Dayton, Alabama

Population

Down 7.7% since 2020.

24

people, the 462nd-largest of Alabama's cities and towns.

Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Alabama's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates

The seam

Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $399.

A $399 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Marengo County.

• $495 Tract 9730.01
• $894 Tract 9733

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Building

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

• 100% of all homes were built before 2000

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Home value

A median home costs 51% less than Alabama's.

$102,800

median home value in Dayton.

• $102,800 Dayton
• $209,900 Alabama
• $332,700 U.S.

Census ACS 5-year, 2010-2014. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year