18.3% ±7.8	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	224 to 720	7.3% to 23.0%	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	154 to 494	5.0% to 15.8%	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	266 ±128	8.6% ±4.1	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	431 ±145	13.9% ±4.5	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	419 ±192	13.5% ±6.1	12.5% ±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	Texas	United States
All ages	1,789 ±612	20.6% ±7.0	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	351 to 1,105	31.1% ±14.5	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	799 ±291	17.1% ±5.8	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	53 to 471	3.7% to 27.7%	12.0% ±0.1	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	Texas	United States
Housing units	3,471 ±310	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.6% ±11.2	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.6% to 16.2%	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	65.7% ±9.8	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	34.3% ±9.5	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$227,600 ±$19,913	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,045 ±$128	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	2000 ±4	1992 ±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	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,400 ±793	26.5% ±8.8	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,837 ±764	53.4% ±8.4	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,216 ±428	13.4% ±4.7	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 334	0% to 3.7%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	455 ±191	5.0% ±2.1	3.1% ±<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	Texas	United States
Born in the state	6,588 ±471	72.7% ±5.2	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,415 ±352	15.6% ±3.9	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,055 ±442	11.6% ±4.9	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 271	0% to 3.0%	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	932 ±430	10.3% ±4.7	10.2% ±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 Texas

284th of 428 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Places of Texas near Dayton city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Bacliff CDP	9,541 ±1,178
Kennedale city	9,439 ±25
Jacinto City city	9,432 ±26
Commerce city	9,383 ±20
Whitehouse city	9,122 ±19
Dayton city	9,058 ±25
Pearsall city	9,045 ±17
Travis Ranch CDP	9,025 ±1,446
Mont Belvieu city	9,020 ±18
Cleveland city	8,984 ±277
Aransas Pass city	8,972 ±549

Rankings this appears in

No. 6 Places in Texas by poverty rate
No. 75 Places in Texas by homeownership rate
No. 92 Places in Texas by foreign-born share
No. 133 Places in Texas by per capita income
No. 136 Places in Texas by median household income
No. 154 Places in Texas by Hispanic or Latino share

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