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.

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.

Dayton is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The percentage of adults in Dayton who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.05% of the adults 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.