Dayton is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 9,693 people and five associated neighborhoods, Dayton is the 270th largest community in Texas. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Dayton, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Dayton, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Dayton’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Dayton does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $61,307.00.When you are in Dayton, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 36.50% of Dayton’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Dayton is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Dayton who work in office and administrative support (12.24%), management occupations (9.35%), and sales jobs (6.81%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.82% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. In Dayton, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.30 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. As is often the case in a small city, Dayton doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.In terms of college education, the citizens of Dayton rank slightly lower than the national average. 15.98% of adults 25 and older in Dayton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. The per capita income in Dayton in 2022 was $31,307, which is middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $125,228 for a family of four. However, Dayton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Dayton is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Dayton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Dayton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Dayton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 22.52% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Dayton include English, German, Irish, French, and European. The most common language spoken in Dayton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
