Dayton is a very small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 1,756 people and two associated neighborhoods, Dayton is the 235th largest community in Virginia. Much of the housing stock in Dayton was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Of important note, Dayton is also a town of artists. Dayton has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Dayton’s character.

Also of interest is that Dayton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Dayton telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.67% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 of the benefits of Dayton is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.74 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

As is often the case in a small town, Dayton doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The population of Dayton is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 38.52% of adults in Dayton have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Dayton in 2022 was $40,702, which is upper middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $162,808 for a family of four. However, Dayton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Dayton is a very ethnically-diverse town. 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 22.55% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Dayton include German, English, Irish, French, and Swiss.

The most common language spoken in Dayton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.