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Dayton township, Newton County, MO

2,460 Population
23.9 square miles 103.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

49.7 ±15.7 Median age
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Newton County: 40.2 ±0.5
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Missouri: 39 ±0.2
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$45,606 ±$24,332 Per capita income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Newton County: $33,219 ±$1,546
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Missouri: $39,695 ±$221
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$64,091 ±$21,350 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Newton County: $66,301 ±$3,221
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Missouri: $70,702 ±$325
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

10.7% ±4.7% (262  ±133) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Newton County: 13.5% † 7,921 (±1.7% / ±1,022)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 757,180 (±0.2% / ±12,002)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

31.7 minutes ±11.5 (31,215  ±17,088) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Newton County: 22.3 540,455 (±1 / ±31,598)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Missouri: 23.5 60,610,180 (±0.1 / ±367,091)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

906 ±234 Number of households
  • Newton County: 22,129 ±345
  • Missouri: 2,508,227 ±6,821
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.7 ±0.1 (2,460  ±643) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Newton County: 2.7 58,855 (±0 / ±95)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,028,070
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

3.5% ±5.8% (11  ±19) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in Newton County: 7.4% † 941 (±1.7% / ±218)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Missouri: 5.4% 75,813 (±0.2% / ±2,448)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

932 ±235 Number of housing units
  • Newton County: 24,866 ±55
  • Missouri: 2,825,287 ±1,043
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$221,200 ±$43,490 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Newton County: $190,700 ±$12,568
  • a little less than the amount in Missouri: $230,300 ±$880
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

8.8% ±7.2% (216  ±186.5) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Newton County: 13.9% † 8,233 (±1.8% / ±1,093.9)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 773,364 (±0.2% / ±10,610.2)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

87.3% ±5% (1,472  ±376.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Newton County: 89.5% 36,401 (±3% / ±1,240)
  • a little less than the rate in Missouri: 91.9% 3,897,379 (±0.3% / ±14,557)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
27.8% ±13.2% (469  ±251.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Newton County: 23.5% 9,572 (±1.9% / ±754.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Missouri: 32.4% 1,374,703 (±0.2% / ±8,698.6)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

0.3% ±0.4% (7  ±11) Foreign-born population
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Newton County: 4.6% 2,735
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Missouri: 4.5% 277,967
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

11.9% ±7.6% (229  ±158) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Newton County: 8.8% † 4,040 (±0.9% / ±431)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Missouri: 7.3% 347,543 (±0.1% / ±4,380)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
229 Total veterans ±158 92 Male ±76 137 Female ±149

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