Dayton is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 9,752 people and five associated neighborhoods, Dayton is the 270th largest community in Texas. Dayton has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Dayton, where the median household income is $59,691.00.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Dayton is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Dayton is a city of managers, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Dayton who work in management occupations (12.03%), office and administrative support (9.37%), and food service (8.20%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.66% 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. One downside of living in Dayton is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Dayton, the average commute to work is 33.19 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Being a small city, Dayton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In terms of college education, Dayton is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 18.05% of adults 25 and older in Dayton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Dayton in 2022 was $33,296, which is middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $133,184 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 26.50% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Dayton include English, German, Irish, European, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Dayton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
