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Dayton, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Dayton is a Census city of 689 people across 0.85 square miles of land, in Webster County. Median household income is $57,500, 69.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $924,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Dayton
What Dayton is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.85 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land809 plus or minus 235
- County holding the largest share of its areaWebster County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dayton
How many people live in Dayton
- Population689 plus or minus 200
- Median age47.6
- Population under 18135 plus or minus 48
- Share under 1819.6 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Population 65 and over141 plus or minus 51
- Share 65 and over20.5 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Households324 plus or minus 86
- Family households164 plus or minus 63
- Share of households that are families50.6 percent plus or minus 14.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dayton
Income and work in Dayton
- Median household income$57,500 plus or minus $25,563
- Per capita income$43,791 plus or minus $10,893
- Civilian labor force365 plus or minus 150
- Employed360 plus or minus 150
- Unemployed5 plus or minus 6
- Unemployment rate1.4 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Adults 25 and over512 plus or minus 129
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.0 percent plus or minus 31.1
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher20.5 percent plus or minus 10.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.7 percent plus or minus 2.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dayton
Housing in Dayton
- Housing units387 plus or minus 87
- Occupied units324 plus or minus 86
- Vacant units63 plus or minus 31
- Vacancy rate16.3 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Owner occupied224 plus or minus 63
- Renter occupied100 plus or minus 55
- Ownership rate69.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$114,800 plus or minus $36,298
- Median gross rent, monthly$523
- Annual rent as a share of median income10.9 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Single family units301 plus or minus 68
- Share single family77.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more86 plus or minus 51
- Share in buildings of two or more22.2 percent plus or minus 12.1
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1955
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dayton
How Dayton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute352 plus or minus 150
- Commuting under 15 minutes140 plus or minus 75
- Share commuting under 15 minutes39.8 percent plus or minus 12.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more177 plus or minus 67
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more50.3 percent plus or minus 28.7
- Drove alone86.9 percent plus or minus 17.6
- Carpooled5.8 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.8 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Worked from home2.2 percent plus or minus 1.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dayton
SBA loans in Dayton (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$924,000
- Average approval$924,000
- Median approval$924,000
- Largest approval$924,000
- Jobs supported4
- Jobs per approval4.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dayton, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Dayton
Flood risk in Dayton
- NFIP communityCity of Dayton
- NFIP community number190565
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/04/12(M)
The City of Dayton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190565 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Webster County, not Dayton
Webster County context, not Dayton figures
- Establishments in Webster County997
- Covered employment, Webster County17,547
- Average annual pay, Webster County$56,709
- Housing units permitted, Webster County28
Every figure in this section is published for Webster County as a whole and is not a measurement of Dayton.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Dayton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Dayton, Iowa?
689, in 324 households. Dayton city covers 0.85 square miles of land, which is 809 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Dayton in?
Webster County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Dayton?
$57,500. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $114,800. Median gross rent is $523 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Dayton businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $924,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $924,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dayton, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Dayton borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Dayton. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Dayton in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Dayton appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Dayton, city of, community 190565, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Dayton figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Webster County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Dayton.
Is zoning published for Dayton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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