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Population (year 2000): 1,344. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,345 (+0.1% change)
Males: 666 (49.6%), Females: 678 (50.4%)
Rockingham County
Zip code:
22821
Median resident age: 37.2 years
Median household income: $35,958 (year 2000)
Median house value: $120,600 (year 2000)
Races in Dayton:
- White Non-Hispanic (90.5%)
- Hispanic (6.6%)
- Other race (2.9%)
- Two or more races (1.9%)
- Black (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (30.1%), English (11.5%),
United States (10.9%), Irish (7.4%), Russian (5.2%), Dutch
(3.6%).
Elevation: 1240 feet
Land area: 0.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Dayton
- High school or higher: 78.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 10.8%
- Unemployed: 2.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Dayton town
- Never married: 25.2%
- Now married: 57.4%
- Separated: 2.3%
- Widowed: 7.7%
- Divorced: 7.4%
12.5% Foreign born (4.5% Latin America, 4.4%
Europe, 3.6% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +430 (+47.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Dayton:
- ROCKINGHAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 5 miles;
HARRISONBURG, VA)
- WESTERN STATE HOSP (about 21 miles; STAUNTON, VA)
- WESTERN STATE HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; STAUNTON,
VA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Dayton:
- SHENANDOAH VALLEY REGIONAL (about 13 miles;
STAUNTON/WAYNESBORO/HARRIS, VA; ID: SHD)
- CHARLOTTESVILLE-ALBEMARLE (about 40 miles;
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; ID: CHO)
- LYNCHBURG REGIONAL/PRESTON GLENN FLD (about 78
miles; LYNCHBURG, VA; ID: LYH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Dayton:
- BRIDGEWATER AIR PARK (about 4 miles; BRIDGEWATER,
VA; ID: VBW)
- NEW MARKET (about 24 miles; NEW MARKET, VA; ID: 8W2)
- EAGLE'S NEST (about 25 miles; WAYNESBORO, VA; ID:
W13)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Dayton:
- JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY (about 5 miles;
HARRISONBURG, VA; Full-time enrollment: 14,447)
- UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 39 miles;
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; FT enrollment: 19,602)
- PIEDMONT VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles;
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; FT enrollment: 2,012)
- WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles;
LEXINGTON, VA; FT enrollment: 2,063)
- LORD FAIRFAX COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 62 miles;
MIDDLETOWN, VA; FT enrollment: 2,064)
- SHENANDOAH UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles; WINCHESTER,
VA; FT enrollment: 2,030)
- LIBERTY UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles; LYNCHBURG, VA;
FT enrollment: 5,348)
Private high school in Dayton:
- HICKORY HOLLOW CHRISTIAN SCHOO (Students: 52;
Location: P.O. BOX 451; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Dayton:
- WILBUR S. PENCE MIDDLE (Students: 809;
Location: 375 BOWMAN ROAD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- OTTOBINE ELEM. (Students: 201; Location: 8646
WAGGYS CREEK RD; Grades: PK - 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Dayton:
- RIVERSIDE SCHOOL (Students: 76; Location: RT
2 BOX 60 A; Grades: 1 - 8)
- EDGEWOOD (Students: 56; Location: PO BOX 533;
Grades: 1 - 8)
- OAK LANE (Students: 52; Location: PO BOX 533;
Grades: 1 - 8)
- MOUNTAIN VIEW (Students: 37; Location: PO BOX
533; Grades: 1 - 8)
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