Moving to Dayton, New York

Population: 1,945. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,874 (-3.7% change)
Males: 964 (49.6%), Females: 981 (50.4%)

Cattaraugus County

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.2 years
Median household income: $31,607
Median house value: $51,400

Population by Race

Races in Dayton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.7%)
  • American Indian (1.4%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)

Ancestries: German (35.6%), English (19.6%), Irish (11.3%), Polish (7.8%), United States (6.9%), Italian (5.7%).

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Dayton

  • High school or higher: 79.8%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
  • Unemployed: 7.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Dayton town

  • Never married: 23.2%
  • Now married: 54.1%
  • Separated: 2.3%
  • Widowed: 7.8%
  • Divorced: 12.6%

1.4% Foreign born

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Dayton:

  • TLC HEALTH NETWORK (about 4 miles; GOWANDA, NY)
  • LAKE SHORE HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; IRVING, NY)
  • BERTRAND CHAFFEE HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; SPRINGVILLE, NY)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Dayton:

  • CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY/JAMESTOWN (about 27 miles; JAMESTOWN, NY; Abbreviation: JHW)
  • BUFFALO NIAGARA INTL (about 40 miles; BUFFALO, NY; Abbreviation: BUF)
  • NIAGARA FALLS INTL (about 48 miles; NIAGARA FALLS, NY; Abbreviation: IAG)

Other public-use airports nearest to Dayton:

  • GOWANDA (about 7 miles; GOWANDA, NY; Abbreviation: D59)
  • RANDOLPH (about 19 miles; RANDOLPH, NY; Abbreviation: D85)
  • HAMBURG INC (about 21 miles; HAMBURG, NY; Abbreviation: 4G2)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dayton:

  • SAINT BONAVENTURE UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; ST BONAVENTURE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,538)
  • SUNY COLLEGE AT FREDONIA (about 25 miles; FREDONIA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,758)
  • SUNY AT BUFFALO (about 25 miles; BUFFALO, NY; Full-time enrollment: 21,661)
  • ERIE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-SOUTH CAMPUS (about 29 miles; ORCHARD PARK, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,389)
  • JAMESTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles; JAMESTOWN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,662)
  • D’YOUVILLE COLLEGE (about 34 miles; BUFFALO, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,033)
  • SUNY COLLEGE AT BUFFALO (about 36 miles; BUFFALO, NY; Full-time enrollment: 9,287)