2020 census As of the
2020 census, Dayton had a population of 1,688. The median age was 39.4 years. 23.1% of residents were under the age of 18 and 17.1% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 91.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 90.3 males age 18 and over. 98.3% of residents lived in urban areas, while 1.7% lived in rural areas. There were 667 households in Dayton, of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 57.0% were married-couple households, 14.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 21.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 22.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2000, 1,344 people, 542 households, and 383 families resided in the town. The
population density was 1,657.2 people per square mile (640.6/km2). There were 565 housing units at an average density of 696.6 per square mile (269.3/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 94.20%
White, 0.67%
African American, 0.37%
Asian, 2.90% from
other races, and 1.86% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 6.62% of the population. Of 542 households, 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.6% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were not families. About 24.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.97. In the town, the population was distributed as 24.1% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 33.6% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.5 males. The median income for a household in the town was $35,958, and the median income for a family was $44,732. Males had a median income of $30,109 versus $23,906 for females. The
per capita income for the town was $17,600. About 3.5% of families and 8.1% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 9.7% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over.
Old Order Mennonites There are two different groups of
Old Order Mennonites who live around Dayton: members of the
Virginia Old Order Mennonite Conference and of the
John Dan Wenger Mennonites. The latter are the more conservative ones. The two groups separated from each other in 1952/3. The total population of these two groups in the area is around 1,000 people. ==Climate==