Dayton is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 9,693 people and five associated neighborhoods, Dayton is the 270th largest community in Texas. 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 $61,307.00.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.82% 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.

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

As is often the case in a small city, Dayton doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The citizens of Dayton are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 15.98% of adults in Dayton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree

The per capita income in Dayton in 2022 was $31,307, which is middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $125,228 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. Dayton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 22.52% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Dayton include English, German, Irish, French, and European.

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