Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 26,253 people moved into the Dayton metro and 25,415 moved out, a net of +838. Yellow arcs are people arriving, blue arcs are people leaving. Hover a dot to see the corridor, or click through to compare.
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† IRS methodology change in this year’s files (see methodology)
What the flows say
- Biggest published corridors: Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN leads both directions, with 4,794 people in and 4,720 out in 2022–23. The listed corridors cover about 54–56% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net inflow has strengthened over the last three years, from +115 in 2020–21 to +838 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
826,554
▲ 0.7% year over year · growing
Peak population
826,554
highest in the series shown (since 2000)
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: domestic migration added more people than anything else: +4,272 in 2025, ahead of births minus deaths (−243) and international migration (+1,566).
- Peak population: the 2025 estimate of 826,554 is the highest on record, in data going back to 2000.
Net income flow · 2022–23
−$141M
▼ $891M arrived · $1.0B left
Avg household income · movers
$58k in · $66k out
leavers out-earn arrivals by 14%
Dayton wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Dayton metro in 2022–23 reported $891M in income (AGI). Households leaving took $1.0B with them, a net loss of $141M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $58k of income, vs $66k for leavers. Leavers out-earn arrivals by 14%.
About the data
Corridors are IRS county-to-county migration flows added up into metro areas (2023 Census metro definitions; exemptions ≈ people). "Rest of" entries cover a state's counties outside any featured metro. The IRS hides corridors with fewer than 20 returns, so the lists here cover about 54% of inbound and 56% of outbound movers in 2022–23. The in, out, and net totals count everyone. Income figures are the total income (AGI) movers reported, from the complete county totals. Dollars are not adjusted for inflation, and household averages divide by the number of returns. Population figures are Census Bureau estimates; the peak covers records since 2000. Years marked † had a change in how the IRS built the files. Full details on the methodology page.
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