Dayton, Oregon Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 2,119. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,206 (+4.1% change)
Males: 1,038 (49.0%), Females: 1,081 (51.0%)
Yamhill County
Zip code: 97114
Demographics
Median resident age: 29.1 years
Median household income: $40,556
Median house value: $124,900
Population by Race
Races in Dayton:
- White Non-Hispanic (69.0%)
- Hispanic (26.2%)
- Other race (11.8%)
- Two or more races (4.2%)
- American Indian (3.4%)
- Black (1.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (22.3%), Irish (12.2%), English (9.7%), United States (5.3%), Norwegian (4.8%), French (4.2%).
Elevation: 140 feet
Land area: 0.7 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Dayton
- High school or higher: 75.0%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.0%
- Unemployed: 6.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.7 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Dayton city
- Never married: 24.2%
- Now married: 58.8%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 4.9%
- Divorced: 10.6%
11.4% Foreign born (10.1% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +591 (+38.7%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Dayton:
- WILLAMETTE VALLEY MEDICAL CTR (about 9 miles; MCMINNVILLE, OR)
- PROVIDENCE NEWBERG HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; NEWBERG, OR)
- TUALITY HEALTHCARE (about 21 miles; HILLSBORO, OR)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Dayton:
- MC MINNVILLE MUNI (about 5 miles; MC MINNVILLE, OR; Abbreviation: MMV)
- MCNARY FLD (about 23 miles; SALEM, OR; Abbreviation: SLE)
- PORTLAND INTL (about 43 miles; PORTLAND, OR; Abbreviation: PDX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Dayton:
- CHEHALEM AIRPARK (about 7 miles; NEWBERG, OR; Abbreviation: 17S)
- SPORTSMAN AIRPARK (about 10 miles; NEWBERG, OR; Abbreviation: 2S6)
- STARK’S TWIN OAKS AIRPARK (about 17 miles; HILLSBORO, OR; Abbreviation: 7S3)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dayton:
- GEORGE FOX UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; NEWBERG, OR; Full-time enrollment: 2,032)
- CHEMEKETA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 18 miles; SALEM, OR; Full-time enrollment: 5,253)
- WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; SALEM, OR; Full-time enrollment: 2,325)
- LEWIS AND CLARK COLLEGE (about 31 miles; PORTLAND, OR; Full-time enrollment: 2,795)
- PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; PORTLAND, OR; Full-time enrollment: 13,255)
- WESTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; MONMOUTH, OR; Full-time enrollment: 4,209)
- UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND (about 35 miles; PORTLAND, OR; Full-time enrollment: 2,683)
Schools
Public high school in Dayton:
- DAYTON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 348; Location: 801 FERRY ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Dayton:
- DAYTON GRADE SCHOOL (Students: 465; Location: 526 FERRY ST; Grades: KG – 05)
- DAYTON JR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 247; Location: 801 FERRY ST; Grades: 06 – 08)
Libraries
Library in Dayton:
- MARY GILKEY LIBRARY (Operating income: $35,195; Location: 416 FERRY ST; 9,670 books; 9 serial subscriptions)