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Compare Shaker Heights to Dayton

This post compares Shaker Heights, Ohio to Dayton, Ohio across various dimensions, including population, median income, median age, percentage of housing that is rental, percent of households with kids, and other demographics.

Dimension Shaker Heights (city) Dayton (city)
Population 27,749 140,939
Income (median) $68,038 $34,452
Home Value (median) $218,500 $66,500
White 56% 55%
Black 33% 39%
Asian 5% 0%
With Kids 34% 27%
Age (median) 40 33
Rentals 35% 52%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Shaker Heights or Dayton?
A: Shaker Heights has a much smaller population count than Dayton: 27749 compared with 140939 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Shaker Heights or in Dayton?
A: Incomes are on average much higher in Shaker Heights.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Shaker Heights or Dayton?
A: Homes tend to be much more expensive in Shaker Heights.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Dayton does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 35% for Shaker Heights versus 52% for Dayton.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Shaker Heights may include: Reynoldsburg, Gahanna, and Cleveland-Heights.

The statistics and analyses on this page are based on data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.

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