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Dayton, NV vs Olympia, WA

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- Olympia is 0% more densely populated than Dayton.
- People are 26.3% less likely to be married in Olympia.
- The Median Age is 5.3 years younger in Olympia.
 Dayton, NVOlympia, WAUnited States
 Population15,03654,579329,725,481
 Female Population48.3%50.8%50.5%
 Male Population51.7%49.2%49.5%
 Median Age43.738.438.4
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 Population - 20109,82847,083309,327,143
 Population - 20005,90742,514285,036,114
 Population - 19902,21733,840251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now76.7%26.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now370.7%58.5%30.8%
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 Population Density477.72,992.993.4
 Land Area31.518.23,531,905.4
 Water Area0.01.9264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Dayton, NVOlympia, WAUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.7%5.2%5.9%
 Age 5 to 95.8%4.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.4%4.9%6.6%
 Age 15 to 173.9%3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.7%3.5%4.0%
 Age 21 to 243.9%5.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3410.9%17.3%13.8%
 Age 35 to 4412.0%15.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.3%10.9%12.6%
 Age 55 to 599.4%5.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.5%5.2%6.3%
 Age 65 to 7413.0%10.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.2%5.0%4.5%
 Age 85 and over1.2%2.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Dayton, NVOlympia, WAUnited States
 White70.4%73.1%59.4%
 Black0.1%3.0%12.2%
 Asian1.6%7.0%5.6%
 Native American1.7%1.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.4%0.7%0.2%
 Other0.9%0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.0%5.5%3.2%
 Hispanic21.9%9.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Dayton, NVOlympia, WAUnited States
 Married Population59.6%43.9%49.8%
     Currently Married58.6%42.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.0%1.9%1.8%
 Single Population40.4%56.1%50.2%
 Never Married22.1%36.9%33.8%
 Divorced11.0%13.7%10.8%
 Widowed7.3%5.5%5.6%
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 Household Size2.732.212.60
 Households5,51324,187124,010,992
 Family Households4,04312,59680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children35.4%29.3%30.5%
     Married couple, no children44.6%42.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,47011,59143,255,233
     Single householder, w/children10.2%18.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.8%9.4%10.8%
Reviews for Dayton    4 Reviews

We moved from Klamath Falls, OR, where we lived for 14 yrs. and was one of the friendliest towns I've experienced, to Dayton in 2019. Priced out of the housing markets  More

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Over 3 years ago

Do yourself a huge favor before you decide to live here, and visit during both summer and winter. Don't rely on the lying locals that tell you how mild the winters are  More

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Over 9 years ago

After retiring from California we searched from Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Arizona and Nevada and we settled in Dayton Nevada. It is a wonderful small town just 11+  More

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Reviews for Olympia    39 Reviews

We moved here from Kitsap Bremerton/Silverdale WA area and this beats it all the way in all material ways. The only reason not to give it 5 stars is the cost of  More

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Over 3 years ago

The city is horrible. The business have been chased out by homeless. The city government makes it for difficult for businesses to thrive. If you like what Seattle is  More

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Having lived all over the world we decided to retire in Olympia and live on the Puget Sound. Yes it rains but the weather can change dramatically in a day with sun and  More

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