About Dayton

Dayton is a tiny town located in the state of Wyoming. With a population of 946 people and just one neighborhood, Dayton is the 39th largest community in Wyoming.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Dayton is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Dayton is a town of managers, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Dayton who work in management occupations (9.80%), teaching (9.80%), and sales jobs (8.24%).

You will also find that a lot of people in Dayton work in agricultural jobs - much more than in the average community in America. This will be quite apparent if you drive around town, as much of the landscape is dedicated to farms.

Being a small town, Dayton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Dayton Information and Demographics

The percentage of people in Dayton who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 14.96%: 21.73% of adults in Dayton have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Dayton in 2000 was $17,916, which is middle income relative to Wyoming and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $71,664 for a family of four.

The people who call Dayton home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Dayton is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Dayton include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, Swedish, and French.

The most common language spoken in Dayton is English. Some people also speak Spanish.