Humidity & wind
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Population
136,688
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$100,600
Owner-occupied units
Dayton, OH
Ohio · 39.785° N, 84.200° W · 56 sq mi
Dayton is a city in Ohio, with a population of 136,688 and about 2,450 residents per square mile. The median household earns $45,247 a year, and the median home is worth $100,600.
Conditions
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
56 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
2,450
People per square mile
Rank by population
#220
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#205
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$45,247
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$918
Per month
Homeownership
48.4%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
20.3 min
One way
People
Median age
34.1
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
21.6%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
5.3%
Households
58,477
2.12 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 25.4%
Manufacturing 13.6%
Arts, food & hospitality 12%
Retail trade 10.9%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
Wealthiest person in Ohio
Name
Les Wexner & family
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$7.8B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
New Albany
Source of wealth
Retail
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in Ohio · private sector
Employer
Cleveland Clinic
Sector
Healthcare
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in Ohio
Company
Cardinal Health
Revenue
$226.8B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Dublin
Ticker
CAH
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
State of Ohio
State bird
Northern Cardinal
State flower
Scarlet Carnation
State capital
Columbus
Nickname
The Buckeye State
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Cities near Dayton
- Kettering, OH7 mi · 57,396
- Middletown, OH21 mi · 52,146
- Springfield, OH24 mi · 58,281
- Hamilton, OH33 mi · 64,644
- Cincinnati, OH47 mi · 314,367
- Columbus, OH66 mi · 938,396
- Muncie, IN69 mi · 65,466
- Anderson, IN82 mi · 56,153
Cities about the same size
- Fargo, ND136,275
- Warren, MI137,138
- Hampton, VA137,315
- West Valley City, UT137,491
- Pasadena, CA135,804
- Cedar Rapids, IA137,935
- Orange, CA138,365
- Torrance, CA138,391