Moving to Dayton, New Jersey
Population: 6,235
Males: 3,008 (48.2%), Females: 3,227 (51.8%)
Middlesex County
Demographics
Median resident age: 33.7 years
Median household income: $79,050
Median house value: $166,300
Population by Race
Races in Dayton:
- White Non-Hispanic (58.2%)
- Asian Indian (15.3%)
- Black (9.9%)
- Hispanic (5.1%)
- Chinese (4.7%)
- Filipino (2.5%)
- Two or more races (2.0%)
- Other race (1.3%)
- Korean (1.2%)
- Other Asian (0.9%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Italian (17.5%), German (10.3%), Irish (9.3%), English (6.3%), Russian (4.8%), Polish (4.6%).
Elevation: 120 feet
Land area: 2.1 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Dayton
- High school or higher: 94.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 50.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 19.7%
- Unemployed: 2.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 38.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Dayton CDP
- Never married: 18.8%
- Now married: 69.5%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 3.6%
- Divorced: 7.0%
26.6% Foreign born (18.7% Asia, 2.9% Latin America).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Dayton:
- JOHN F KENNEDY MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles; EDISON, NJ)
- ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIV HOSP (about 9 miles; NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ)
- MEDICAL CENTER AT PRINCETON (about 10 miles; PRINCETON, NJ)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Dayton:
- TRENTON MERCER (about 22 miles; TRENTON, NJ; Abbreviation: TTN)
- LAKEHURST NAES /MAXFIELD FIELD (about 27 miles; LAKEHURST, NJ; Abbreviation: NEL)
- MC GUIRE AFB (about 27 miles; WRIGHTSTOWN, NJ; Abbreviation: WRI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Dayton:
- PRINCETON (about 10 miles; PRINCETON/ROCKY HILL, NJ; Abbreviation: 39N)
- CENTRAL JERSEY REGIONAL (about 11 miles; MANVILLE, NJ; Abbreviation: 47N)
- OLD BRIDGE (about 14 miles; OLD BRIDGE, NJ; Abbreviation: 3N6)
Amtrak stations near Dayton:
- 9 miles: PRINCETON JUNCTION (WALLACE RD.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, snack bar, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
- 10 miles: NEW BRUNSWICK (FRENCH & ALBANY STS.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
- 19 miles: METROPARK (ISELIN, 100 MIDDLESEX-ESSEX TPK.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, paid short-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dayton:
- DEVRY INSTITUTE (about 6 miles; NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,897)
- MIDDLESEX COUNTY COLLEGE (about 8 miles; EDISON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,739)
- MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 9 miles; West Windsor, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,445)
- RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEW BRUNSWICK (about 9 miles; NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 30,649)
- PRINCETON UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; PRINCETON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,481)
- RARITAN VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 15 miles; SOMERVILLE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 3,283)
- RIDER UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles; LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,201)
Public primary/middle schools in Dayton:
- INDIAN FIELDS ELEM SCH (Students: 837; Location: 395 RIDGE ROAD; Grades: KG – 05)
- DAYTON (Location: 310 GEORGES ROAD; Grades: 03 – 04)