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)