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Dayton population falls to 90-year low

Census: Centerville, Miamisburg, Riverside grew

2010 Census shows Ohio’s population increasing slightly

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By Ken McCall  and Joanne Huist Smith, Staff Writers Updated 10:55 AM Thursday, March 10, 2011

Dayton has lost 14.8 percent of its population since 2000 and Warren County continues to be one of the fastest growing areas in Ohio, according to the 2010 Census.

Dayton lost 24,652 people during the decade, according to the data released Wednesday. That was twice the loss previously estimated in 2009 and puts Dayton’s population at 141,527, its lowest since 1920, when it had 152,559 residents.

“The mission is to reverse that trend,” said Dayton Mayor Gary Leitzell. “We want to attract people who are taxpayers, entrepreneurs, self-starters.”

Trotwood, the only other city in the region to lose more than 10 percent of it population, fell 10.9 percent.

Of Montgomery County’s largest cities with more than 20,000 residents, Centerville, Miamisburg and Riverside grew. Kettering and Huber Heights saw small declines.

Greene County’s fastest- growing city was Beavercreek, up 19 percent to 45,193.

Cities and villages in Warren County showed the most population gain in the region. Springboro grew 40.6 percent during the decade to reach 17,409. Lebanon grew more than 18 percent.

Springboro City Manager Christine Thompson said the community has experienced growth since 1989 largely due to its location between Dayton and Cincinnati.

But she said Dayton’s steady decline in population is a concern.

“The entire region wants to support Dayton,” Thompson said.

Population change in area counties
County	Census 2000 population	Census 2010 population	Population change	% population change
Warren	158,383	212,693	54,310	34.3%
Butler	332,807	368,130	35,323	10.6%
Greene	147,886	161,573	13,687	9.3%
Miami	98,868	102,506	3,638	3.7%
Preble	42,337	42,270	-67	-0.2%
Darke	53,309	52,959	-350	-0.7%
Montgomery	559,062	535,153	-23,909	-4.3%
Clark	144,742	138,333	-6,409	-4.4%
Total*	1,537,394	1,613,617	76,223	5.0%
Ohio	11,353,140	11,536,504	183,364	1.6%
* Includes Montgomery County and all the counties that touch it.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau’s Census 2000 and Census 2010

Population losses and gains in area cities and villages
	Population 2000	Population 2010	Change	% change
Dayton	166,179	141,527	-24,652	-14.8%
Trotwood	27,420	24,431	-2,989	-10.9%
Moraine	6,897	6,307	-590	-8.6%
Yellow Springs	3,761	3,487	-274	-7.3%
Springfield	65,358	60,608	-4,750	-7.3%
Middletown	51,605	48,694	-2,911	-5.6%
New Lebanon	4,231	3,995	-236	-5.6%
West Carrollton	13,818	13,143	-675	-4.9%
Carlisle	5,121	4,915	-206	-4.0%
Oxford	21,943	21,371	-572	-2.6%
Kettering	57,502	56,163	-1,339	-2.3%
Piqua	20,738	20,522	-216	-1.0%
Clayton	13,347	13,209	-138	-1.0%
Bellbrook	7,009	6,943	-66	-0.9%
Greenville	13,294	13,227	-67	-0.5%
West Milton	4,645	4,630	-15	-0.3%
Huber Heights	38,212	38,101	-111	-0.3%
Oakwood	9,215	9,202	-13	-0.1%
New Carlisle	5,735	5,785	50	0.9%
Fairborn	32,052	32,352	300	0.9%
Fairfield	42,097	42,510	413	1.0%
Hamilton	60,690	62,477	1,787	2.9%
Franklin	11,396	11,771	375	3.3%
Eaton	8,133	8,407	274	3.4%
Miamisburg	19,489	20,181	692	3.6%
Centerville	23,024	23,999	975	4.2%
Vandalia	14,603	15,246	643	4.4%
Cedarville	3,828	4,019	191	5.0%
Tipp City	9,221	9,689	468	5.1%
Xenia	24,164	25,719	1,555	6.4%
Riverside	23,545	25,201	1,656	7.0%
Englewood	12,235	13,465	1,230	10.1%
Waynesville	2,558	2,834	276	10.8%
Brookville	5,289	5,884	595	11.2%
Germantown	4,884	5,547	663	13.6%
Troy	21,999	25,058	3,059	13.9%
Union	5,574	6,419	845	15.2%
Lebanon	16,962	20,033	3,071	18.1%
Beavercreek	37,984	45,193	7,209	19.0%
Trenton	8,746	11,869	3,123	35.7%
Mason	22,016	30,712	8,696	39.5%
Springboro	12,380	17,409	5,029	40.6%
South Lebanon	2,538	4,115	1,577	62.1%
Monroe	7,133	12,442	5,309	74.4%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Census 2000 and Census 2010