Dayton’s growth near the bottom of mid-sized cities, study shows

Dayton is one of the slowest growing mid-sized cities, according to WalletHub.

Dayton is one of the slowest growing mid-sized cities, according to WalletHub.
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By Kara Driscoll
Oct 3, 2016
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Dayton is one of the slowest growing mid-sized cities, according to a new analysis.

WalletHub, a personal-finance website, conducted an in-depth analysis of the year's fastest growing cities. Analysts compared 515 cities, and produced separate ranking for large, midsize and small cities.

Dayton ranked third slowest growing mid-sized city, according to the analysis.

Out of the 515 cities, Dayton ranked 504th for population growth, 469th for job growth and 505th for growth in number of businesses.

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The analysis also measured poverty rate, median household income growth, working-age population growth and unemployment rate decrease. Overall, the city ranked 505th in all categories and 245th for mid-sized cities.

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