2024 population: 799,469 ( 5,287 from 2020)
Land area: 4800.0 square miles
Population density: 166.6 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	702,825	87.91%	0.7%
Black:	36,261	4.54%	8.6%
Indian:	1,994	0.25%	4.3%
Asian:	13,594	1.70%	15.8%
2+ races:	20,691	2.59%	12.6%
Hispanic:	24,104	3.02%	16.7%

Total non-White:	96,644	12.09%	12.3%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	37,110	11.7
Deaths:	42,741	13.5
Net Migration:	5,699	1.8
Net Immigration:	4,997	1.6

Change in White population:	-5,288	-0.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	10,575	1.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
794,182
708,113	89.16%
33,392	4.20%
1,912	0.24%
11,737	1.48%
18,379	2.31%
20,649	2.60%
86,069	10.84%

2010
1,323,852
1,105,645	83.52%
143,177	10.82%
2,701	0.20%
18,440	1.39%
25,759	1.95%
26,274	1.98%
218,207	16.48%

2000
1,337,641
1,147,102	85.76%
141,036	10.54%
2,854	0.21%
13,762	1.03%
16,479	1.23%
14,702	1.10%
190,539	14.24%

1990
1,324,225
1,169,818	88.34%
132,417	10.00%
2,807	0.21%
10,799	0.82%
n/a
8,384	0.63%
154,407	11.66%

1980
1,308,241
1,168,222	89.30%
124,187	9.49%
1,647	0.13%
5,667	0.43%
n/a
7,714	0.59%
140,019	10.70%

1970
1,312,809
1,190,423	90.68%
112,650	8.58%
650	0.05%
1,788	0.14%
n/a
6,314	0.48%
122,386	9.32%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
84,008	6.3
76,695	5.8
-14,677	-1.1
6,748	0.5

-397,532	-30.0
-132,138	-10.0

Number	Rate
2000's
91,930	6.9
70,169	5.2
-20,229	-1.5
4,239	0.3

-41,457	-3.1
27,668	2.1

Number	Rate
1990's
101,652	7.7
70,901	5.4
-8,881	-0.7
2,098	0.2

-22,716	-1.7
36,132	2.7

Number	Rate
1980's
197,940	15.1
114,229	8.7
-61,912	-4.7
n/a

1,596	0.1
14,388	1.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-125,079	-9.5
n/a

-22,201	-1.7
17,633	1.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Dayton, OH-IN Market Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
40.0
296,936	37.1%
502,533	62.9%
246,886	30.9%

547,549
2.36

341,698	62.4%
251,623	73.6%
37,505	11.0%
205,851	37.6%

2010
Number	Percent
39.4
312,757	23.6%
1,011,095	76.4%
200,123	15.1%

533,106
2.42

350,778	65.8%
257,240	73.3%
39,524	11.3%
182,328	34.2%

2000
Number	Percent
36.6
338,233	25.3%
999,408	74.7%
183,270	13.7%

527,320
2.47

361,617	68.6%
283,001	78.3%
36,827	10.2%
165,703	31.4%

1990
Number	Percent
33.4
344,845	26.0%
979,380	74.0%
168,495	12.7%

499,898
2.59

363,193	72.7%
295,610	81.4%
32,697	9.0%
136,705	27.3%

1980
Number	Percent
30.2
381,801	29.2%
926,440	70.8%
135,649	10.4%

466,982
2.75

354,417	75.9%
300,064	84.7%
29,145	8.2%
112,565	24.1%

2022 Housing Data for Dayton, OH-IN Market Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	25,826	4.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	23,658	4.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	22,195	4.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	22,215	4.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	22,220	4.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	22,500	4.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	24,059	4.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	22,613	4.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	22,862	4.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	42,443	7.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	56,629	10.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	76,602	14.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	53,546	9.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	38,123	7.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	38,620	7.1%
$200,000 or more	33,438	6.1%

Median Household Income	66,155
Per Capita Income	35,757

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	82

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	29,518	5.4%
Public Assistance	14,996	2.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	68,396	12.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	572,499	71.9%
Unemployed	30,343	3.8%
In Armed Forces	4,647	0.6%

Total Labor Force	607,489	76.3%
Not in Labor Force	188,464	23.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	241,393	192,123	55.7%
Non-Profit	19,121	42,243	31.2%
Self-Employed	30,394	18,649	62.0%

Local Government	20,366	29,821	40.6%
State Government	6,425	7,287	46.9%
Federal Government	13,745	9,628	58.8%

Total Private + Self	271,787	210,772	56.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	59,657	88,979	40.1%
Total	331,444	299,751	52.5%

Pct. Govt.	13.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	90,454	14.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	123,232	19.5%
Professional, Technical	142,117	22.5%
Service Occupations	103,064	16.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	2,522	0.4%
All others	173,311	27.4%

White Collar		56.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	118,167	18.7%
Health care and social assistance	96,415	15.3%
Retail trade	67,673	10.7%
Educational services	51,957	8.2%
Accommodation and food services	42,653	6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	36,338	5.7%
Construction	36,086	5.7%
Public administration	31,915	5.0%
Transportation and warehousing	29,957	4.7%
Other services	27,268	4.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	21,635	3.4%
Finance and insurance	21,123	3.3%
Wholesale trade	13,095	2.1%
Information	8,560	1.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	8,210	1.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	8,046	1.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	7,223	1.1%
Utilities	3,923	0.6%
Management	1,255	0.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	679	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	20,165	1.52%
Puerto Rican	5,678	0.43%
Cuban	922	0.07%
Dominican	697	0.05%

Total Central American	4,325	0.33%
Costa Rican	219	0.02%
Guatemalan	982	0.07%
Honduran	1,011	0.08%
Nicaraguan	195	0.01%
Panamanian	460	0.03%
Salvadoran	1,441	0.11%
Other Central American	17	0.00%

Total South American	2,885	0.22%
Argentinean	132	0.01%
Bolivian	77	0.01%
Chilean	266	0.02%
Colombian	699	0.05%
Ecuadorian	728	0.05%
Paraguayan	11	0.00%
Peruvian	508	0.04%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	424	0.03%
Other South American	40	0.00%

Other Hispanic	3,743	0.28%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	6,183	0.47%
Chinese	3,510	0.26%
Filipino	3,311	0.25%
Vietnamese	2,060	0.15%
Japanese	1,549	0.12%
Korean	1,486	0.11%
Thai	411	0.03%
Taiwanese	313	0.02%
Bangladeshi	287	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,193,333	95.4%
Spanish	21,191	1.7%
Other Indo-European	6,515	0.5%
Other Asian	6,388	0.5%
Other	4,156	0.3%
German, other Germanic	4,075	0.3%
Arabic	3,138	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	3,010	0.2%
Chinese	2,748	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	326,831	24.6%
Irish	156,063	11.7%
English	141,404	10.6%
American	93,026	7.0%
Italian	38,954	2.9%
French	26,785	2.0%
Scottish	25,490	1.9%
European	24,632	1.9%
Polish	18,822	1.4%
Dutch	15,726	1.2%
Scotch-Irish	12,190	0.9%
Welsh	11,441	0.9%
British	7,652	0.6%
Hungarian	6,957	0.5%
African	6,546	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,307,412	98.4%
Not a citizen	21,715	1.6%

Native	1,283,329	96.6%
Foreign-born	45,798	3.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
19,043	2.1%	56,138	6.2%	300,602	33.0%	292,481	32.1%	144,158	15.8%	98,678	10.8%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	19,043	2.1%
9-12 Years	56,138	6.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	300,602	33.0%
Some College	292,481	32.1%
Bach. Degree	144,158	15.8%
Grad Degree	98,678	10.8%
Average years of education: 13.5

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	668,988	631,084	37,904	5.7%
1991	665,780	623,842	41,938	6.3%
1992	668,769	620,696	48,073	7.2%
1993	664,701	623,100	41,601	6.3%
1994	672,807	638,424	34,383	5.1%
1995	676,935	646,235	30,700	4.5%
1996	682,419	648,465	33,954	5.0%
1997	685,867	655,379	30,488	4.4%
1998	680,744	650,429	30,315	4.5%
1999	677,717	648,436	29,281	4.3%

2000	682,953	654,435	28,518	4.2%
2001	684,655	653,226	31,429	4.6%
2002	681,280	639,894	41,386	6.1%
2003	681,889	638,404	43,485	6.4%
2004	676,717	633,499	43,218	6.4%
2005	679,220	638,048	41,172	6.1%
2006	689,714	651,903	37,811	5.5%
2007	692,776	653,265	39,511	5.7%
2008	687,548	640,318	47,230	6.9%
2009	673,332	597,089	76,243	11.3%

2010	666,984	593,227	73,757	11.1%
2011	653,543	592,638	60,905	9.3%
2012	644,197	594,885	49,312	7.7%
2013	639,583	591,463	48,120	7.5%
2014	639,089	603,088	36,001	5.6%
2015	640,282	610,115	30,167	4.7%
2016	643,830	613,933	29,897	4.6%
2017	647,482	618,675	28,807	4.4%
2018	645,605	618,912	26,693	4.1%
2019	649,675	624,286	25,389	3.9%

2020	645,342	596,065	49,277	7.6%
2021	634,218	603,663	30,555	4.8%
2022	632,736	609,025	23,711	3.7%
2023	636,616	614,868	21,748	3.4%
2024	648,742	621,132	27,610	4.3%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	601,373
Median Value	$165,929

Occupied	547,549	91.0%
Vacant	53,824	9.0%

Owned	371,813	67.9%
Rented	175,736	32.1%
Median Rent	$890

Single-Family Units	470,701	78.3%
Detached	440,044	73.2%
Attached	30,657	5.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	68,113	11.3%
Mobile Homes	15,895	2.6%

Dayton, OH-IN Market Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Dayton, OH-IN Market Area

2022 Housing Data for Dayton, OH-IN Market Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Dayton, OH-IN Market Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Dayton, OH-IN Market Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Dayton, OH-IN Market Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Dayton, OH-IN Market Area