Dayton: Population Profile

Metropolitan Area Residents

1980: 942,000

1990: 951,270

2000: 950,558

Percent change, 1990–2000: -0.1%

U.S. rank in 1980: 39th

U.S. rank in 1990: 51th

U.S. rank in 2000: 52nd

City Residents

1980: 203,371

1990: 182,011

2000: 166,179

2003 estimate: 161,696

Percent change, 1990–2000: -8.7%

U.S. rank in 1980: 70th

U.S. rank in 1990: 89th

U.S. rank in 2000: 141st (State rank: 6th)

Density: 2,979.4 people per square mile (2000)

Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)

White: 88,676

Black or African American: 71,668

American Indian and Alaska Native: 500

Asian: 1,075

Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 63

Hispanic (of any race): 2,626

Other: 1,160

Percent of residents born in state: 70.6%

Age characteristics (2000)

Population under 5 years old: 11,786

Population 5 to 9 years old: 12,065

Population 10 to 14 years old: 11,350

Population 15 to 19 years old: 13,287

Population 20 to 24 years old: 16,868

Population 25 to 34 years old: 23,490

Population 35 to 44 years old: 24,738

Population 45 to 54 years old: 20,051

Population 55 to 59 years old: 6,773

Population 60 to 64 years old: 5,811

Population 65 to 74 years old: 10,589

Population 75 to 84 years old: 7,340

Population 85 years and over: 2,031

Median age: 32.4

Births (2002, Montgomery County) Total number: 7,235

Deaths (2002, Montgomery County)

Total number: 5,641 (of which, 60 were infants under the age of 1 year)

Money income (1999)

Per capita income: $15,547

Median household income: $27,423

Total households: 67,476

Number of households with income of . . .

Less than $10,000: 12,622

$10,000 to $14,999: 6,419

$15,000 to $24,999: 11,951

$25,000 to $34,999: 9,818

$35,000 to $49,999: 10,416

$50,000 to $74,999: 9,746

$75,000 to $99,999: 3,815

$100,000 to $149,999: 2,044

$150,000 to $199,999: 255

$200,000 or more: 390

2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 15,932