Dalton, Missouri

Population

Steady. Within 1% of 2020, every year since.

8

people, the 931st-largest of Missouri's cities and towns.

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

The seam

Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $241.

A $241 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Chariton County.

• $480 Tract 4702
• $721 Tract 4703

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 54% less than Missouri's.

$106,300

median home value in Dalton.

• $106,300 Dalton
• $230,300 Missouri
• $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