Moving to Dayton, Minnesota
Population: 4,699. Estimated population in July 2024: 4,622 (-1.6% change)
Males: 2,385 (50.8%), Females: 2,314 (49.2%)
Hennepin County
Zip code: 55327
Demographics
Median resident age: 34.6 years
Median household income: $66,875
Median house value: $144,000
Population by Race
Races in Dayton:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.5%)
- Hispanic (2.7%)
- Other race (1.9%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
- Black (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (39.7%), Swedish (16.5%), Norwegian (13.4%), Irish (13.0%), French (8.0%), Italian (3.9%).
Elevation: 870 feet
Land area: 23.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Dayton
- High school or higher: 91.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 21.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
- Unemployed: 1.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 29.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Dayton city
- Never married: 25.1%
- Now married: 61.2%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 3.4%
- Divorced: 9.6%
1.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +269 (+6.1%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Dayton:
- ANOKA-METRO REG TREATMENT CTR (about 6 miles; ANOKA, MN)
- MERCY HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; COON RAPIDS, MN)
- NORTH MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; ROBBINSDALE, MN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Dayton:
- MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 30 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Abbreviation: MSP)
- ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 46 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Abbreviation: STC)
- BRAINERD LAKES RGNL (about 94 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Abbreviation: BRD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Dayton:
- CRYSTAL (about 14 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Abbreviation: MIC)
- ANOKA COUNTY-BLAINE ARPT(JANES FIELD) (about 20 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Abbreviation: ANE)
- BUFFALO MUNI (about 25 miles; BUFFALO, MN; Abbreviation: 8Y2)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dayton:
- HENNEPIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 10 miles; BROOKLYN PARK, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,138)
- NORTH HENNEPIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 10 miles; BROOKLYN PARK, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,097)
- ANOKA-RAMSEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 12 miles; COON RAPIDS, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,627)
- MINNEAPOLIS COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 21 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,857)
- BETHEL COLLEGE (about 22 miles; ST PAUL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,787)
- AUGSBURG COLLEGE (about 23 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,662)
- UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-TWIN CITIES (about 23 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Full-time enrollment: 36,289)
Public primary/middle school in Dayton:
- DAYTON EL. (Students: 673; Location: 12000 S. DIAMOND LAKE RD.; Grades: 01 – 05)