Dayton is a somewhat small city located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 7,347 people and three associated neighborhoods, Dayton is the 87th largest community in Tennessee.Dayton is a blue-collar town, with 44.26% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Dayton is a city of production and manufacturing workers, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Dayton who work in office and administrative support (11.75%), sales jobs (7.64%), and maintenance occupations (6.00%). One of the benefits of Dayton is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.51 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result. Dayton is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The percentage of adults in Dayton who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.30% of the adults in Dayton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Dayton in 2022 was $22,801, which is lower middle income relative to Tennessee, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $91,204 for a family of four. However, Dayton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Dayton is a somewhat 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 Irish, German, English, French, and Dutch. The most common language spoken in Dayton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.
