Dayton is a medium-sized town located in the state of Nevada. With a population of 15,153 people and three associated neighborhoods, Dayton is the 12th largest community in Nevada. 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 $85,375.00.

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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.21% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Dayton has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Dayton a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

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 31.96 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

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

The education level of Dayton citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 18.64% of adults 25 and older in Dayton have a college degree.

The per capita income in Dayton in 2018 was $38,496, which is upper middle income relative to Nevada and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $153,984 for a family of four.

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 Asian. Dayton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 24.63% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Dayton include English, Irish, German, Italian, and French.

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