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. Much of the housing stock in Dayton was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Dayton economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Dayton, where the median household income is $91,221.00.

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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.63% 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.

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.

In Dayton, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.69 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

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

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. 20.91% of adults 25 and older in Dayton have a college degree.

The per capita income in Dayton in 2022 was $39,819, which is upper middle income relative to Nevada and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $159,276 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 24.31% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Dayton include English, German, Irish, Italian, and French.

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