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)