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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.67% 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.

Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 17.74 minutes getting to work every day.

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

The citizens of Dayton are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 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.