What percentage of people rent in Dayton, KY?

42.9% (±6.2 points) of the occupied homes in Dayton, KY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,086 renting households against 1,447 that own their home.

In Dayton, the share of households that rent went from 39.7% in 2015–2019 to 42.9% in 2020–2024 (+3.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on .

Households that rent
42.9% (±6.2 points)
Renting households
1,086 (±171)
Median renter income
$47,639 (±$19,229)

Who rents and who owns in Dayton

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
DaytonCampbell CountyKentuckyUnited States
Renter-occupied share42.9% (±6.2 points)28.9% (±1.5 points)31.7% (±0.3 points)34.8%
Renting households1,086 (±171)11,346 (±617)574,561 (±5,417)45,017,354
Owning households1,447 (±188)27,886 (±591)1,239,908 (±8,203)84,210,142
Average renter household size2.0 (±0.2)1.8 (±0.1)2.2 (±0.0)2.3
Average owner household size2.4 (±0.3)2.5 (±0.0)2.5 (±0.0)2.6
Median renter household income$47,639 (±$19,229)$44,224 (±$3,896)$39,858 (±$584)$52,966
Median owner household income$91,050 (±$18,855)$98,316 (±$2,938)$78,998 (±$476)$100,009

In Dayton, the renter share is higher than in Campbell County (28.9%).

It is also higher than in Kentucky (31.7%).

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

In Campbell County, Dayton ranks 2 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 122 of 448.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Dayton has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Households that rent39.7% (±4.5 points)42.9% (±6.2 points)+3.2 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Median gross rent$855 (±$47)$1,137 (±$156)+33.0%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$52,515 (±$6,251)$65,992 (±$6,515)+25.7%No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Dayton

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Dayton
PlaceDistanceHouseholds that rentCompared with this place
Dayton—42.9% (±6.2 points)—
Bellevue1.1 mi29.9% (±5.9 points)Lower
Woodlawn1.6 mi19.8% (±14.4 points)Lower
Fort Thomas2.1 mi28.8% (±3.6 points)Lower
Newport2.2 mi52.3% (±4.5 points)Higher
Cincinnati3.0 mi60.2% (±1.1 points)Higher
Southgate3.4 mi40.8% (±6.6 points)Not measurably different
Norwood3.4 mi52.5% (±3.6 points)Higher
Fairfax4.1 mi26.5% (±6.9 points)Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Bellevue, KY (29.9%), Woodlawn, KY (19.8%), Fort Thomas, KY (28.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Newport, KY (52.3%), Cincinnati, OH (60.2%), Norwood, OH (52.5%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Campbell County, place by place

RankPlaceHouseholds that rent
1Newport52.3% (±4.5 points)
2Dayton42.9% (±6.2 points)
3Southgate40.8% (±6.6 points)
4Silver Grove40.3% (±14.4 points)
5Highland Heights37.5% (±6.6 points)
6Bellevue29.9% (±5.9 points)
7Fort Thomas28.8% (±3.6 points)
8Woodlawn19.8% (±14.4 points)

Showing 8 of 16 places in Campbell County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Dayton

How many renters are there in Dayton?

Dayton has an estimated 1,086 (±171) renting households, 42.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Dayton?

In Dayton, the share of households that rent went from 39.7% in 2015–2019 to 42.9% in 2020–2024 (+3.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Dayton?

A renting household in Dayton has 2.0 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Dayton?

The median renting household in Dayton, KY has an income of $47,639 (±$19,229) a year, against $91,050 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Dayton city, Kentucky (place:20350, in state:21).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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