Moving to Dayton, Pennsylvania

Population: 543. Estimated population in July 2024: 513 (-5.5% change)
Males: 264 (48.6%), Females: 279 (51.4%)

Zip code: 16222

Demographics

Median resident age: 41.7 years
Median household income: $30,156
Median house value: $42,900

Population by Race

Races in Dayton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (100.0%)

Ancestries: German (37.4%), Irish (16.0%), United States (9.9%), English (8.7%), Dutch (6.3%), Italian (5.3%).

Land area: 0.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Dayton

  • High school or higher: 85.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.4%
  • Unemployed: 6.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Dayton borough

  • Never married: 22.2%
  • Now married: 57.8%
  • Separated: 2.2%
  • Widowed: 9.1%
  • Divorced: 8.7%

0.9% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -29 (-5.1%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Dayton:

  • INDIANA HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; INDIANA, PA)
  • ARMSTRONG COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; KITTANNING, PA)
  • PUNXSUTAWNEY AREA HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Dayton:

  • DU BOIS-JEFFERSON COUNTY (about 32 miles; DU BOIS, PA; Abbreviation: DUJ)
  • ARNOLD PALMER REGIONAL (about 44 miles; LATROBE, PA; Abbreviation: LBE)
  • JOHN MURTHA JOHNSTOWN-CAMBRIA CO (about 49 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Abbreviation: JST)

Other public-use airports nearest to Dayton:

  • INDIANA COUNTY/JIMMY STEWART FLD/ (about 21 miles; INDIANA, PA; Abbreviation: IDI)
  • PUNXSUTAWNEY MUNI (about 24 miles; PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA; Abbreviation: N35)
  • MC VILLE (about 26 miles; FREEPORT, PA; Abbreviation: P37)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dayton:

  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 19 miles; INDIANA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 12,307)
  • CLARION UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 24 miles; CLARION, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,690)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-JOHNSTOWN (about 49 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,851)
  • WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles; YOUNGWOOD, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,223)
  • SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 58 miles; SLIPPERY ROCK, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,399)
  • CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 7,903)
  • ART INSTITUTE PITTSBURGH (about 60 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,246)

Public primary/middle school in Dayton:

  • DAYTON EL SCH (Students: 315; Grades: KG – 06)

Private primary/middle school in Dayton:

  • WHIPPOORWILL SCHOOL (Students: 32; Grades: 1 – 8)