Dayton is a city of 1,920 people in Virginia. The population is up 43% since 2000. The average commute runs 16 minutes. The poverty rate is 4.7%, under the national 12.5%. There are 1,864 people per square mile. Households here earn about 19% less than in Virginia as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $75,769, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.1
US median: 38.9
Average education
39% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 58%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Dayton
What changed most since 1990
Population921 → 1,920(+108%)US over the same years: +35%
Hispanic share0.4% → 22.6%(+22.1 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
White share99.2% → 69.6%(−29.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)10.7%(8)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)32%(24)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era44%(33)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 75 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Dayton, decade by decade
Dayton population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
921
$68,601
$187,205
22.1%
1.9
2000
1,344
$65,503
$218,963
26.6%
22.1
2010
1,530
$52,617
$333,605
21.2%
24.8
2020
1,688
$72,904
$288,708
36.9%
43.5
2024
1,920
$75,769
$346,600
38.5%
57.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
