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Dayton, NV
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Living in Dayton



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. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Dayton, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Dayton, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Dayton’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Dayton does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because 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.

A relatively large number of people in Dayton telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.21% 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.

It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Dayton has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Dayton has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Dayton than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Dayton may be for you.

In Dayton, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.96 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly 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.

In terms of college education, Dayton is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 18.64% of adults 25 and older in Dayton have a bachelor's degree or advanced 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.


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