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Dayton, OH
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Dayton profile


Living in Dayton



Dayton is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 135,944 people and 71 constituent neighborhoods, Dayton is the sixth largest community in Ohio.

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.

Dayton is made interesting by being both a reasonably big city and having a major college student population: students here will find that the city provides a lot of amenities, culture, and opportunities for them. Dayton is more than just a college town, however, though the thousands of students certainly are a major part of the character of the city, as well as a contributor to the local economy.

Dayton has a lot of people who ride the bus to and from work. In fact, for its size, Dayton has quite a high level of public transit users. Dayton’s need for inexpensive transportation options for its citizens is quite high.

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. 18.74% of adults 25 and older in Dayton have a college degree.

The per capita income in Dayton in 2018 was $22,566, which is low income relative to Ohio, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $90,264 for a family of four. However, Dayton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Dayton is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. 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. Important ancestries of people in Dayton include German, Irish, English, Italian, and African.

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