Dayton, OH (Ohio) Houses and Residents

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Dayton Apartments for Rent

Total population: 155,461 (Urban population: 155,235, Rural population: 226 (all nonfarm))

Dayton, Ohio Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 77,337 (67,465 occupied: 35,536 owner occupied, 31,929 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	47%
State:	31%

Housing density: 1387 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $129,914.

Median contract rent in 2007: $447 (lower quartile is $356, upper quartile is $549)

Housing units in Dayton with a mortgage: 23,374 (2,930 second mortgage, 2,677 home equity loan, 133 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9,728

Dayton,OH index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $83,200 (it was $66,700 in 2000)

Dayton:	$83,200
Ohio:	$137,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $65,400 - $106,100

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $89,028
Here: $89,028
State: $175,406

Townhouses or other attached units: $127,969
Here: $127,969
State: $158,918

In 2-unit structures: $77,039
Here: $77,039
State: $124,203

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $201,369
Here: $201,369
State: $149,153

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $189,061
Here: $189,061
State: $138,542

Mobile homes: $19,030
Here: $19,030
State: $32,066

Median year house/condo built: 1947

Median year apartment built: 1952

Household type by relationship

Households: 155,387

In family households: 119,423 (21,562 male householders, 16,312 female householders)
21,364 spouses, 46,095 children (42,473 natural, 822 adopted, 2,800 stepchildren), 4,845 grandchildren, 2,003 brothers or sisters, 979 parents, 2,236 other relatives, 4,027 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 35,964 (13,719 male householders (10,914 living alone)), 15,883 female householders (13,978 living alone)), 6,362 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 10,806 (3,481 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 15,718 2-persons, 9,757 3-persons, 6,839 4-persons, 3,347 5-persons, 1,331 6-persons, 882 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 24,892 1-person, 3,807 2-persons, 479 3-persons, 244 4-persons, 105 5-persons, 62 6-persons, 13 7-or-more-persons.

16,148 married couples with children.
18,907 single-parent households (2,817 men, 16,090 women).

95.6% of residents of Dayton speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (45% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 23% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (66% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 3,245 (2.0%)
(42.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Dayton, Ohio:
	1 room: 18 2 rooms: 139 3 rooms: 716 4 rooms: 2,897 5 rooms: 9,026 6 rooms: 10,463 7 rooms: 6,386 8 rooms: 3,368 9 or more rooms: 2,523

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dayton, Ohio:
	1 room: 1,095 2 rooms: 2,594 3 rooms: 6,769 4 rooms: 7,284 5 rooms: 6,496 6 rooms: 4,684 7 rooms: 1,876 8 rooms: 654 9 or more rooms: 477

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 243
1995 to 1998: 721
1990 to 1994: 663
1980 to 1989: 2,528
1970 to 1979: 6,350
1960 to 1969: 11,600
1950 to 1959: 15,427
1940 to 1949: 13,454
1939 or earlier: 26,351

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Dayton:
	no bedroom: 66 1 bedroom: 1,084 2 bedrooms: 10,102 3 bedrooms: 18,469 4 bedrooms: 4,977 5 or more bedrooms: 838

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dayton:
	no bedroom: 1,415 1 bedroom: 10,307 2 bedrooms: 11,402 3 bedrooms: 7,390 4 bedrooms: 1,212 5 or more bedrooms: 203

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Dayton in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 2,967 1 vehicle: 13,566 2 vehicles: 13,290 3 vehicles: 4,359 4 vehicles: 1,032 5 or more vehicles: 322

Cars and other vehicles available in Dayton in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 10,508 1 vehicle: 14,730 2 vehicles: 5,200 3 vehicles: 1,101 4 vehicles: 232 5 or more vehicles: 158

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Dayton, OH:

Less than $10,000: 220
$10,000 to $14,999: 159
$15,000 to $19,999: 232
$20,000 to $24,999: 303
$25,000 to $29,999: 354
$30,000 to $34,999: 467
$35,000 to $39,999: 732
$40,000 to $49,999: 2013
$50,000 to $59,999: 2501
$60,000 to $69,999: 3246
$70,000 to $79,999: 3718
$80,000 to $89,999: 3837
$90,000 to $99,999: 3525
$100,000 to $124,999: 5227
$125,000 to $149,999: 1467
$150,000 to $174,999: 1013
$175,000 to $199,999: 608
$200,000 to $249,999: 514
$250,000 to $299,999: 137
$300,000 to $399,999: 108
$400,000 to $499,999: 16
$500,000 to $749,999: 11
$750,000 to $999,999: 4
$1,000,000 or more: 22

Dayton rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Dayton:

Less than $100: 1,598 people
$100 to $149: 1,018
$150 to $199: 1,198
$200 to $249: 1,122
$250 to $299: 1,617
$300 to $349: 2,191
$350 to $399: 2,923
$400 to $449: 3,512
$450 to $499: 3,708
$500 to $549: 3,130
$550 to $599: 2,692
$600 to $649: 1,826
$650 to $699: 1,056
$700 to $749: 696
$750 to $799: 461
$800 to $899: 413
$900 to $999: 210
$1,000 to $1,249: 182
$1,250 to $1,499: 51
$1,500 to $1,999: 100
$2,000 or more: 173
No cash rent: 1,126

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 1,072 1990 to 1994: 471 1985 to 1989: 381 1980 to 1984: 295 1975 to 1979: 177 1970 to 1974: 145 1970 to 1974: 167 1965 to 1969: 537

Dayton, OH Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 85.1%
Number of people working at home: 1,065 (1.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 2008
5 to 9 minutes: 7237
10 to 14 minutes: 12975
15 to 19 minutes: 15520
20 to 24 minutes: 11918
25 to 29 minutes: 3618
30 to 34 minutes: 6059
35 to 39 minutes: 599
40 to 44 minutes: 849
45 to 59 minutes: 2382
60 to 89 minutes: 1837
90 or more minutes: 1272

Dayton mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 49,549 (74%)
Carpooled: 7,828 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 4,636 (7%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 12 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 19 (0%)
Taxi: 41 (0%)
Motorcycle: 16 (0%)
Bicycle: 211 (0%)
Walked: 3,558 (5%)
Other means: 404 (1%)
Worked at home: 1,065 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 12622
$10,000 to $14,999: 6419
$15,000 to $19,999: 6223
$20,000 to $24,999: 5728
$25,000 to $29,999: 4945
$30,000 to $34,999: 4873
$35,000 to $39,999: 3908
$40,000 to $44,999: 3617
$45,000 to $49,999: 2891
$50,000 to $59,999: 4622
$60,000 to $74,999: 5124
$75,000 to $99,999: 3815
$100,000 to $124,999: 1517
$125,000 to $149,999: 527
$150,000 to $199,999: 255
$200,000 or more: 390

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 64062

German: 17491

United States or American: 12783

Irish: 8581

English: 5676

Italian: 3372

Subsaharan African:: 2113

Polish: 1787

African: 1709

Scottish: 1346

French (except Basque): 1283

Scotch-Irish: 1135

Dutch: 981

European: 834

Hungarian: 726

Arab:: 523

Welsh: 433

British: 383

French Canadian: 379

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 349

Norwegian: 304

Swedish: 270

Lithuanian: 217

Greek: 215

Lebanese: 188

Jamaican: 152

Russian: 148

Arab/Arabic: 144

Czech: 138

Nigerian: 138

Swiss: 132

Yugoslavian: 125

Other Arab: 118

Other Subsaharan African: 104

Slovak: 103

Canadian: 97

Eastern European: 75

Slovene: 74

Austrian: 70

Ukrainian: 66

Ethiopian: 65

Romanian: 64

Croatian: 61

Czechoslovakian: 60

Finnish: 57

Armenian: 51

Bahamian: 49

Pennsylvania German: 48

Haitian: 43

Ghanian: 43

Northern European: 41

West Indian: 28

Palestinian: 26

Slavic: 23

Kenyan: 23

Brazilian: 23

Belizean: 21

South African: 20

Egyptian: 19

Serbian: 19

Belgian: 18

Bulgarian: 17

Iranian: 16

Dutch West Indian: 16

Australian: 15

U.S. Virgin Islander: 15

Portuguese: 14

Latvian: 14

Scandinavian: 14

Syrian: 13

Danish: 12

Cape Verdean: 11

Bermudan: 10

Jordanian: 8

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 8

Celtic: 8

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 7

Moroccan: 7

British West Indian: 7

Albanian: 7

Basque: 7

German Russian: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (13%)
United Kingdom (8%)
Germany (6%)
Other Eastern Africa (5%)
Philippines (5%)
India (4%)
Nigeria (3%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 117382
Northeast: 5139
Midwest: 8768
South: 27594
West: 3086

52% of Dayton residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Ohio.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 479
Nursery to 4th grade: 311
5th and 6th grade: 517
7th and 8th grade: 1,871
9th grade: 1,705
10th grade: 2,155
11th grade: 2,242
12th grade, no diploma: 2,461
High school graduate (or equivalency): 15,382
Less than 1 year of college: 3,328
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 6,656
Associate degree: 2,595
Bachelor's degree: 4,506
Master's degree: 1,867
Professional school degree: 448
Doctorate degree: 327

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 388
Nursery to 4th grade: 278
5th and 6th grade: 627
7th and 8th grade: 2,071
9th grade: 1,962
10th grade: 2,785
11th grade: 2,590
12th grade, no diploma: 2,625
High school graduate (or equivalency): 16,728
Less than 1 year of college: 4,825
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 7,947
Associate degree: 3,713
Bachelor's degree: 5,072
Master's degree: 1,725
Professional school degree: 308
Doctorate degree: 224

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 7.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 6.6%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 12.7%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 12.3%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 10.5%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 17.5%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 10.5%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 7.3%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 2.9%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 18.2%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 10.2%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 16.3%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 4.4%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $33,816
Black householders: $24,413
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $30,359
Asian householders: $84,215
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $35,818
Some other race householders: $23,625
Two or more races householders: $31,500
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $26,670

Dayton household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Dayton household income for Black householders

Dayton household income for Asian householders

Dayton household income for Some other race householders

Dayton household income for Two or more races householders

Dayton household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Dayton marital status for males

Dayton marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $89,811
Black or African American householders: $71,474
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $80,081
Asian householders: $138,084
Some other race householders: $83,200
Two or more races householders: $92,680
Hispanic or Latino householders: $84,821

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 45,991
One, attached: 4,332
Two: 4,390
3 or 4: 6,528
5 to 9: 5,233
10 to 19: 3,692
20 to 49: 2,494
50 or more: 3,849
Mobile homes: 820
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Median worth of mobile homes: $20,200

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Dayton:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (86%) Electricity (12%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (62%) Electricity (34%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Other fuel (2%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3,502

Here:	17.7%
Ohio:	14.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1,205

Here:	15.1%
Ohio:	10.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 8,686

Here:	56.7%
Ohio:	23.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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